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The Province of North Carolina, originally known as Albemarle Province, was a proprietary colony and later royal colony of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. [2] (p. 80) It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies.
- General Assembly
- Georgian era
- United States, North Carolina, Tennessee
Province of North Carolina: Admitted to the Union: November 21, 1789 (12th) Capital: Raleigh: Largest city: Charlotte: Largest county or equivalent: Wake: Largest metro and urban areas: Charlotte: Government •
- 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km²)
- Charlotte
Feb 5, 2024 · Throughout its history, North Carolina has been known as Carolina, Albemarle Province, the Province of North Carolina, the Colony of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Colony. This 1695 map of Carolina shows North Carolina as Albemarle County.
- Randal Rust
The Province of North Carolina, originally known as Albemarle Province, was a proprietary colony and later royal colony of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. (p. 80) It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies.
Carolina is a fair and spacious Province on the Continent of America: so called in honour of His Sacred Majesty that now is, Charles the Second, whom God preserve; and His Majesty hath been pleas'd to grant the same to certain Honourable Persons, who in order to the speedy planting of the same, have granted divers privileges and advantages to such as shall transport themselves and Servants The ...
Feb 9, 2024 · The Province of North Carolina, originally known as Albemarle Province, was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. (p. 80) It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies.
Province of Carolina. Coordinates: 79°40′31″W. The Province of Carolina was a province of the Kingdom of England (1663–1707) and later the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until the Carolinas were partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712.