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- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- From Caledonia to Carolina: The Highland Scots
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.5
- Many Scots immigrated to North Carolina due to growing population, changing methods of farming, and the defeat of the Highland Scots by English and Scottish forces in 1746. The first organized settlement of Highland Scots was in Cumberland County, where 350 people moved to in 1739.
- Format: article
- By Kathryn Beach.
- 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
- Immigrants land at Ellis Island
- Format: image/photograph
- Immigration in U.S. history
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.5
- Tens of millions of immigrants over four centuries have made the United States what it is today. They came to make new lives and livelihoods in the New World; their hard work benefited themselves and their new home country.
- Format: article
- Nationalism and Americanism
- Speech by Warren G. Harding, Senator from Ohio and Republican candidate for President, recorded during the 1920 election campaign.
- Format: audio/speech
- The North Carolina Gold Rush
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.1
- Gold was discovered in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in 1799, and within a few years, the North Carolina Gold Rush was on. Men arrived in the Piedmont to work in the mines, many of them from Cornwall in England.
- Format: article
- By Rebecca Lewis.
- Old Stone House
- This stone house was built by Michael Braun in 1766. According to the Rowan Museum, the site was virtual wilderness. The two-story Georgian house is indeed stately for its...
- Format: image/photograph
- Quakers
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.5
- The Quakers -- more properly known as the Society of Friends -- were an important group in the politics and society of early North Carolina. This article explains their early history, beliefs, and immigration to North Carolina.
- Format: article
- By L. Maren Wood.
