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North Carolina Connecticut-A Delaware-A Georgia-A Maryland-A Massachusetts-A New Hampshire-A New Jersey-A New York-A North Carolina-A Pennsylvania-A Rhode Island-A South Carolina-A Virginia-A **__Background: __**In order to better understand the conditions that led peaceful and prosperous colonies of the world’s mightiest empire to even consider a revolution, we must discover the events and people that were integral to them. You will be assigned one of the original thirteen British colonies to investigate. You will outline the geographic, social, economic and political conditions present in your colonies and use this information to hypothesis as to the causes of the revolution.

__Directions** : **__
You will be creating a **Wiki** about your colony. Using the information from chapters 2 – 4 in your textbook, ABCCLIO and any other resource you can find to create the collaborative

Geography -
North Carolina is located in the south east of the United States. Boarded by the Atlantic Ocean (E) South Carolina (S). Tennessee (w), and Virginia (N). north Carolina is the 28th largest states of United states of America. It covers a total area of 53,821 square miles. North Carolina contains 3 regions : costal plain and tied water, located in the East. The tand in the costal plain are very fertile wich is grate for farming and manufacturing. it also has a large forest area which support forest realated industry. Most of the fishing are done on the cost. the west of north Carolina consist of piedmont, which contains the state’s largest city and many forest cover that area. In the west the and goes to gentle to rugged rolling hills to the high southern appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Mountain and Mount Mitchell are the highest mountains in the Eastern North America. the valleys and some of the hillside serve as small farms and apple orchads. Its major rivers are: Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River. And the major lakes are: Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake phelps, lake Waccamaw.

History -
The British colonized North Carolina in 1729. In 1524 north Carolina coast was explored by Verrazano and possibly by some Spanish navigators and the British colonist who came for land and to settler. Germans, scots- Irish also came to the piedmont. north carolina had a good economic due to their profits in tobacco and cotton. North Carolina was a religious colony. the Anglican church of old England was the religion of choice but there we also other christian faith existing. there were native Americans living in the region

 

Economics -
The colonist of North Carolina survived by fishing but mostly off the land. Their economy depended on agriculture. They produced broilers, hogs, turkeys, greenhouse, product sweet potatoes, corn soybeans, peanut, and eggs but mostly produced tabacco fallowed by cotton. The state thrieved on trade with native Americans and tobacco profits. North Carolina used slaves to build up its economy. So the slaves worked in plantations, constructions, carpentry, masonry, and they also sailed. 

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Social -
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Many language were spoken in north Carolina du to the fact that it was occupied by native Americans who spoke Algonquians (languages spoken by tribes who lived from Carolina to Canada) the British colonist who spoke English and the Spanish explorers who spoke Spanish had a great influence on the language spoken in north Carolina. Native American religion was so different then Christian religion so Europeans that <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Explored, settle, and missionaries did not see Native’s beliefs as a religion. For them the Native practices looked like childish magic and evil superstition. The Europeans had tried to get the native to abandon their tradition. Women in North Carolina had limited legal rights and it depended on their marital status. An on married women or widow can legally act in her own right. Like could sell propriety, keep their own wages, collect rent, make contract and use the court system if need it. A widow could inherit her husband propriety. A married women can often act as a replacement if her husband is not available like for example cast the family vote. A few women could work in a traditionally man field. Wealthier women were taught to read but the majority of colonial women’s work was about production at home. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Political -
king Charles the second owed an enormous amount of money to 8 friends so to pay them back, he gave the land which include what is north and south carolina. the chart that was given to these colonies described the 8 men and their rights as owner of Carolina. In 1729 North Carolina became a royal colony and remained under royal control until the American revolution.<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">English merchant-capitalists financed the settlement of American colonies, hoping that they would gain profits from their investments.they founded the joint stock companies and also end up paying the colonies bill. but the English did gain alot of benefit from manufacturing goods, <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What type of charter was the colony given, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> =<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">__Terms__ = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">You must define the following terms by writing a sentence that uses examples from your colony <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">the ship will sail from European port to costal africa and exchange its goods for slaveswho were taken to America and sold for colonial produce in North Carolina case the product will be tobacco and rice. that's what's call the Triangle Trade. after the Great Awakening north Carolinians realized that they didn't have to fallow the religion that was presented to them and that they could create their own sect. tobacco is the most important Crops in colonial north carolina.

=__<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Road to Revolution __=

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">French and Indian War
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> when Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie called for help to the neiboring colony. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">North Carolina was the only that responded to his help. 450 men with few military experience were sent from north carolina <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">meanwhile, unknown Indians were attacking North Carolina's border. 50 men were chosen under the commandment of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hugh Wadell to defend the border. After the french and Indian war, North Carolina was free from further alarms from the Indians North Carolina had more patriots then loyalist. the Patriots victory against the Loyalist convince north carolina to instruct its delegates to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">declare independence from the Britain.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Revolution
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">What leaders of the Revolution came from your colony What Revolutionary action did your colony support What military actions took place in your colony How was your colony affected by the Revolution Did your __**state**__ support the Constitution

=__WHY DID YOUR COLONY ENTER THE REVOLUTION?__=

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