Europeans Arrive
The first Europeans to arrive in North Carolina were the Spanish. First, explorer Giovanni da Verrazano mapped out the coastline in 1524. Later explorers included Juan Pardo, who founded Fort San Juan in western North Carolina in 1567, and Hernando de Soto, who came searching for gold.
The Disappearing Colony
In 1584, the English established the Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in North Carolina. It was the first European colony in North America. The colony was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh and led by John White. At one point, White returned to England to gather more supplies. However, when he returned to Roanoke the colony had disappeared. What happened to this original colony is still a mystery to historians. The only clue left was a carving on a tree that said "Croatoan."
Early Settlers
Throughout the late 1600s and early 1700s more English began to move into North Carolina. The first permanent town was established in Bath in 1705. As more people moved into the land, the Native Americans were being pushed out. The Tuscarora began to fight back in 1711 resulting in the Tuscarora War. By 1713, the Tuscarora were defeated.Originally, Carolina was ruled by a number of friends of King Charles called the Lords Proprietor. In 1712, North Carolina split from South Carolina. It became an official English Royal Colony in 1729.
Revolutionary War
In the mid-1700s the American Colonies became angry with Great Britain over taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.
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