About the
North Carolina
Lesson
Summary
A lesson on the state of North Carolina. The reading is accompanied by true/false questions.
Lesson Objectives
• To introduce students to salient features about the state of North Carolina and its history.
Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Lesson Excerpt
North Carolina is located on the central Atlantic Coast of the United States. North Carolina is surrounded by four other states: Virginia to the north; Tennessee to the west; and Georgia and South Carolina to the south. The Outer Banks islands are off the Atlantic Coast and are the first areas of North Carolina to be affected by hurricanes. Florida and Louisiana are the only states that experience more hurricanes than North Carolina.
Early History
Before the arrival of European explorers in the early 1500s CE, the coastal land of present-day North Carolina was occupied by six groups of Native Americans: Weapoemeoc, Chowan, Hatteras, Pamlico, Nottoway, and Woccon. At least six more groups inhabited central North Carolina, including the Tuscarora, while the Cherokee people lived in the Appalachian Mountains in the west.
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