The Scots-Irish
The first people to settlethe backcountry were the Scots-Irish. The people who went by the name were actually decendants of Scots who had been transplanted to northern Ireland during the 1600s. The Scots were Protestants and were sent as part of an English plan to conquer the Irish Catholics.
The Germans
Coming right on their heels were Germans from Pennsyvania. Since their language was called "Deutsh" in German, they came to be called "Dutch," even though few of them had ever been to Holland.
English Quakers
Mixed into the backcountry by the 1760s were people who were Engish in their background. Many were Quakers.
African Slaves
Quite few of the early Scots-Irish households brought along one or two slaves with them. Twins Pual and Saul, owned by Adam Sherrill, became the first backcountry settlers to cross the Catawba River in 1747.
The Moravians
The most usual group to come to the North Caroline backcoutry was the Moravians, a close-knit German-speaking community who first arrived in 1752. The group originally came from Moravia, an area that is today part the Czech Republic in Europe.
The first people to settlethe backcountry were the Scots-Irish. The people who went by the name were actually decendants of Scots who had been transplanted to northern Ireland during the 1600s. The Scots were Protestants and were sent as part of an English plan to conquer the Irish Catholics.
The Germans
Coming right on their heels were Germans from Pennsyvania. Since their language was called "Deutsh" in German, they came to be called "Dutch," even though few of them had ever been to Holland.
English Quakers
Mixed into the backcountry by the 1760s were people who were Engish in their background. Many were Quakers.
African Slaves
Quite few of the early Scots-Irish households brought along one or two slaves with them. Twins Pual and Saul, owned by Adam Sherrill, became the first backcountry settlers to cross the Catawba River in 1747.
The Moravians
The most usual group to come to the North Caroline backcoutry was the Moravians, a close-knit German-speaking community who first arrived in 1752. The group originally came from Moravia, an area that is today part the Czech Republic in Europe.