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Appalachian Mountains start forming. Occured in 270 million bc
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First dinosaurs appear. Occured in 165 million bc
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New River begins to flow into the Teays River. Occured in 100 million bc
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Outer Banks start forming. Occured in 16000 bc
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First Paleo Indians appear as nomads. Occured in 9500 bc
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Hardaway spearpoint begins to replace clovis spearpoints. Occured in 8500 bc
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The Woodland period begins with pottery, semi-permanent villages, and gardening. Occured in 1000 bc
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Coast of NC is explored by Giovanni De Verrazano.
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The settlement of Carolina coast is attempted by Lucas Vasquez De Allyon
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NC mountains are explored by Hernando De Soto.
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Mountains of NC are explored by Juan Pardo.
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NC area is claimed for England by Amadas, and Barlowe
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Sir Richard Grenville and Lieutenant Ralph Lane Establish the first English colony
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John White returns to england for supplies after establishing colony.
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Returning to North America White has to face the mystery of the lost colony
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Carolana is granted to Sir Robert Heath by King Charles 1.
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There is the first arrival of settlers in Carolana.
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Settlers from Virginia begin to trickle into the Albemarle are of northern Carolana.
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King Charles 2 gives Carolina to the Lords Proprietors
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Lords Proprietors receive new charter extending their territory.
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Culpeper's Rebellion is started by the popular party.
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The first town in northern Carolina, Bath, had been established.
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New bern is established
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A new royal governor is appointed. A scot named Gabriel Johnson. Chap 7
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Nearly half of the Cherokee are killed by smallpox. Chap 7
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A survey has been ordered by the crown so the boundaries of Granville District can be determined. Chap 8
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Albemarle has been passed unfavorable laws by the Assembly
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The Assembly has begun being ignored by Albemarle
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Planters prosper and the tobacco industry is thriving. Chap 7
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Albemarle is began being treated better and Arthur Dobbs is the new governor. Chap 8
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The Cherokee have been defeated by the British and their power is severely weakened. Chap 9
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Peace with the Cherokee and Catawba is negotiated by Governor Dobbs.
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William tryon becomes the new governor.
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The Non-Importation Association's plan is adopted by North Carolina
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In the number of population North Carolina is fourth among the colonies. Chap 7
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The NC Constituition of 1776 is adopted and the battle of Moores Creek Bridge takes place.
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Richard Caswell becomes North Carolina's first independent governor.
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Battle of Kings Mountain is won by the partisans.
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At the battle of Guilford Coruthouse both sides suffer tremendous loss.
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James Iredell is appointed to the first U.S. Supreme Court
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Raleigh becomes North Carolinas state capital
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University of North Carolina has opened.
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A small strip of land is fought over by North Carolina and Georgia in the Walton war.
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North Carolina's literary fund is established.
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General Aseembly authorizes counties to build Poor Houses
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David Swain becomes governor.
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North Carolina chartered first railroad company.
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North Carolina reforms because of Consitutional Convention.
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First public school opened.
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Public school for those with impaired hearing is opened.
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A book against slavery is published by Benjamin S. Hendrick.
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Manhood Suffrage amendment is passed by voters.
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"The impending crisis of the south: How to meet it" is published by Hinton Rowan Helper.
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Daniel Worth is guilty of encouraging slaves to rebel.
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North Carolna joins Confederacy
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Fort Hatteras is captured by Union
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Union forces took Roanoke Island and raid the towns.
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Plymouth is defended by the Albemarle.
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Battle of Bentonville is won by Union
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The thirteenth amendment is ratified by North Carolina
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A new state constitution is written
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Two republican leaders are murdered by Ku Klux Klan.
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Zebulon B. Vance becomes governor.
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A crude cigarette-rolling machine is invented by James Bonsack
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Eleven African Americans are killed in result of the Wilmington Race Riots
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The first flight by airplane is accomplished by the Wright Brothers
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The Prohibition is enacted.
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More than 86,000 North Carolina men join the armed forces
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In Charlotte, Camp Greene is established
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Camp Brag (which eventually becomes Fort Brag) is established
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Under Governor Cameron Morrison the Highway act is passed.
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Oliver Max Gardner becomes the governor of North Carolina.
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The council of Unemployment and Relief is appointed by Oliver Gardner
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt gets an overwhelming amount of votes from North Carolinians.
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In 1933 many furniture factories and textile mills are out of business. Now furniture manufacturing is like it was in 1929
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The battleship North Carolina is put into commission. While thousands volunteer for the armed forces
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At Fort Bragg the first U.S airborne forces are being trained.
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Margaret Craighill, a North Carolina resident, becomes the first female physician to join the military.
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More soldiers are trained in North Carolina than in any other state by the end of the war.
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The University of North Carolina is now required to admit African Americans to law, graduate, and medical schools.
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Commission of the Reorganization of State Government is created
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Junius Scales, a University of North Carolina graduate, is sent to prison for anti-government activities.
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The Pearsall Plan, which gives parents tuition money, is ratified.
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The first building to be in Research Triangle Park is built.
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The Pearsall plan is struck down by a federal court.
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A campus cafeteria at the University of North Carolina is shut down due to students protesting the vietnam war.
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The Executive Organization Act is passed
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In his reelection President NIxon gets overwhelming votes from North Carolinians.
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Along with other long-held POWs Captain Norman McDaniel is released from captivity in North Vietnam.
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Susie Marshall Sharp is appointed to serve as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme court. Being the first woman to do so
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James B. Hunt is our first elected governor.
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A sit-in is staged by four African Americans in Greensboro
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Henry E. Frye becomes the first African American to be the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
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Jesse Helms retires from the U.S. Senate
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Michael F. Easley is reelected as governor.
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Archaic period starts development of advanced tools, and new artifacts. Occured in 8000 bc
