<P> Spanish attempts to settle the interior , with several forts built by the Jose Pardo expedition in the 1560s , ended when the Indians destroyed the forts and killed most of the garrisons . Nearly two decades later , English colonists began to settle the coastal areas , starting with a charter in 1584 . Sir Walter Raleigh ( namesake of the city of Raleigh ) began two small settlements in the late 1580s , but they failed . Some mystery remains as to what happened to the `` Lost Colony '' of Roanoke Island , but most historians think a resupply ship was delayed . By 1640 some growth took place with colonists migrating from Virginia , who moved into the area of Albemarle Sound . In 1663 the king granted a charter for a new colony named Carolina in honor of his father Charles I. He gave ownership to the Lords Proprietors . </P>
<P> Spanish attempts to settle the interior , with several forts built by the Jose Pardo expedition in the 1560s , ended when the Indians destroyed the forts and killed most of the garrisons . Nearly two decades later , English colonists began to settle the coastal areas , starting with a charter in 1584 . Sir Walter Raleigh ( namesake of the city of Raleigh ) began two small settlements in the late 1580s , but they failed . Some mystery remains as to what happened to the `` Lost Colony '' of Roanoke Island , but most historians think a resupply ship was delayed . By 1640 some growth took place with colonists migrating from Virginia , who moved into the area of Albemarle Sound . In 1663 the king granted a charter for a new colony named Carolina in honor of his father Charles I. He gave ownership to the Lords Proprietors . </P>
who founded the first colony in north carolina
who founded the first colony in north carolina
Lords Proprietors
Lords Proprietors