colonial north carolina. where do you get information?
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Colonial North Carolina
Where do you get information?
Two Types of Sources
Primary Sources• Items created used by
people that leave clues about their lives
• Examples: letters, diaries, journals, maps, recipes, pictures, artifacts, documents, cartoons etc..
• Historical Record• Evidence about the past
Secondary Sources• Items created after
something happened• Talk about someone
else’s experiences• Examples: textbooks,
newspapers, encyclopedia
Examples of primary sources…
Artifacts Documents
More primary sources
Oral Histories / Interviews
Photographs / Paintings / Prints
http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/playback.html?base_file=B-0012&duration=02:44:21
More primary sources…
Maps Cartoons
When were the Colonial times
• This timeline will help you understand where in history the Colonial times were
Exploring the New World
Colonial Times American
Revolution Civil War First Flight Civil Rights Birthdays Today
1524-1585 April 1585 1754-1791 1861-1865 1903 1950-1970 1997-1998 March 2008
During this time people were just discovering North America
This is considered the beginning of colonial times because the first colony was established
The colonies begin fighting to break free from the king and establish America
The North and South are fighting over slavery and about states rights
The Wright Brothers fly the first plane in Kitty Hawk, NC
People were fighting to end segregation
You were born!
History is happening right now!
What is a colony?
• A colony is a settlement separated from, but under the control of, a home country
North Carolina Colonial Records
• For this unit we are going to be examining many different primary source documents.
• We will be using a special collection found at a website called Documenting the American South.
• This website has many different collections and is supported by the library at UNC.
• We are going to be using the Colonial and State Records of North Carolina• http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/
What do you know about Colonial times?