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A Brief History of North Carolina: Conquest

Episode One tells the story of the conquest of North Carolina's coastal plain by European colonial powers and the devastating consequences that effort had on Carolina's native peoples. Our story opens in 1524, with the explorer Giovanni da Verrazano's landing on the Outer Banks and concludes nearly 200 years later, with the destruction of the Tuscarora nation, the largest Indian tribe in the region. Along the way, viewers will gain insight into native culture and attitudes towards Europeans; the early failed colonial attempts, first by the Spanish in the mountains, and later the English along the coast; the rise of the Carolina colonies under the Lords Proprietors; and the lucrative trade in cash crops, deerskins and slaves that both enriches and dooms the native way of life.