3.1 - Supporting Question 1

Introduction to Supporting Question 1

The Tuscarora War ended the power of native tribes in the eastern part of the Carolinas and “almost extinguished the idea of North Carolina as a colony” (Reddy, p. 37).  The war began when English policy towards the Tuscarora shifted from trade to wanting land and removal.  King Hancock (the Tuscaroran chief) preemptively attacked colonists who in turn, led by Colonial Barnwell, devastated Tuscaroran forts and villages. It was a brutal war, with casualties to men, women, and children on both sides (including in New Bern and Bath).  At the end of the war the Tuscaroran people “simply disappeared” (p. 37), merging with other tribes; the result of devastating war and a peace treaty designed to humiliate the Tuscaroran people. At the end of the war, the Carolinas were split to separate the more prosperous southern part of Carolina from the now war ravaged northern part.  Edward Hyde became the first governor of North Carolina in January of 1712.

 Supporting Question 1

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How did the Tuscarora War define colonial North Carolina through conflict? 
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