I. The founding of north carolina -- a voyage along the atlantic coast, 1524 -- walter ralegh's patent, 1584 -- first voyage to virginia, 1584 -- the lost colony -- grant of carolina to sir robert heath, 1629 -- explorations of carolina from virginia: the discovery of new brittaine, 1650 -- francis yeardley's narrative of excursions into carolina, 1654 -- the oldest recorded land grant in north carolina, 1662 -- the proprietary charter of carolina, 1663 -- the carolina charter of 1665 -- advice on granting lands, 1665 -- a brief description of the province of carolina, 1666 -- the great deed of grant, 1668 -- legislative efforts to promote the settlement of carolina, 1669 -- the fundamental constitutions of carolina, 1669 -- an account of the province of carolina, 1682 -- north carolina becomes a royal colony, 1729 -- instructions to governor george burrington, 1730 -- royal governor versus colonial legislature -- II. Social and Economic Conditions in the Colony -- early tobacco trade of north carolina, 1679 -- a plea for protective duties, 1704 -- john lawson's account of economic and social conditions -- indentured servitude and apprenticeship in north carolina -- an act to prohibit strangers trading with indians, 1715 -- the established church in colonial north carolina -- an attempt to regulate morals, 1715 -- staple commodities rated, 1715 -- paper money in colonial north carolina -- request of a missionary for slaves, 1716 -- representation of the board of trade to the king upon conditions in north carolina, 1721 -- william byrd's description of north carolina settlers -- letter from governor burrington, 1731 -- john lawson's description of north carolina indians -- dr. john brickell's account of religious sects in the colony -- dr. john brickell's description of social and economic conditions in the colony -- governor burrington's representation of the present state of north carolina, 1733 -- iron collars for certain runaways, 1741 -- the spread of population into piedmont and western north carolina -- indian treaties -- catawba indians protest against sale of strong drink and occupation of their lands by the whites, 1754-1756 -- wild game in the moravian settlement, 1760 -- report of governor arthur dobbs to the board of trade, 1761 -- trade between england and carolina, 1767 -- agriculture and stock-raising in colonial north carolina -- funeral ceremonies in the colony, 1775 -- III. Transition from Colony to Statehood -- resistance to the stamp act, 1765-1766 -- the regulator movement, 1766-1771 -- north carolina and the non-importation movement, 1774 -- protests against tea at wilmington, 1774-1775 -- resolutions of the first provincial congress, august 27, 1774 -- the edenton tea party, october 25, 1774 -- a "scotch lady of quality" observes north carolina on the eve of the revolution, 1775 -- the mecklenburg declaration of independence, may 20, 1775 -- the mecklenburg resolves, may 31, 1775 -- the halifax resolves, april 12, 1776 -- the constitution of north carolina, 1776 -- north carolina loyalists (tories) -- significant revolutionary battles in north carolina -- IV. The Independent State -- the cession of the western lands, 1784 -- governor alexander martin's manifesto against the state of franklin, 1785 -- the north carolina precedent for the doctrine of judicial review: the case of bayard vs. singleton, 1787 -- letters of sylvius, 1787 -- william attmore's journal of a tour of north carolina -- north carolina's attitude toward the federal constitution, 1788-1789 -- president washington's tour of north carolina, 1791 -- jeffersonian democracy in north carolina -- banking problems in the early nineteenth century -- north carolina's opposition to the tariff, 1828 -- north carolina's attitude toward nullification, 1832-1833 -- sectionalism in north carolina -- constitutional reform, 1835 -- V. Education in North Carolina to 1860 -- free school in beaufort: james winwright's will, 1744 -- north carolina's first college -- founding the university of north carolina -- henry patillo's geographical catechism, 1796 -- archibald debow murphey's report on education, november 29, 1817 -- academies in north carolina -- lotteries in north carolina -- discussion of the morality of lotteries, 1826-1831 -- the rise of the denominational colleges -- joseph caldwell's letters on popular education, 1832 -- north carolina's first public school law, 1839 -- governor edward b. dudley's report on the university of north carolina, 1840 -- calvin h. wiley's rules and instruction for reading, 1851 -- VI. Social and Economic Problems of Ante-Bellum Days -- frontier inns of carolina -- gander pulling, an early amusement -- travel in north carolina, 1816-1817 -- murphey's memoir on internal improvements, 1819 -- internal improvements the remedy for emigration, 1828-1829. governor james iredell's message to the legislature -- stage coach travel -- cutting off ears abolished, 1831-1832 -- social and economic conditions in the state, 1833 -- harriet martineau's account of the plight of a traveler in the south, 1835 -- establishment of a state hospital for the insane -- life among the cherokees, 1848 -- social and economic conditions in north carolina, 1850-1860 -- court procedure and