Founding Carolina
Who granted the Carolina land in 1663?
King Chales II
Where did many NC settlers come from?
Virginia
What pine products were naval stores?
tar pitch and turpentine
How were Africans brought to colonies
Against their will
What three places formed this trade?
Europe, Africa, Americas
What were the eight men who controlled Carolina called?
Lord's Proprietors
What sound did they settle near?
Albemarle Sound
What crop was shipped in barrels?
tobacco
Why did slavery increase?
Cheap labor for plantations
What was Middle Passage?
Focused Atlantic journey of enslaved Africans
What does Carolina mean?
Land of Charles
Who built an early trading post?
Nathaniel Batts
Name a grain colonists grew.
corn or wheat
like property
What did colonies send to Europe?
Raw materials like tobacco
What economic system encouraged colonies?
Mercantilism
Why build towns near rivers?
transportation and trade
What laws restricted colonial trades?
Navigation Acts
What system forced group labor?
Gang System
How did it support mercantilism?
Colonies enriched European nations
What year was Carolina divided?
1712
Name one natural resource settlers used.
pine forests/fertile soil/rivers
What dangerous coast area existed?
Name one resistance method
Slow work, break tools, escape, preserve culture
Name one effect on Africans,
Forced migration and slavery