# 1985 - 1982 20c State Birds and Flowers: North Carolina
20¢ North Carolina
State Birds and Flowers
City: Washington, DC and state capitals
Quantity: 13,339,000 panes
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10.5 x 11.25
Color: Multicolored
North Carolina Enters The Union
Historians believe about 35,000 Indians lived in the North Carolina region when the first Europeans arrived. Early explorers in the area included Giovanni da Verrazano, Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, and Hernando de Soto.
In 1585, England’s Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony at Roanoke Island – the first English colony in America. These settlers were forced to return to England in 1586. Raleigh attempted settlement of Roanoke Island again in 1587, with John White as its governor. On August 18, 1587, White’s daughter gave birth to the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare.
Other attempts to settle the Carolina (land of Charles) region failed as well. The first successful European settlers came from Virginia. They settled in the Albemarle Sound area around 1650. In 1663, England’s King Charles II divided Carolina (which included present-day North and South Carolina and extended to the Pacific) between eight lords proprietors. The land was divided into three counties: Albemarle in the north, Clarendon in the Cape Fear region, and Craven in what is now South Carolina.
The North Carolina colonists endured many hardships. In 1710, Swiss and German colonists crossed the Neuse River and established a settlement on Tuscarora Indian land. On September 22, 1711, the Tuscarora launched an attack destroying most of the settlements between the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. Hundreds of settlers were killed. The Tuscarora War ended on March 25, 1713, with a victory for the colonists. Blackbeard and other pirates terrorized the North Carolina coast. Most piracy ended in 1718 when Blackbeard was killed in a battle. In 1760, North Carolina troops defeated the Cherokee Indians at Fort Dobbs. The Cherokee signed a treaty in 1761, opening vast amounts of land in Virginia and the Carolinas to settlement.
The colonists of North Carolina were especially opposed to Britain’s policy of taxation without representation. Members of the Sons of Liberty led demonstrations and even took up arms in opposition to the taxes. In the west, farmers opposed taxes imposed by the colony’s more established and wealthy planters. The western rebels, known as Regulators, were not defeated until more than a thousand troops were sent to fight them at the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771.
The state’s black citizens were severely repressed after the war. In 1898, the state’s constitution deprived most blacks of the right to vote. Laws required racial segregation in most of public life. During the mid-1900s, blacks began gaining greater rights. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled school segregation illegal. Sit-in demonstrations protested segregation in other public areas. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally banned segregation of public facilities.
20¢ North Carolina
State Birds and Flowers
City: Washington, DC and state capitals
Quantity: 13,339,000 panes
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10.5 x 11.25
Color: Multicolored
North Carolina Enters The Union
Historians believe about 35,000 Indians lived in the North Carolina region when the first Europeans arrived. Early explorers in the area included Giovanni da Verrazano, Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, and Hernando de Soto.
In 1585, England’s Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony at Roanoke Island – the first English colony in America. These settlers were forced to return to England in 1586. Raleigh attempted settlement of Roanoke Island again in 1587, with John White as its governor. On August 18, 1587, White’s daughter gave birth to the first English child born in America, Virginia Dare.
Other attempts to settle the Carolina (land of Charles) region failed as well. The first successful European settlers came from Virginia. They settled in the Albemarle Sound area around 1650. In 1663, England’s King Charles II divided Carolina (which included present-day North and South Carolina and extended to the Pacific) between eight lords proprietors. The land was divided into three counties: Albemarle in the north, Clarendon in the Cape Fear region, and Craven in what is now South Carolina.
The North Carolina colonists endured many hardships. In 1710, Swiss and German colonists crossed the Neuse River and established a settlement on Tuscarora Indian land. On September 22, 1711, the Tuscarora launched an attack destroying most of the settlements between the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. Hundreds of settlers were killed. The Tuscarora War ended on March 25, 1713, with a victory for the colonists. Blackbeard and other pirates terrorized the North Carolina coast. Most piracy ended in 1718 when Blackbeard was killed in a battle. In 1760, North Carolina troops defeated the Cherokee Indians at Fort Dobbs. The Cherokee signed a treaty in 1761, opening vast amounts of land in Virginia and the Carolinas to settlement.
The colonists of North Carolina were especially opposed to Britain’s policy of taxation without representation. Members of the Sons of Liberty led demonstrations and even took up arms in opposition to the taxes. In the west, farmers opposed taxes imposed by the colony’s more established and wealthy planters. The western rebels, known as Regulators, were not defeated until more than a thousand troops were sent to fight them at the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771.
The state’s black citizens were severely repressed after the war. In 1898, the state’s constitution deprived most blacks of the right to vote. Laws required racial segregation in most of public life. During the mid-1900s, blacks began gaining greater rights. In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled school segregation illegal. Sit-in demonstrations protested segregation in other public areas. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally banned segregation of public facilities.