Province of North Carolina
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. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of North Carolina, until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.
This article is about the British province that existed from 1712 to 1776. For the U.S. state, see North Carolina.Province of North Carolina
Proprietary colony
(1712–1729)
Crown colony
(1729–1776)
Quae Sera Tamen Respexit (Latin)
"Which, though late, looked upon me"
Edward Hyde (first)
Josiah Martin (last)
General Assembly
Council
House of Burgesses
January 24, 1712
July 4, 1776
United States
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
Etymology[edit]
"Carolina" is taken from the Latin word for "Charles" (Carolus), honoring King Charles II, and was first named in the 1663 Royal Charter granting to Edward, Earl of Clarendon; George, Duke of Albemarle; William, Lord Craven; John, Lord Berkeley; Anthony, Lord Ashley; Sir George Carteret, Sir William Berkeley, and Sir John Colleton the right to settle lands in the present-day U.S. states of North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.[3]
