North Carolina Colony
| Province of North Carolina | ||||||||||
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Bath (1710–22) Edenton (1722–43) Brunswick Town (1743–70) New Bern (1770–76) |
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| Languages | English, Tutelo, Muscogee, Catawban languages, Tuscarora | |||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||||||
| Legislature | North Carolina Assembly | |||||||||
| Historical era | Colonial Era | |||||||||
| • | Established | December 7, 1710 | ||||||||
| • | Independence | July 4, 1776 | ||||||||
| Currency | Pound sterling | |||||||||
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The Province of North Carolina was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was chartered by eight Lords Proprietor. The province later became the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee, and parts of the province combined with other territory to form the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
For history prior to 1729, see Province of Carolina.
King Charles II of England granted the Carolina charter in 1663 for land south of Virginia Colony and north of Spanish Florida. Charles II granted the land to eight Lords Proprietors in return for their financial and political assistance in restoring him to the throne in 1660. Because the northern half of the colony differed significantly from the southern half, and because transportation and communication between the two settled regions was difficult, a separate deputy governor was named to administer the northern half of the colony starting in 1691.
The division of the colony into North and South was completed at a meeting of the Lords Proprietors held at Craven House in London on December 7, 1710, although the same proprietors continued to control both colonies. The first Governor of the separate North Carolina Province was Edward Hyde.
Unrest against the proprietors in South Carolina in 1719 led to the appointment of a royal governor in that colony by King George I, whereas the Lords Proprietor continued to appoint the governor of North Carolina.
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