Settling and Immigrating in Colonial NC

Settling and Immigrating in Colonial NC

by Everett Williams

​Settling the Piedmont

• ​Settlers in Piedmont came mainly from Pennsylvania because prime land was already claimed.

• ​By 1730s most settlers in the Piedmont came down using the Great Wagon Road

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the route Pennsylvania to Georgia?

• Great Wagon Road

• Oregon Trail

• Route 66

• I-40

​The Granville District

• ​By the time the Great Wagon Road was completed NC was no longer ruled by the Lords Proprietors.

• ​In 1729, George II bought back the rights to the colony and turned it back into a Royal Colony

• ​One Proprietor, Lord Granville would not sale his right so the northern part became known as the Granville district

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the Northern District of North Carolina?

• Greenville District

• Linville District

• Granville District

• Kenansville District

​Squire and Daniel Boone

• ​Among the many settlers in the Piedmont was a Pennsylvania Quaker named Squire Boone.

• ​Squire bought some 640 acres of land in Davie County and their 15 year old son, Daniel, was their guide

• ​Six wagons full of their belongings

Poll

How much do you know about Daniel Boone?

• A lot

• Some

• A little

• None at all

​Yeoman Farmers

• ​Land was mostly covered by forests, many families had to cut down hundreds of trees in ordefr to start farming

• ​Instead of seeking riches, like plantation farming in the East, many Piedmont settlers sough independence and self-sufficiency

Multiple Choice

True of false: Many of the farmers in Piedmont sought out getting rich and powerful.

• True

• False

​Daniel Boone

• Daniel and his wife, Rebecca, worked together to run their hosuehold.

• ​Daniel did farm work and hunted. He and his male relatives also built homes, barns and furniture.

• ​Rebecca grew vegetables, milked cows, spun thread, wove cloth, and raised children

• ​Boone followed both Indian and European traditions

• ​Boone was famous for his hunting skill, turned him into a legend

Open Ended

Why do you think life was so hard in the Piedmont during this time period?

​Other Immigrants

​The Moravians

• ​NC most organized wave of Immigration involved a religious group called the Moravians

• ​Pacifists, came to North America to escape war

• ​First settled in Pennsylvania then moved southward.

• ​Bishop August Spangenberg purchased 98,000 acres of land in what is now called Forsyth County.

• ​Called land "Wachovia" or "meadow valley"

• ​First settlement called Bethabara and second one called Bethania

• ​Farming, trade and commerce

• ​Potters, bakers, tailors, weavers, cabinetmakers, millers, and many other trades

• ​Church controlled almost every aspect of its members' lives

Multiple Choice

Where did Moravians first settle?

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• Rhode Island

• New York

Multiple Choice

Why did the Moravians come to the colonies?

• To escape taxes

• To escape war and religious persecution

• To start new companies

• To avoid living under the King's rule

​Africans in the Americas

• ​Some Africans preferred death to slavery

• ​Others learned to adjust to the new circumstances

• ​Learned a great deal from enclaved Natives like boat making and piloting techniques

• ​Built a culture that blended old ways with new lives

• ​Some slaves ran away and lived with Natives

Open Ended

What do you think? Would you have preferred death or would you try and face the new life of slavery??

​The French and Indian War

• ​As colonists moved west they confronted new tribes of Natives and came close to French colonies.

• ​Many Natives saw the English moving past the Appalachian Mountains as the last straw, they had already lost their lands in the east and did not want to be pushed out again

• ​French also wanted to stop English advance so they built forts along the Ohio Valley to keep British out while Natives were planning to attack

​The Albany Plan of Union

• ​As the War began British leaders asked colonial leaders to gather in Albany, NY.

• ​British wanted to draw the colonies together and united them in response to attacks

• ​Benjamin Franklin propsed Albany Plan of Union, where each colony would elect representatives to a colonial council

• ​Proposal was rejected

Open Ended

Why do you think the colonies rejected Benjamin Franklin's propsal to work together

​Proclamation of 1763

• ​Feb. 1763 British, French, and English signed Treaty of Paris ending nine years of war.

• ​English gained Florida and all land east of Mississippi river

• ​Passed Proclamation of 1763 which stated that no one could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains and people living in the west side had to move back east

• ​Most people ignored it

Open Ended

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• ​Departure of the French was a major victory for British​

• British signed Treaty of Agusta with Natives

• ​Gave up land in exchange for peace and promise that they would keep their remaining lan​d

• ​Daniel Boone were among first to move westward and explore land that we eventually be know as Kentucky

• ​By 1755, almost 350,000 people in NC, 4th largest colony

Poll

Do you think the colonists/British will honor the agreement with the Natives?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Explain your previous answer.