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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

The arrival of Swiss immigrants: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.3; Although it was frowned upon in Switzerland, many Swiss citizens migrated to Carolina in the eighteenth century.; Format: article

A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.8; A pamphlet produced in 1660s London at the request of the Lords Proprietors described the economic opportunity and religious freedom available to settlers in Carolina. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The Carolina colony: Comparing three perspectives: In this lesson, students compare three different primary sources written by early colonists, and consider the reasons the colonists had for moving to Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina (1663): In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.6; Initial plans by the Lords Proprietors for settling and governing the province of Carolina. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: declaration; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

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.

Educator's guide: The arrival of Swiss immigrants: Teaching suggestions to help your students synthesize the information in the article "The Arrival of Swiss Immigrants."; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Expanding to the west: Settlement of the Piedmont region, 1730 to 1775: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.1; The population of North Carolina's Piedmont region more than doubled in the decade from 1765 to 1775. Most of the settlers who arrived during that time were European Americans traveling from the North via the Great Indian Trading Path and the Great Wagon Road.; Format: article; By Christopher E. Hendricks and J. Edwin Hendricks.

Fort Raleigh and the Lost Colony: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.3; England's first two settlements in the New World differed in character and purpose: The first short-lived colony, inhabited entirely by men, was set up as a stake in the newly discovered Americas and a base of privateering against French and Spanish shipping. The second was intended as a permanent colony and was settled by men, women and children. Their disappearance is a mystery that remains unsolved nearly 400 years later.; Format: article

The founding of Virginia: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.1; England planted its first successful North American colony at Jamestown in 1607, but settlers fought Indians and disease, and the colony grew slowly. By the end of the seventeenth century, Virginia had established tobacco as its main crop, a representative government, and slavery as a dominant system of labor.; Format: article; By L. Maren Wood.

A German immigrant writes home: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.4; Letter (c. 1710) from a immigrant to North Carolina to his family and friends in Germany, telling about his life and experiences in Carolina and giving advice to others who might follow him. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

John Lawson's assessment of the Tuscarora: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.4; Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina discussing the sources of conflict between the Tuscarora and English settlers in North Carolina and Lawson's hopes for integrating the Tuscarora into colonial society. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

A little kingdom in Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.3; The original vision for Carolina was a feudal province in which eight "Lords Proprietors" would have nearly royal power, but with an elected assembly and guarantees of religious freedom.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Merrie olde England?: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.2; Many residents of Elizabethan England did not enjoy the abundance that accompanied Queen Elizabeth’s reign. The dawn of the age of exploration gripped people’s imaginations and caused many to dream of travel, and the New World offered the promise of a fresh start without the problems of the old country.; Format: article; By Charles Carlton.

Native peoples of the Chesapeake region: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.9; The Chesapeake Bay has been home to Native Americans for over 10,000 years. Throughout their histories — even to the present day — these societies have adapted to difficult circumstances and unforeseen changes. Chesapeake natives have faced wars, epidemic diseases, loss of land, and treaty violations.; Format: article

Navigating the inlets and havens: In this lesson plan, students read and analyze a primary source document written in the early 1700s that describes the inlets of the North Carolina coast. The students adopt the perspective of a contemporary ship's captain and discuss the importance of the information in the document.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Of the inlets and havens of this country: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.7; Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina detailing the geography of North Carolina's coast. Includes historical commentary and notes about how the coastline has changed since the colonial period.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Reading guide: A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina: These questions will help to guide students' reading of "A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina" and encourage them to think critically about the text.; Format: worksheet/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Reading guide: A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina (1663): These questions will help to guide students' reading of "A Declaration and Proposals of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina" and encourage them to think critically about the text.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Teaching suggestions: A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina: These teaching suggestions will help you discuss "A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina" with your class and will provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their understanding of the reading. The questions and activities will encourage students to think critically about the text and to develop historical empathy.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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