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= ﻿ ﻿**The Carolinas**=
 * Geography **

North and South Carolina were located in the southern half of the 13 colonies. Both of the 2 colonies are located above Georgiaand under Virginia. Their location gave them fertile soil to grow crop. This resulted in having many farms.It’s main features are the soil that can easily be farmed on. The South was very unlike the North because it has fertile land to farm on unlike the rocky soil that the New Englandstates have. North Carolinas a lot of rivers but there are a few main rivers that run through it. These rivers include the Neuse, Roanoke, Yadkin and the Cape Fear Rivers. The South has several more major rivers such as the Santee, Saluda, Wateree, Pee Dee, Edisto, and the SavannahRivers. The highest point in North Carolinais Mount Mitchellwhich is about 6,684 feet above the sea level. The highest point in South Carolinais about half of the height of Mount Mitchellat 3,560 feet above sea level. The conditions for farming in North and South Carolina were very good. They had very fertile soil that was easy to grow crop on. Unlike the New England colonies the Carolinas never experienced cold winters. This helped them grow crops year round. Geography played a great role because on how the Carolinas developed because of all the fertile soil. they would later become a major slave state.
 * History - **

North and South Carolina were both colonized in 1663. they would eventually become different colonies in 1712. In around 1524 Giovanni da Verrazano led an expedition for the French. The land that they explored would later become the Carolinas. At around the same time Spanish navigators were also exploring the area. In the 1580’s Sir Walter Raleigh tried several times to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island but never did. The first real settlement in North Carolina was established on the Albemarle Sound sometime in the mid 1600’s. In 1663 Charles II of England granted some land to some English proprietors for the colony of Carolina. Most of the Europeans who explored the Carolinas were from England, France and Spain. Not many other explorers came to explore these lands. The French as well as the Spanish had passed through this exploring for different lands. The English had come to the Carolinas expecting to settle there and create a colony for Charles the II. North and South Carolina were both very economic because they both produced a lot of tobacco and cotton and they also imported slaves from Africa. They were both politically they same and thought that white men should have the right to own land and have their own political views. North Carolina had always had the church of England there but, the church was never a real major power in North Carolina. In South Carolinathere really was no major religion because it was one of the first states to grant religious freedom. There were many Native American tribes living the in theCarolinas. The hunters from the colonies had trapped the beavers and otters far inland and the Native American tribes disappeared as the the hunters searched for land away from the sea.
 * Economics - **

The Princepal form of Commerce in the Carolinas was cash crop. They would sell tobacco and cotton as their commerce. There was a lot of slavery going on in the Carolinas. They used slaves to pick the cotton. The slaves had no rights of there own so they were used to do all of the hard labor without being paid. The male slaves had to work in the fields and the women had to do all of the chores inside the house such as cleaning the house and washing clothes.
 * Social - **

The spoken language of the Carolinas was English. The Carolinians had very loose laws on religion. They were amoung the first colonies to grant religious freedom. The role of women in all of the colonies including theCarolinaswas to prepare and serve the food, making the clothing as well as educating and raising the children.
 * Political - **

The charter was a royal charter because the colony was assigned a ruler to lead it. The Carolinas were granted charters to settle a colony by Queen Elizabeth of England.The Colonists in theCarolinas created a democratic government that was a representative. This meant that they had elected one man to make all of the rules in the state for them. He was elected by the citizens. This meant that they wouldn't vote on every law to be made.
 * Terms- **

1. Triangle Trade- Triangular Trade was the trading of goods from the colonies to England. In the Case of the Carolinas they would be trading Tobacco or Cotton. Then the English would trade with Africa and the slaves from Africa would be sent to the colonies. 2. Salutary Neglect- This was England’s policy of not strictly inforcing the law in the colonies. 3. Mercantilism- This was when the colonies would send the raw materials to England and then they would finish the product and send sell it back to the colonies. 4. Great Awakening- This was the revival of the religions in the colonies. 5. Cash Crops- Cash Crops were crops that could be sold for a lot of money. The Carolinians would sell tobacco and cotton as cash crops.
 * Road to Revolution **


 * French and Indian War **

The Carolinas supported the Colonies in the war. The North Carolinians sent troops to help fight in the French and Indian war. On February 27, 1760 Fort Dobbs in North Carolina was attacked by around 60 Cherokee Indians. As a result of the French and Indian war the Carolinians along with all of the other colonies started to explore west into the Indian lands. The Carolinians did support the revolution against England because of the heavy taxing. They started taxing everything that they could so that they could repay for the French and Indian war. There were several leaders to come out of North Carolinasuch as Major Patrick Ferguson and General Daniel Morgan. Colonels Shelby, Williams, Lacey, Cleveland, Hambright, Winston and McDowell were all in on a attack for South Carolina. During the war South Carolina was completely overrun by the English in the Revolution. The North Carolinianshad won wars in key places like King’s Mountain which changed the tide of the war. The Carolinians did not support the draft of the constitution and it was accepted without the consent of the state.
 * Revolution **

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