North Carolina

mystery today. In the year of fifteen-eight-seven, one hundred and fifteen English settlers made their arrival at Roanoke Island, which just so happens to be located off the coast of North Carolina. The governor of the colony, John White, made the decision to return to…

In recent months there has been much discussion surrounding North Carolina’s controversial new bill that prohibits transgender individuals from using public restrooms for the gender they identify as, and also bans cities from passing antidiscrimination laws. This new bill, naturally, sparked a number of different opinions. For instance, the editorial “Transgender Law Makes North Carolina Pioneer in Bigotry” by the New York Times heavily criticizes the law for reinforcing and validating negative…

expedition. Sir Walter sent Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe in 1584 to explore the new world and find a place to establish a colony. Moreover, Captain Amadas and Captain Barlowe had landed on the barrier islands of what is known as the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Thanks to the guidance of Portuguese navigator, Simon Fernando. Simon Fernando was an experienced sailor as he had sailed to the Americas before. During their time in the Outer Banks, they made abounding discoveries and traded with…

as General Electric. His mother worked at a bank. Jordan like sports but didn’t make it. He failed to make it to his high school basketball team, but continued to practice and made it the next year. He accepted a scholarship from University of North Carolina. Some sports he played was baseball, golf, and basketball. Michael Jordan’s first coach was coach Phil Jackson. After College, he was drafted to the Chicago Bulls and named “ Rookie of the Year.”…

The United States of America is a very large country with many different cultures depending on what state one are in and where in that state they are. There also laws that can differ from state to state, some being reasonable and others that make one wonder what happened to cause that law to be passed. With so many differences it is understandable to get things that the nation as a whole disagree on, it be the legalization of recreational marijuana or, in this case, the Stand Your Ground law.…

greet one another. Sometimes when saying hello to someone, they won’t even respond back. Most of this is due to the fast paced nature of city life. The level of frustration and stress in the city plays a big role in this, whereas the mountains of North Carolina are peaceful. People that grew up in the city may find it strange that country folk’s wave at each other and say hello to strangers on the…

Some of his decisions made him successful in his life as a politician but many believe that some of his other choices made him a terrible President which people consider him to be a failure. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767 in South Carolina. One notable event in Andrew Jackson's life was when he was captured at the age of 13 by the British and was imprisoned.…

The English and the Algonquins at Roanoke. • It was late August 1590 when English ships made their way north through rough seas to Roanoke Island, (off the coast of present-day North Carolina) • Virginia Dare, the first English baby born in America. • Walter Raleigh, a wealthy adventurer who saw prophet and prestige by organizing an English colony to compete with Spain Powerful Empire in the New World. • Although Manteo, from the village of Croaton, argued that their technology would make the…

its devastating effects. The Trail of Tears was trail that consisted of a 1,000 miles that the Native Americans were forced to march on. The trail passes through the present day states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Can people visit the Trail of Tears? Yes, there are places set up for visiting the Trail of Tears. People can see campsites, some of the gravesites, forts such as Fort Hall, or there even…

history of The United States. Between 1860 and 1861 Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Louisiana were the first seven states the seceded from the Union and carried on with their own political affairs and government hence leading to the Civil War. After the War began in 1861, the seven states were joined by four other southern states, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arkansas. These eleven states formed the Confederate States of America while the rest of…