USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Province of North Carolina was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 25, 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony when the Lords Proprietors sold the colony to King George II. South Carolina had become a royal colony 10 years earlier, setting the stage for North Carolina to follow suit.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina was the first state to instruct its delegates to vote for independence from the British crown during the Continental Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -The economic success of the Virginia colony convinced English aristocrats that there was money to be made in owning colonies in the New World. King Charles II, gave a group of eight noblemen a large tract of land to the south of Virginia colony in 1663. They called the new colony “Carolina", the Latin form of Charles.

Detailed explanation-5: -The southern colonies were made up of the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The southern colonies were made up of mostly coastal plains and piedmont areas. The soil was good for farming and the climate was warm, including hot summers and mild winters.