{"slug": "province-of-carolina", "label": "Province of Carolina", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Carolina", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1044394", "qid": "Q1044394", "description": "British province in North America and the Caribbean (1663–1712)", "entries": 11, "years": 11, "span": [1663, 1729], "span_label": ["1663 CE", "1729 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "north-carolina", "label": "North Carolina", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "south-carolina", "label": "South Carolina", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "charles-ii-of-england", "label": "Charles II of England", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "june", "label": "June", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "protestant", "label": "Protestant", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-bern-north-carolina", "label": "New Bern, North Carolina", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "january", "label": "January", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "virginia", "label": "Virginia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "barbados", "label": "Barbados", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charleston-south-carolina", "label": "Charleston, South Carolina", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1663, "year_label": "1663 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 24", "text": "March 24 – King Charles II of England issues the Charter of Carolina, establishing the Province of Carolina, and dividing it between eight Lords Proprietors.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365988068#January–March", "title": "1663", "revid": 1365988068, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1665, "year_label": "1665 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 30", "text": "June 30 – King Charles II of England issues a second charter for the Province of Carolina, which clarifies and expands the borders of the Lords Proprietors' tracts.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365988545#April–June", "title": "1665", "revid": 1365988545, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1670, "year_label": "1670 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 15", "text": "March 15 – The first English settlers arrive at the modern-day U.S. state of South Carolina, at this time the Province of Clarendon carved out of the Province of Carolina, and construct a settlement at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368809725#January–March", "title": "1670", "revid": 1368809725, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1678, "year_label": "1678 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "About 1,200 Irish families sail from Barbados to Virginia and the Carolinas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368552109#Date_unknown", "title": "1678", "revid": 1368552109, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1686, "year_label": "1686 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 17", "text": "August 17 – Spanish troops attack and plunder the Scottish colony of Stuarts Town in the Province of Carolina (now Port Royal, South Carolina) and plunder the city. After three days, the Spaniards begin a march of over 75 mi toward the larger port city of Charles Town.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368502958#July–September", "title": "1686", "revid": 1368502958, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1704, "year_label": "1704 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 25", "text": "January 25–26 – Apalachee massacre: English colonists from the Province of Carolina, and their native allies, stage a series of brutal raids against a largely pacific population of Apalachee, in Spanish Florida.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358992532#January–March", "title": "1704", "revid": 1358992532, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1705, "year_label": "1705 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – The Province of Carolina incorporates the town of Bath, making it the first incorporated town in modern-day North Carolina. The town becomes the political center and de facto capital of the northern portion of the Province of Carolina until Edenton is incorporated in 1722.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355353320#January–March", "title": "1705", "revid": 1355353320, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1710, "year_label": "1710 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "June", "text": "June – Protestant Swiss and German Palatines, under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried, travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Bern in Switzerland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358049105#April–June", "title": "1710", "revid": 1358049105, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January", "text": "January – Cary's Rebellion: The Lords Proprietor appoint Edward Hyde to replace Thomas Cary, as the governor of the North Carolina portion of the Province of Carolina. Hyde's policies are deemed hostile to Quaker interests, leading former governor Cary and his Quaker allies to take up arms against the province.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#January–March", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1723, "year_label": "1723 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Province of Carolina incorporates Beaufort, North Carolina, as the Port of Beaufort, making it the third incorporated town in the province.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350255771#Date_unknown", "title": "1723", "revid": 1350255771, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1729, "year_label": "1729 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 25", "text": "July 25 – Seven of the original eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina sell their shares back to the British crown. The 1710 division of the Province is made permanent and the area is reorganized into the Royal Colonies of North Carolina and South Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368871381#July–September", "title": "1729", "revid": 1368871381, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}