| A | B |
|---|
| Native Americans | Cherokees, Catawbas, Chowanocs, Hatteras, Tuscaroras |
| English from Virginia | Former indentured servants starting a new life |
| Germans | Protestants escaping religious persecution (Lutherans, Palatines) |
| Highland Scots | Rebellious clan members from Scotland's Mountainous areas who were given pardon in exchange for pledging oath to King |
| Africans | Forced into slavery for economic purposes |
| Scotch Irish | Descendants of Lowland Scots who moved to Ireland; came to NC because of economic hard times and religious discrimination |
| French Huguenots | Protestant disciples of John Calvin; driven out of France during Wars of Religion in late 1600's |
| English from Pennsylvania | Quakers wanting religious freedom |
