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Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer: They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...; Format: article; By Marjorie Hudson.

The Death of John Lawson: Baron Christoph Von Graffenried's drawing, The Death of John Lawson, depicts Von Graffenried, his servant, and John Lawson being held captive by Tuscarora Indians shortly before Lawson's death. In the center of the drawing, the...; Format: image/illustration

Disease and catastrophe: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.3; Of all the kinds of life exchanged when the Old and New Worlds met, lowly germs had the greatest impact. Europeans and later Africans brought smallpox and a host of other diseases with them to America, where those diseases killed as much as 90 percent of the native population of two continents. Europeans came away lucky -- with only a few tropical diseases from Africa and, probably, syphilis from the New World. In America, disease destoyed civilizations.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

"The difference is about our land": Cherokees and Catawbas: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 4.1; During the American Revolution, American Indians living in North Carolina had to choose whether to support England or the colonists. While different groups of Indians made different decisions, most made their choices based on how they thought they could best protect their lands.; Format: article; By Jim L. Sumner.

A letter from Major Christopher Gale, November 2, 1711: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.6; Letter describing the bloody attacks that began the Tuscarora War between North Carolina Indians and settlers. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

The Tuscarora ask Pennsylvania for aid: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.5; Report of commissioners from the Pennsylvania provincial government who met with representatives of North Carolina's Tuscarora Indians in 1710. The Tuscarora requested permission to move to Pennsylvania to escape harrassment and enslavement by southern settlers, but were denied permission. Includes historical commentary.; Format: report

John Lawson: John Lawson (1674? – 1711) was a British explorer, naturalist and writer. He played an important role in the history of colonial North Carolina. Little is known definitively about his early life but it seems probable that he had a good education and...; Format: biography

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