Provides good biographical details on the life of William Blount, one of the delegates from North Carolina to the Constitutional Convention.

Encyclopedia article about the the Port Act and the reaction of North Carolinians to it.

View the city of Asheville's history through a tour of this travel itinerary. See places of historical significance and many colorful photographs. Peruse the list of internet sites to learn more about this interesting city.

Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.

The history of the North Carolina General Assembly, from the initiation of the legislature in the North Carolina Constitution of 1776, the ways the assembly town hopped for their meetings, troubles with underrepresentation of rural...

Included within the state's rich history is tradition. One tradition, identified and shared, is basket-making. The Southern Appalachian Indians were recognized for this craft and it continued and spread throughout North Carolina. The...

Find here a collection of links to information about the state of North Carolina. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.

An exhibition on African-American history that is inspired by the work of John Hope Franklin (1915-2009), an African-American scholar who studied the historical roots of racial prejudice. The exhibit presents primary documents, texts,...

This site by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, part of the 'Documenting the American South' project, contains information and texts about first-person narratives of the American south. These documents give the viewpoint of...

Lengthy illustrated notes, to accompany a university-level course, on the first civilizations in the ancient Near East: Sumer and Egypt.

PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.

Since the eighteenth century, canals and canal building have been an important part of Tidewater, North Carolina history. It was seen as the state's best hope for overcoming natural barriers to coastal navigation and mercantile trade....

A five-part article on the history of the railroad in North Carolina. Looks at the first rail companies and the start of the North Carolina Railroad, how the Civil War and its aftermath affected rail transportation, the growth of...

From the earliest days of European exploration, the land and waterways seemed to do their best to frustrate growth and movement in what was to become North Carolina. In its natural condition, the area was just not an easy place to get...

This encyclopedia article, taken from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, details the political history of Israel Pickens, who played important roles in the early political development of both North Carolina and Alabama.

This site on Celtic Art is divided into several sections including images, maps and timelines, topics, vocabulary, and site info. The site as a whole is very comprehensive and provides excellent information on the subject of Celtic art.

In this encyclopedia entry, the story of George Henry White is told. He was a congressman from North Carolina during Reconstruction.

A review and images of the Carolina Charters documented in 1663 and another in 1665.

On this website, students read about the history and timeline of the state of North Carolina including early explorers, Native Americans, Roanoke Colony, the American Revolution, and the Civil War.

When four African American North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students refused to leave the lunch-counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro they started the first non-violent, "sit-in" movement. Although the...

William Blount was the great-grandson of Thomas Blount, who came from England to Virginia soon after 1660 and settled on a North Carolina plantation. William, the eldest in a large family, was born in 1749 while his mother was visiting...

One of the eight delegates born outside of the thirteen colonies, Davie was born in Egremont, Cumberlandshire, England, on June 20, 1756. In 1763 Archibald Davie brought his son William to Waxhaw, SC, where the boy's maternal uncle,...

Spaight was born at New Bern, NC of distinquished English-Irish parentage in 1758. When he was orphaned at 8 years of age, his guardians sent him to Ireland, where he obtained an excellent education. He apparently graduated from...

A brief history of the Cherokee tribe in the southwest United States, its culture, government, and religion. Find out about the Cherokee who were subject to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, and see how the Cherokee in North Carolina have...