3.3.2 - SQ3 Primary Sources

Compelling Questions:

Were Carolinians “poor subjects of Britain”?

 

Supporting Question 3:

What political/economic events in early North Carolina demonstrate both tight and loose governance of the colony?

 

 Primary Sources

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Title Source
Declaration by John Culpeper concerning his position as Customs Collector in Albemarle County Links to an external site. (grievances against the government) John Culpepper 1679
Diary of August Gottlieb Spangenberg during his journey to North Carolina (describing a land "in confusion") August Gottlieb Spangenberg 1752
Letter from the Lords Proprietors of Carolina to [Seth Sothell] Links to an external site. Carolina Lords Proprietors 1687
Letter from Francis Nicholson to Henderson Walker Links to an external site. Francis Nicholson 1700
Report by George Burrington concerning acts of the N.C. General Assembly passed in 1715 Links to an external site. George Burrington 1731

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