Province of North Carolina
| Province of North Carolina | |||||||||
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| Province of Great Britain | |||||||||
| 1712–1776 | |||||||||
Location of the Province of North Carolina in North America | |||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||
| "God Save the King" | |||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 35°45′N 83°00′W / 35.75°N 83.00°W | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Proprietary colony (1712–1729) Crown colony (1729–1776) | ||||||||
| • Motto | Quae Sera Tamen Respexit (Latin) "Which, though late, looked upon me" | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1712–1714 | Anne | ||||||||
• 1714–1727 | George I | ||||||||
• 1727–1760 | George II | ||||||||
• 1760–1776 | George III | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1712 | Edward Hyde (first) | ||||||||
• 1771–1776 | Josiah Martin (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||||||
• Upper house | Council | ||||||||
• Lower house | House of Burgesses | ||||||||
| Historical era | Georgian era | ||||||||
• Partition of Carolina | 24 January 1712 | ||||||||
| 4 July 1776 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | United States | ||||||||
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| History of North Carolina |
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The Province of North Carolina, originally known as the Albemarle Settlements, was a proprietary colony and later royal colony of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776.(p. 80) It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of North Carolina, until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.