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Public Instruction, Raleigh 'It .4 ''DOCUMENT RESUME 1 0 ED 250 228 SO 015 949 AUTHuR easterly, John W.,: Jr.'; Williford, Jo Ann TITLE An Outline of North Carolina History. INSTITUTION North Carolina State Dept. of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, Div. of Archives tnd History.; North Carolina State Dept.\of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Social Studies Education. PUB DATE 84 NOTE 205p.; A reprint of a 1979, publication. PUB *PE Guided - Classroom Use - Guides ;(For Teachers) (052) -- HistoricalMaterials (060) EDRS PRICE .) 'MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. \ DESCRIPTORS Archives; Constitutional History; Educational History; History InstructionvLocal History; Politics; Primary Sources; Risource Matekiald; Secondary Education; Social History; State Government; *State History; *United States History -, IDENTIFIERS *North Carolina ABSTRACT Designed for teachers and researchers, this ,comprehensive outline of the histOry of North Carolina traces the state'shistoryfroM its earliest:Indian occupants to political eihntsoccutring during the 1960's. Over 40 dhapters ara included in the outline. In'general, topics deal with expansion and settlemeAt, agriculture and indUstry, transportation, social. order, religioug and cultural development, major warspolitical development, education, and economic development. Append calk provide researchers with a general overview.of types of roc rds,located.in North Carolina. Appendix 1, an assay entitled "The Nature of the North Carolina State Archives" (by Paul P. Hoffman), OrovideS readers with an understanding of broad categori s of materials found there. Appendix II,, "Resources of the Division f Archives and History," is divided by chapter teadings which'corre pend Wohapters in theoutline. Appendix III contains inforniati1 n on those materials located within the individual sections that dolnot easily fit into one specifictime frame or. category.' (LM) # / \ A **********************************************itititititmitititititititit********* itt . it Reproductions supplied by'EDRS are the best that can be made . it it from the original document. ***************************************************************iims*mt fK Uf DEPARTMENT Of t VOCATION NAIIONAt INtiIII.,If of I 111.11.A ION . co An Outline ',It t1 ofLA W North Carolina History el* PERMISSION TO REPRODUGE THIS MATERIAL HASi BEEN GRANTED BY V_. Y.-)( It'I tilI DlitIA I IONAI Fit Division of Archives and History .11r )101AA I ION I.1 N II 11 11 HI( North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources 1979 Hiprititeti by the.. North Carolina Dtparttnent of Public Instroctimi DiviNion of Social Studits, 1984 r.. COVER: John White's 1585 map of North Carolina. Copies of this as well as other maps, drawings, and photographs, may he obtained in the North Carolina State Archives. W P. Gumming~, North ( arobrui in Maps (Raleigh: State Department of Archives and Histry, 1%(i), Plate 1. Courtesy of The British Museum and the Ns irth Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. C AN OUTLINE OF NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY it by John W.,Easterly, Jr. and Jo Ann WillifA F Raleigh V Division of Archives and History Department of Cultural Resources 1979 Reprinted by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Social Studies 1984 1 North Carolina Department of Cultural Resodicbs . 'Sara W. Hodgkins, Secretary Division of Archives andHistory William S. Price, Jr., Director Suellen Hoy, Assistan, Director ,!! J North Carolina Historical Commission Mrs. Frank A. Daniels, Jr., Chairman Dick Brown Samuel W. Johnson. Gertrude S. Carraway Harley E. Jolley Clifford A. Everett, Jr. H. G. Ames T. Harry Gatton Clyde M. Norton 1/4 ii 7.*/ FOREWORD 0 For the first time in t.everal years, North Carolina history is now a separate study in the Wal studies curriculum..We are most pleased - that theTivision of Archives and History has given us permission to reprint and distribute this outline to eighth grade history teachers across the state. We hope this"publication will be a valuable rescurce tu teachers as they plan and teach the interesting and exciting history of thisIstate. A. Craig Phillips State Superintendent of Public Instruction We hope the individuals using thisoutline will,find this comprehensive overview of the his ry and resources of North,Carolina helpful. We at the Division Of A chives and History celebrate the vast arrayof public history programs androjects taking place across North Carolina; our agency is pleased to be part of the processand activity. We trust this outline 011 assist those of you involved in studying and analyzing the hi*tory of our state. Special thanks for their good work in this endeavor go to Elizabeth F. Buford of this division and to John D. Ellington of the Departmentof