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Toward a union of the colonies?: In Colonial North Carolina, page 8.3; The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. The plan was adopted on July 10, 1754, by representatives from seven of the British North American colonies. Although never carried out, it was the first important plan to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government.; Format: article

The Halifax Resolves: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.10; After the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, North Carolina's fourth Provincial Congress met at Halifax in April 1776, and resolved that the colony's delegates to the Continental Congress should support a move to declare independence. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: proclamation

The Albany Plan of Union: In Colonial North Carolina, page 8.4; Transcription of a plan adopted by representatives of seven colonies in 1754 to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Although never carried out, it was the first important plan to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government.; Format: constitution

North Carolina's first newspaper: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.11; Without the large port cities of other colonies, North Carolina did not get its first newspaper until 1751. In the second half of the eighteenth century, newspapers were founded in several cities across the coastal plain and Piedmont.; Format: article

1765 map of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia: This 1765 map depicts the southeastern colonies from southern Virginia to northern Florida (which was, at the time, East and West Florida.) When this map was drawn, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia extended as far west as the Mississippi River....; Format: image/map

Colonial restrictions on pottery: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 8; European colonists recognized clay as an important resource in developing their agricultural economy. Surprisingly, the king's governors restricted the manufacture of pottery because the British economic model for the empire (called mercantilism)...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Provisions for Carolina: Comparing lists: In this lesson, students will compare and contrast two historical documents: A list of recommended provisions for colonists traveling to Virginia in 1622, and a similar list of recommended provisions for colonists traveling to Carolina in 1709. Students will infer what has changed and what has stayed the same between the publication of these two documents.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Timeline of resistance, 1763–1774: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.1; Timeline of the events of the American Revolution between 1763 and 1774.

Taxes, trade, and resistance: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.3; Origins of the American Revolution, 1763–1775. Article describes the reasons for British taxes and trade regulations such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, the colonial response, and the escalation of resistance into violence.; Format: article

The Stamp Act crisis in North Carolina: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.4; In 1765, North Carolinians joined their fellow American colonists in protesting the Stamp Act, passed by Parliament that year, which taxed various kinds of public papers. Protesters, arguing that the tax was illegal without the consent of colonial assemblies, marched to the home of the tax collector and forced him to resign.; Format: article

Learning in colonial Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.8; During the late 1600s and early 1700s, education in Carolina was largely informal. Most children learned by watching and imitating parents and older community members. The sons of the wealthy were sent away to schools in other colonies or in England. The first efforts to provide formal education in Carolina were made by religious groups — the Quakers, the Baptists, and the Presbyterians.; Format: article; By Betty Dishong Renfer.

A call for independence: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.9; After the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, North Carolina's fourth Provincial Congress met at Halifax in April 1776, and resolved that the colony's delegates to the Continental Congress should support a move to declare independence.; Format: article

Introduction to the Moravian diary: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 1; Introduction to the Moravian diary The Moravian seal, symbol of the Moravian church. The Moravians made their first settlement in America, in 1735, on the lower Savannah River, where...; Format: article

Culpeper's Rebellion: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.11; In the 1670s, the British government insisted that exports from Carolina be taxed, but a group of settlers in the Albemarle region rebelled against what they saw as an unreasonable burden. The Lords Proprietors eventually regained control of the colony, but in the meantime, colonists set a precedent for governing themselves.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

A royal colony: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.9; In 1729, the colony of North Carolina was taken over by the king, the turmoil of its early years quieted down, and for the next few decades, colonists enjoyed relative peace and stability. But one of the Lords Proprietors refused to sell back his share, and the administration of that "Granville District," encompassing the northern half of North Carolina, would cause problems for settlers later on.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The Proclamation Line of 1763: In the Treaty of Paris (1763) that ended the Seven Years War, Britain gained all of Canada as well as the territory north of New Orleans, Louisiana, and between the Eastern Great Divide and the Mississippi River. France, which was forced to cede this territory,...; Format: image/map

Mature pine savanna: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 6; Figure 5 shows a pine savanna that is more mature than those shown earlier. The area illustrated is being managed as habitat for one the signature species of the longleaf pine savanna, the red cockaded woodpecker. These small birds nest in old-growth longleaf,...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

The world in 1910: Map of the world in 1910 showing colonial possessions and commercial highways.; Format: image/map

Hugh Williamson (1735–1819): Hugh Wiliamson, a doctor and scientist, was one of North Carolina's delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and was also active in national politics.; Format: biography

Discussion guide: Religion in early America: This discussion guide will help students understand the larger context of religion in colonial America as they read about topics such as Quaker emigration and the Great Awakening.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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