British Carolina

British Carolina refers to a group of four British Colonies on the southeastern side of North America. The colonies were ceded to Britain in the 1763 Treaty of Paris by Arriola. Before the treaty, the colonies were a Huguenot colony, where French and Aranese Huguenots immigrated to, often forcefully. During the Seven Years War, the Aranese sided with France against Great Britain. Arriola was able to negotiate a deal to cede New Arriola in exchange for keeping San Martin.

The Colonies of Carolina Del Nord, Carolina del Sud, Est Florida, and Ouest Florida, became the British provinces of North Carolina, South Carolina, East Florida, and West Florida. In 1766, land belonging to South Carolina between the Savannah and East Florida became the Province of Georgia. In 1767, the British created the Province of the Cherokee, who's western borders ran along the Tanasqui River, however its eastern border was largely undefined. In 1771, the eastern border of the province was defined as an extension of the Proclamation line along the Appalachian Mountains. This cut North Carolina and Georgia from its westward claims, and angered many residents there. Savannah became a hotspot for colonial resistance, as many residents were infuriated by Georgia's major loss of land in the west. Savannah eventually was known as New Boston. Even following the creation of the Province of West Carolina, resistance continued as many objected to the pure nature of the Cherokee province. Scholars believe that the creation of the Province of the Cherokee was a major factor for the Carolinian colonies desiring independence.

Five colonies attended the First Continental Congress in 1774, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, West Florida, and East Florida. In an attempt to keep the Carolinian colonies pacified, the British passed the Carolina Act of 1774, which gave Georgia land to the southwest, and opened up settling in the southern portion of Cherokee, south of the Chattahoochee River. However, this did not prevent further civil resistance, and even West Carolina attend the Second Continental Congress, feeling the turning tide in North America. In 1776, the Carolinian colonies all signed the Declaration of Independence, except for Cherokee. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the United States and ceded all land east of the Mississippi River, including Cherokee. Cherokee was nominally dissolved as North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia all adjusted their western borders. West Carolina was eventually divided into three new territories, as it was too sparsely populated to effectively become a state.