North Carolina

North Carolina is a southeastern U.S. state between Virginia and South Carolina, stretching from the Atlantic coast across the Piedmont to the Appalachian Mountains.

Atlantic Coastal Plain: A low-lying region along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shaped by sediments and coastal processes. It forms eastern North Carolina’s broad, low-lying landscape and includes its barrier islands.
Province of Carolina: An English colony in North America that was divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1712. North Carolina emerged from the northern portion of this colonial province.
Cherokee: An Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands with communities and homelands across the southern Appalachian region. Cherokee communities have enduring ties to the state’s western mountains.
Port of Wilmington: A deepwater port on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. It connects the state’s inland industries to Atlantic shipping.
Lumbee: An Indigenous people primarily based in southeastern North Carolina, recognized by the state and federally recognized as a tribe. Lumbee history illuminates Indigenous identity and recognition in the state.
Piedmont (United States): A plateau region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain in the eastern United States. This central region contains much of North Carolina’s population and major urban centers.
Tuscarora War: A conflict from 1711 to 1713 between Tuscarora people and English settlers and their allies in colonial North Carolina. The war reshaped Indigenous power and English settlement in the colony.
Tuscarora people: An Indigenous people historically based in what is now North Carolina, with many later joining the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Their homelands and resistance shaped colonial North Carolina’s early history.
Research Triangle Park: A research and technology park between Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1959. Its growth turned the Triangle into a major center for science and technology firms.
Wilmington massacre: The 1898 overthrow of Wilmington, North Carolina’s biracial government through a white supremacist coup and racial violence. It overturned multiracial political power and reshaped state politics.

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