The Constitutional Beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729)

The Constitutional Beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729)
Author: John Spencer Bassett
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2003
Genre: Constitutional history
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Outlines the changing roles of North Carolina's earliest governing bodies including the evolution of Proprietary Government, colonies, constitutions, the Council, the Judicial system, and finances, comparing North Carolina's experiences with those of other American colonies and Durham, an English county. In addition, Bassett explains the function of various official positions created during 1663-1729 in North Carolina such as the Constable, the coroner and others.

The Constitutional Beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729);

The Constitutional Beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729);
Author: John Spencer 1867-1928 Bassett
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2015-08-24
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ISBN: 9781340197063

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A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729

A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729
Author: Lindley S. Butler
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2022-03-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469667576

In this book, Lindley S. Butler traverses oft-noted but little understood events in the political and social establishment of the Carolina colony. In the wake of the English Civil Wars in the mid-seventeenth century, King Charles II granted charters to eight Lords Proprietors to establish civil structures, levy duties and taxes, and develop a vast tract of land along the southeastern Atlantic coast. Butler argues that unlike the New England theocracies and Chesapeake plantocracy, the isolated colonial settlements of the Albemarle—the cradle of today's North Carolina—saw their power originate neither in the authority of the church nor in wealth extracted through slave labor, but rather in institutions that emphasized political, legal, and religious freedom for white male landholders. Despite this distinct pattern of economic, legal, and religious development, however, the colony could not avoid conflict among the diverse assemblage of Indigenous, European, and African people living there, all of whom contributed to the future of the state and nation that took shape in subsequent years. Butler provides the first comprehensive history of the proprietary era in North Carolina since the nineteenth century, offering a substantial and accessible reappraisal of this key historical period.

North Carolina Through Four Centuries

North Carolina Through Four Centuries
Author: William S. Powell
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 671
Release: 2010-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807898988

This successor to the classic Lefler-Newsome North Carolina: The History of a Southern State, published in 1954, presents a fresh survey history that includes the contemporary scene. Drawing upon recent scholarship, the advice of specialists, and his own knowledge, Powell has created a splendid narrative that makes North Carolina history accessible to both students and general readers. For years to come, this will be the standard college text and an essential reference for home and office.