North Carolina Colony

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Catawba
gptkb:Cherokee
gptkbp:area approximately 52,000 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:capital Bath
gptkbp:climate Humid subtropical
gptkbp:cultivation Rice
Tobacco
Indigo
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkb:American_South
gptkbp:dissolved 1776
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
gptkbp:firstGeneration gptkb:English_colonists
gptkbp:founded 1663
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Piedmont region
Coastal plain
Mountain region
gptkbp:governmentType Proprietary Colony
gptkbp:governs gptkb:William_Drummond
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:John_Lawson
gptkb:James_Oglethorpe
gptkb:Charles_II_of_England
gptkb:Lord_Proprietors
gptkbp:historical_significance First colony to declare independence from Britain
Home to the first American-born governor
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:American_Revolution
Regulator Movement
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Constitution_of_North_Carolina_(1971)
gptkb:Fundamental_Constitutions_of_Carolina
gptkb:Constitution_of_North_Carolina_(1776)
gptkb:Constitution_of_North_Carolina_(1868)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Carolina Colony
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:naturalResources Forests
Minerals
Waterways
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Roanoke_Island
gptkbp:partOf Thirteen Colonies
gptkbp:population approximately 100,000 (in 1770)
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:sells Slave trade
Import of goods
Export of goods
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Wilmington_Campaign
gptkb:Halifax_Resolves
gptkb:Battle_of_Moore's_Creek_Bridge
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:transportation Roads
Rivers
Ports