Why was the colony founded in North Carolina?

Answer 1

The Province of North Carolina was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was chartered by eight Lords Proprietors. The province later became the U.S. state of North Carolina.

First settlement of the North Carolina Colony was in 1653, Charles II of England granted the Carolina charter in 1663 for lands south of Virginia Colony and north of Spanish Florida. Because of the northern half of the colony differed significantly from the southern half, and because transportation and communication between the two settled regions was difficult, starting in 1691 a separate deputy governor was named to administer the northern half of the colony. The division of the colony into North and South was complete by 1712, although the same proprietors continued to control both colonies. A rebellion against the proprietors in South Carolina in 1719 led to the appointment of a royal governor in that colony in 1720, but the proprietors continued to appoint the governor of North Carolina. In 1729, after nearly a decade long attempt by the British government to locate and buy-out seven of the eight Lords Proprietors, both Carolinas became royal colonies. The remaining one-eighth share of the Province (part of North Carolina known as the Granville District).

Answer 2

In 1653, Virginaians settled the area in which is now North Carolina. In 1663, ten years later, King Charles II of England granted the Carolina Charter to eight nobels to settle the area south of Virginia Colony. The northern and southern halves of the colonies differed significantly. So, in 1691, a separate deputy governor had to run the northern half of the colony. The two colonies were separate by 1712 but the same proprietors still controlled both colonies. Then, in 1719, a rebellion against the proprietors in South Carolina led to the election of a royal governor in that colony a year later in 1720. Bout, the proprietors continued to control North Carolina. in 1729, after ten years of argument and rebellion, both North and South Carolina became royal colonies. By: Shelby H.