Early National (1789-1836)Creating a State

The State of FranklinThe United States in the 1790s"A capital in the wilderness"Nathaniel MaconNathaniel Macon on democracyThe Walton War

An Agricultural StateThomas Jefferson on manufacturing and commerceMidwives and herbal medicineA father's advice to his sonsEli Whitney and the cotton ginThe growth of slavery in North CarolinaA slave auction in Wilmington

RevivalThe Second Great AwakeningInto the wilderness: Circuit riders take religion to the peopleA camp meeting sceneWhat a revival isDescriptions of a revivalRock Springs Camp Meeting'Be saved from the jaws of an angry hell'Preaching obedience to slavesElizabeth, a Colored Minister of the Gospel, Born in SlaveryJohn ChavisThe development of sacred singing

The Rip Van Winkle StateSearching for greener pastures: Out-migration in the 1800sMigration into & out of North Carolina: Exploring census dataNorth Carolina's leaders speak out on emigrationArchibald Murphey'A poor, ignorant, squalid population'Archibald Murphey proposes a system of public educationArchibald Murphey calls for better inland navigationCanova's statue of Washington

EducationA free school in BeaufortRules for students and teachersJohn Chavis opens a school for white and black studentsEducation and literacy in Edgecombe County, 1810'For What Is a Mother Responsible?'The University of North Carolina opensStudent life at UNCCherokee mission schoolsA Bill to Prevent All Persons from Teaching Slaves to Read...(1830)Academies for boys and for girlsFirst Year at New Garden Boarding SchoolA timeline of North Carolina colleges (1766-1861)

Gold RushThe North Carolina Gold RushThe Reed Gold MineFrom the North Carolina Gold-Mine CompanyMinting gold into coinsThe workings of a gold mine

Traveling the StateSteamboatsThe Dismal Swamp CanalHow a canal worksElisha Mitchell and his mountainElisha Mitchell explores the mountainsThe Buncombe Turnpike

State and National PoliticsThe Stanly-Spaight DuelThe Louisiana PurchaseThe War of 1812Debating war with Britain: For the warDebating war with Britain: Against the warThe burning of WashingtonDolley Madison and the White House treasuresThe expansion of slavery and the Missouri Compromise

Nat Turner's RebellionNat Turner's RebellionMapping rumors of Nat Turner's Rebellion'Fear of Insurrection'Reporting on Nat Turner: The North Carolina Star, Sept. 1Reporting on Nat Turner: The Raleigh Register, Sept. 1Reporting on Nat Turner: The Raleigh Register, Sept. 15Insurrections in North Carolina?Hysteria in Wilmington'A sickening state of things'Remembering Nat Turner

Cherokee Removal and the Trail of TearsCherokee Removal and the Trail of TearsThe Cherokee language and syllabaryAndrew Jackson calls for Indian removal'We have unexpectedly become civilized'The Indian Removal Act of 1830Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia, 1831Chief John Ross protests the Treaty of New EchotaA soldier recalls the Trail of TearsThe legend of Tsali

ReformWhigs and DemocratsReform movements across the United States1835 amendments to the North Carolina ConstitutionRatifying the amendmentsNorth Carolina's first public school opensCriminal law and reformDorothea Dix HospitalDorothea Dix pleads for a state mental hospitalThe Raleigh Female Benevolent Society