Why Was North Carolina Founded?

North Carolina is located in the Southeast of United States. Its
neighbors are South Carolina, Georgia towards the South, Tennessee to
the west and Virginia towards the North. The capital of North Carolina
is Raleigh.



North Carolina's original inhabitants were Cherokee, Tuscarora,
Meherrin, Coree, Waccamaw, Catawba etc. The first European attempt to
claim this area was by the Spanish explorers. Sir Walter Raleigh was
later granted a charter by Elizabeth 1 in 1584, but he failed to colonize this area. This was done later by King Charles. This colony was established so that it could establish the borders of North American Continent. This colony was named Carolina in honor of Charles 1's father.