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=North Carolina was founded in 1653 by Virginia colonist on the banks of the Chowan and Roanoke rivers. In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. Due to problems, the crown took over the colony and formed North and South Carolina.=

=North Carolina is 53,821 square miles and is 560 miles long by 150 miles wide. The geography of North Carolina falls into three sections. The sections are the Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont Plateau, and the Coastal Plain.=

=﻿In the 1600's in North Carolina people were farmers and hunters. The people were made up of colonists and Native Americans. Their houses were made out of logs that had tree bark over them to protect their houses from rain and damage. They ate pretty much the same foods that we grow and hunt for today such as deer, bear, rabbit, squirrel, ducks, vegtables and fruits. They made a lot of crops, the most planted crop was tobacco. The Native Americans made the booger mask and molded clay pots to cook. They were very friendly at first. The colonists traded indian corn, tobacco and cattle with New England in exchange for things they did not have. The colonists eventually cheated the Native Americans and made them leave their land which made the Native Americans angry.=

= **Some important people are John White and Richard Grenville.** John White was an English artist, and an early pioneer of English efforts to settle the New World. He was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville to North Carolina in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition. During his time he made a number of watercolor sketches of the surrounding landscape and the Native American people.= =Some interesting facts and dates:= =1705- Bath, the first town in North Carolina, is built.= =1718 - Black Beard the pirate is killed off the North Carolina coast.= = **1776 - North Carolina becomes the first state to vote in favor of Independence.** = =﻿1789 - North Carolina became the 12th state.= =1789 - December 11: The University of North Carolina is chartered, becoming the first public school in the United States.= =﻿1792 - Raleigh is named the state capital.=