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    “North Carolina” North Carolina is in the south east of the united states,it banks the atlantic ocean and is 53,819 square miles of land. North Carolina is the twelfth state to become a state. It became a state on November 21, 1789. North Carolina has a population of 9.944 million. North Carolina has been around for quite some time. They have had seventy five governors, and their current governor is Roy Cooper. He has been governor since January 2017. Up till 1663 North Carolina was actually

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    happened to the lost colony of Roanoke, It can be believed that they might have moved as fear of the Native Americans attacking loomed over them. The colony of Roanoke was built on the coast of North Carolina, it was the first English settlement in North American, a man by the name of Walter Raleigh founded the colony with his cousin in 1585. (American History 1.) before the colony was built, three voyages to the island of Roanoke, was sponsored by

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    David Cunningham writes in “Klansville, U.S.A.,” “the Carolina Klan established a demanding schedule of nightly rallies across the state, where they enlisted thousands of dues-paying members.” More than that, “at its mid-1960s peak the Klan’s presence in North Carolina eclipsed klan membership in all other southern states combined.” (Cunningham most likely put “klan” in lowercase because of the groups’ disorganization.) North Carolina should have been the state where the KKK thrived most

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    evident in the state of North Carolina. A few years ago, North Carolina became the primary location for large-scale hog-raising operations. In particular, large companies like Coharie Hog Farm and Murphy Family Farms began locating along the eastern side of Interstate 95. This area was found to be suitable for hog farming because it is a coastal plain "where the land is flat, the rivers wide and human habitation scattered" ("The Brown Lagoon" 24). The state of North Carolina was also favorable for

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    North Carolina Many amazing and beautiful things bring people to come and visit North Carolina. North Carolina has many beautiful and amazing attractions, interesting and fun facts, unique things about it, and shocking and important events . Hopefully you can see and experience all the amazing and beautiful places in North Carolina. Beautiful and amazing attractions North Carolina has beautiful and amazing attractions that will make you take lots of pictures. While visiting the Biltmore Estate

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    founded by Walter Raleigh established in 1585 on Roanoke Island which is now North Carolina. The colony disappeared without a trace sometime between 1587 and 1590. There are many theories about what happened to the colony but there is no conclusive answer. The lost colony of Roanoke is one of the biggest and oldest American mysteries because of the uncertainty surrounding the circumstances of its disappearance. On the 25th of March, 1584 a charter was issued to Walter Raleigh from Queen Elizabeth

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    Science Unravels the Mystery of the Lost Colony What makes history such an interesting subject to study are the many mysteries intertwined with in it. Over the years many of the mysteries have been solved. However, one of the most intriguing mysteries still remains unsolved and leaves us with a question that needs to be answered, what happened to the settlers of the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Since their disappearance historians have come up with multiple theories about what could have possibly happened

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    Humphrey Gilbert organized the enterprise. He ended up drowning while attempting to colonize St. John’s, Newfoundland. Sir Walter Raleigh, his half-brother, was chosen to take over. On March 25, 1584, Raleigh was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I to colonize in North America. The first colony was established in 1584 on Roanoke Island, what is now Dare County, North Carolina, but over the course of two years they went through some hardships. They thought the native village of Aquascogoc stole a silver

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    Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 Everybody remembers Jamestown, Capt. John Smith, Pocahontas and all the rest. But do you remember Roanoke? In 1585, after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories, Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia", in honor of Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America's eastern seaboard protected

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    Sir Walter Raleigh was an explorer, soldier, and traveled on many oversea adventures and played a large part in the overseas expansions. He was born into a very connected family at Hayes Barton in Devon around the year 1552 and died in the year of 1618. He had four siblings Humphrey, John, and Adrian Gilbert were his half sibling and Carew Raleigh his full-blood sibling. He married Elizabeth Raleigh (Throgmorton) and they had three children named Carew, Damerei, and Walter Raleigh. Elizabeth died

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