When did north and south carolina split?

1712/May - The Carolina colony is officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina. The North Carolina Manual of 1945 asserts that the colony was divided on December 7, 1710, and Edward Hyde became the first governor of North Carolina on May 12, 1712. read more

The Carolinas are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina, considered collectively. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia to the southwest. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east. read more

The colony split into North and South for various reasons, including differing methods of settlement - South Carolina was more densely populated, and settlers had a much easier time colonizing South Carolinian inlands thanks to flat land and traversable rivers, while North Carolinian settlers faced difficulties almost immediately in colonizing the hilly, wild, heavily forested, and generally less hospitable Piedmont region. read more