social life in the mountain counties, 1835-1854 -- VII. Ante-Bellum Economic Development -- the iron industry in north carolina prior to 1860 -- plank roads, the "farmers' railroads" -- the advent of the railroad -- gold mining in north carolina, a forgotten industry -- early efforts to promote textile manufacturing -- north carolina agriculture, 1850-1860 -- edmund ruffin's agricultural, geological, and descriptive sketches of lower north carolina, 1861 -- VIII. The Negro in North Carolina prior to 1860 -- white, slave, and free negro population of north carolina, 1790-1860 -- slave code and practices -- runaway slaves -- a slave plot in eastern noth carolina, 1831 -- a large cotton and rice population on the lower cape fear -- manumission societies in north carolina, 1826 -- slaves must not be taught to read, 1830-1831 -- the underground railroad -- stealing of negro slaves, 1849 -- reward for a runaway slave, 1853 -- law for the emancipation of a slave, 1855 -- a north carolinian's defense of slavery, 1855 -- the impending crisis of the south: how to meet it, 1857, by hinton rowan helper -- slave trading in north carolina, 1859-1860 -- free negroes by counties in north carolina, 1860

IX. Four Years of Strife: The Civil War -- a constitutional union, 1860 -- north carolina leaves the union, 1861 -- north carolina and the confederacy -- w.w. holden's indictment of the confederate government -- conditions in north carolina, 1864 -- blockade running -- public education in north carolina during the civil war -- attitude of the north carolina legislature toward the civile war, 1864-1865 -- the last ninety years days of the war in north carolina, by cornelia phillips spencer -- the salisbury military prison -- a northern newspaper correspondent's observations in north carolina, 1865 -- X. The Tragic Years of Reconstruction -- proclamation appointing a governor for north carolina, may 29, 1865 -- the red strings and the union league in north carolina -- the north carolina "black code," 1866 -- fear of negro insurrection in north carolina -- negro evidence in north carolina courts -- schools established by the freedmen's bureau in north carolina, 1865-1869 -- schools for freedmen -- why the ku klux klan was organized in north carolina -- judge thomas ruffin's criticism of the ku klux klan, 1869 -- the 1868 constitution -- the impeachment of governor w.w. holden, 1870-1871 -- ignorant justices of the peace in north carolina -- status of public school education, 1872 -- financial condition of north carolina, 1860-1872 -- cost of living in an eastern north carolina town, 1874 -- constitutional changes, 1875-1876 -- reconstruction and its results in north carolina -- XI. Rebuilding -- the rise of farm tenancy after the civil war -- the rise of tobacco manufacturing in the state -- the resources of north carolina; its natural wealth, condition, and advantages, as existing in 1869 -- social and economic conditions in the state, 1875 -- zebulon b. vance's interest in education -- position of the negro in north carolina life since 1865 -- the revolt of the farmers -- the campaign for the seperate agricultural and mechanical college -- founding of the state normal and industrial school, 1891 -- resources and advantages of north carolina, 1893 -- populist-republican fusion -- the red shirt campaign and the struggle for white supremacy, 1898 -- XII. Recent Years -- the election of 1900 and the "grandfather clause" -- charles brantley aycock, "the educational governor" -- the temperance and prohibition movement -- north carolina a "militant mediocracy" -- economic and social progress of the state in recent years -- the "good roads state" -- water transportation and the movement for port development -- the live-at-home movement -- farm tenancy in north carolina -- the rehabilitation of a rural commonwealth -- views of north carolina liberals on industry -- governor gardner's survey of his administration -- a virginia editor's appraisal of north carolina newspapers, 1932 -- the negro in modern north carolina -- the greater university of north carolina in recent years -- work of the duke endowment, 1924-1945 -- state government expenditures, 1945 -- public education in north carolina, 1919-1946 -- "a challenge for the curtain." by jonathan daniels, 1946 -- north carolina's contribution to world war II -- economic progress in north carolina since 1900 -- state of north carolina revenues, 1933-1946 -- report of the state hospital and medical care commission october 11, 1944 -- the blue cross plan in north carolina -- public welfare in north carolina -- the expansion and relocation of wake forest college -- a north carolina weekly newspaper editorial on the ku klux klan -- music in modern north carolina -- art museum makes history -- north carolina editorials on public school desegregation -- the national association for the advancement of colored people -- patriots of north carolina, inc. -- report of the commission on higher education, january, 1955 -- the state board of higher education -- report of the north carolina advisory committee on education, april 5, 1956 -- a north carolina editorial opinion of the "pearsail report" -- what's right about north carolina -- sleeping "tar heels"