ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TO 
and capture the helpless merchant ships that passed by. The 
leader of the pirates was Edward Teach, generally known as 
“Blackbeard.” Teach and his gang kept the whole coast of 
Carolina in a state of terror for many years. Finally, in 1718, 
Governor Johnson of South Carolina gave battle to the pirates, 
and the war upon them did not cease until Blackbeard and his 
followers were shot or hanged. After this there was no more 
Diracy along the American coast. 
The rule of the proprietors was 
never satisfactory to the people of 
the Carolinas. There was always 
discontent and quarreling, and once 
the regular government was over- 
thrown by rebels. Nor did the pro- 
Prietors reap much gain from their 
vast Carolina possessions. In spite 
of all their efforts they could wring 
very little money from the trouble- 
Some colonists. So in 1729, when 
they had a chance to do so, the pro- 
Drietors gladly sold the Carolinas to 
the King of England, each proprietor 
Teceiving the sum of £5000 for his 
Share, The Carolinas now passed 
Under the control of the king and were governed as separate 
Colonies until the Revolution. 
QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT 
1. Give an account of the early settlement of the Carolina coast. To 
“hom was the coast granted? 
2. Where and when were the foundations of North Carolina laid? 
What was the Grand Model? 
3. Give an account of the early history of South Carolina and of its 
SOvernment. Who were the Huguenots? Contrast life in North Caro- 
na with life in South Carolina. Give an account of piracy along the 
Carolina coast, Why did the proprietors give up their claim to the 
Carolinas?