▁region ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Eastern ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁most ▁numerous ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁they ▁lived ▁along ▁the ▁Ro ano ke , ▁Ne use , ▁Tar ▁( T or h unta ▁or ▁Nar h ont es ), ▁and ▁Pam lic o ▁rivers . ▁They ▁first ▁encountered ▁European ▁expl or ers ▁and ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁colon ies ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁wars ▁of ▁ 1 7 1 1 – 1 7 1 3 ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁War ) ▁against ▁English ▁colon ists ▁and ▁their ▁Indian ▁al lies , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁T us car ora ▁left ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁migr ated ▁north ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 9 0   year s . ▁They ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁ancest ral ▁lingu istic ▁and ▁cultural ▁connections . ▁Sp ons ored ▁by ▁the ▁One ida , ▁they ▁were ▁accepted ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁as ▁the ▁Six th ▁Nation ▁of ▁the ▁I ro qu ois . ▁After ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁and ▁the ▁One ida ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁colon ists , ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁shared ▁res ervation ▁land ▁with ▁the ▁One ida ▁before ▁gain ing ▁their ▁own . ▁The ▁T us car ora ▁Nation ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁is ▁feder ally ▁recognized . ▁ ▁Those ▁T us car ora ▁who ▁al