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Will of Susanna Robisson, 1709: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.3; Will of a poor woman from colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

Wills and inventories: A process guide: Guiding questions for students investigating daily life in the past through wills, inventories, and probate records.; Format: article/learner's guide; By David Walbert.

Probate inventory of Darby O'Brian, 1725: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.4; Probate inventory of a middle-class man from colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

About wills and probate inventories: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.1; Explanation of legal documents surrounding a person's death and how historians use them to understand daily life, family structure, and other aspects of the past.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Will of Samuel Nicholson, 1727: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.5; Will of a plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

Colonial North Carolina: Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars.; Format: book (multiple pages)

A busy street in Jaipur, India: This is a busy street in Jaipur, India. In the foreground, a man drives a bicycle pulling a cart. In front of him is a rickshaw. Behind them, a man drives a white bull pulling a cartload of bricks, and behind them is another rickshaw and several more people....; Format: image/photograph

L. R. Harrill sitting at his desk: In this black and white photograph, Lera Harrill is sitting at a desk. Among other things, there are flags, a minature cow, and a picture of his children on his desk. On one wall is a 4-H pledge. On the wall behind him is an animal hide with the following...; Format: image/photograph

Lincoln's plans for reconstruction: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.5; In Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, with the Civil War nearly over, Lincoln called for reconciliation between North and South.; Format: speech; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Will of William Cartright, Sr., 1733: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.6; Will of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

Probate inventory of James and Anne Pollard, Tyrrell County, 1750: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.7; Probate inventory of a wealthy couple in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Teaching with primary sources: This collection of resources includes best practice articles, primary source process guides, lesson plans that model historical inquiry, and book-length materials that incorporate primary sources.; Format: bibliography/help

Probate inventory of Valentine Bird, 1680: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.2; Probate inventory of one of the participants in Culpeper's Rebellion in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

A free school in Beaufort: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.1; Excerpt from the will of James Winwight, 1744, leaving money to build a free public school and hire a teacher. Includes historical commentary.; Format: will; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Governing the Piedmont: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.7; As settlers spread across the North Carolina Piedmont in the eighteenth century, the provincial government didn't keep up with them. Westerners weren't fairly represented in the provincial Assembly, and the so-called "Granville District," owned by the one remaining Lord Proprietor, was badly mismanaged.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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.

North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Probate inventory of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1777: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.9; Probate inventory of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Will of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1776: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.8; Will of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

An Act to Encourage the Settlement of this Country (1707): In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.2; Passed by the provincial Assembly of Carolina in 1707, this legislation provides incentives for settlers and explains the justification for doing so. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legislation

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