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  2. History of slavery in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in North Carolina, 1748-1775 (Univ of North Carolina Press, 1999) online. Kay, Marvin L. Michael, and Lorin Lee Cary. "Slave Runaways in Colonial North Carolina, 1748-1775." North Carolina Historical Review 63.1 (1986): 1–39. online; Minchinton, Walter E. "The Seaborne Slave Trade of North Carolina."

  3. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.

  4. Colony of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Colony of Virginia was a British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776.. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.

  5. North Carolina General Assembly - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina State House 1794–1810 North Carolina State House 1811–1831. In 1774, the people of the colony elected a provincial congress, independent of the royal governor, as the American Revolution began.

  6. Roanoke Island - Wikipedia

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    Roanoke Island (/ ˈ r oʊ ə n oʊ k /) is an island in Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina.It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English colonization.

  7. History of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...

  8. Manteo, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Manteo is located at (35.904595, -75.669385), [8] on the north central area of Roanoke IslandIt is located off the exit at the South 16 mile post on US Hwy 158 at Whalebone Junction, the junction of NC Highways 158, 64, and 12, known as the Beach Road.

  9. Tobacco colonies - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina tobacco plantations were mostly concentrated along the coast and close to the Virginia border. This region was conducive to growing tobacco due to its proximity to the Albemarle Sounds. Compared to the other tobacco colonies, North Carolina was less developed, with no cities and barely any small towns or villages. [4]