Everything about The Province Of North Carolina totally explained
The
Province of North Carolina was originally part of the
Province of Carolina, which was chartered by eight
Lords Proprietors. The province later became the
U.S. state of
North Carolina.
First settlement of the
North Carolina Colony was in 1653,
Charles II of England granted the Carolina charter in 1663 for lands south of
Virginia Colony and north of
Spanish Florida. Because of the northern half of the colony differed significantly from the southern half, and because transportation and communication between the two settled regions was difficult, starting in 1691 a separate deputy governor was named to administer the northern half of the colony. The division of the colony into North and
South was complete by 1712, although the same proprietors continued to control both colonies. A rebellion against the proprietors in South Carolina in 1719 led to the appointment of a royal governor in that colony in 1720, but the proprietors continued to appoint the governor of North Carolina. In 1729, after nearly a decade long attempt by the British government to locate and buy-out seven of the eight Lords Proprietors, both Carolinas became royal colonies. The remaining one-eighth share of the Province (part of North Carolina known as the
Granville District) was retained by members of the Carteret family until 1776; see
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. Two important maps of the province were produced: one by
Edward Moseley in 1733, and another by
John Collet in 1770. Many of the settlers of the North Carolina colony were poor tobacco farmers who made their living off this single cash crop. In South Carolina, the farmer's plantations were much larger and the settlers grew rice, which was a very profitable crop. Also, South Carolinians grew indigo, which was a plant used to make a valuable blue dye for clothing and threads.
See also:
List of colonial governors of North CarolinaFurther Information
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