Public Instruction. William S. Price, Jr., Director Division of Archives and History iii PREFACE Through the years many North Carolinians have taken great pride in this state's history and have worked diligently to collect and . maintain its historical resources. Yet, there are countless citizens Nho are unaware of the history that has taken place andthe wealth of information-contained within our borders. It is our hope that this volume will help remedy that. situation by providing researchers with a comprehensive outline of North Carolina history anda general overview of the types of.records located here. Within the body of the outline will be found several entries which begin "Inquiry concerning." These are areas of North.Carolina history which have not been studied at length and which should provide possible research topics for students and other historians. The mammoth task of providing this outline fell to John Easterly, who changed jobs shortly after its completion. Whether one act is re- lated to the other ill uncertain, as is the question of whether John's subsequentmoveto Louisiana was an attempt to remove himself further from the countless facts of North Carolina history which he amassed during this project. At any rate, his efforts have provided us with a very complete outline of the people and events that comprise our state's history. I was assigned the tasks of edigng the outline and compiling the list of resources found in the appendixes. Appendix I, an essay entitled, "The Nature of'the North Carolina State Archives," provides readers with an understanding of the broad categories of materials round there,- To attempt to list the thousands of varied documents individually would be far beyond the scope of this project, but the -ssay should prove very useful to those who wish to learn something . of our archival records. A catalogue of resources for the other sections Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Historic Sites, Historical Publications, Museum of Fistory, State Capitol/Visitor Services, and Tryon Palace-- follows the essay on archival materials. Appendix IIis divided by chaptelt headings which correspond to the chapters in the outline. The resources, catalogued by section under each heading, deal with that specific period of history. The list may include publications, manuscripts, sites, or artifacts. Appendix III, entitled "Compre- hensive Resources," c.ntains information on those materials located within the individual sections which do not easily fit into one specific time frame or category. Finally, on Vehalf of John Easterly and myself, I would like to thank all of those who helped bring this project to fruition. I extend a special vote of appreciation to Dr. William S. Price, Jr., Dr. Jeffrey J. Crow, and Ms. Terrell L. Armistead for their contributions and to Mrs. Myrle L. Fields for typing the appendixes. Jo Ann Williford CONTENTS 10 Foreword iii 4 Preface iv The Natural Setting: North Carolina Geography and Ecology Native Americans the Indians of North Carolina 3 European Exploration And Beginnings of Settlement, 1497-1660 6 Albemarle County: Cradle of North Carolina, 1663-1689 8 The Emergence of North Carolina, 1689-1729 11 Immigration.and Expansion, 1724-1775 14 Agriculture and Industry, 1729-1775 16 Transportation, Trade, Towns, and Communication in Colonial North Carolina . 4. 19 The Social Order in Colonial North Carolina 21 Religious and Cultural Development in Colonial North Carolina . 23 North Carolina Politics, 1730-1763: Constitutional Controversies and Anglo-French Wars 24 Sectionalism in Colonial North Carolina 26 The North Carolina Regulators, 1766-1771 27 The Coming of the American RevolUtion, 1763-1775 30 The Transition from Colony to Statehood, 1776 33 The New State and Its Problems, 1776-1781 35 The War in North Carolina, 1776-1781 37 Aftermath of the Revolution, 1781 1789 39 North Carolina and the Fedcral Union, 1777-1789 42 North Carolina and the Federalists, 1789-1800 46 North Carolina in the Jeffersonian Era, 1801 - 181 5 48 Early Nineteenth-Century North Carolina: "The Rip Van Winkle State" 51 tP The Murphey Program for State Development 54 North Carolina's Charging Role-in National Politics,1824-1835 57 The Convention of 1835 60 The Whigs Inaugurate an Age of Progress: North Carolina Politics, 1835-1850 .62 Continued Progress under the Democrat's: North Carolina Politics, 18504860 , 65 Economic Development of North Carolina, 1835-1860 68 Intellectual Awakening irk Antebellum North Carolina,/835-1860 70 Religion in Antebellum North Carolina 73 Society in Antebellum North Carolina 75 North Carolina and the Coming of the Civil War 80 North Carolina and the Civil War, 1861-1865 85 Reconstruction in North Carolina, 1865-1877 89 The Industrial Revolution in North Carolina,1870-1900 94 Agriculture in North Carolina,
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