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During Reconstruction, a mixed-race man in this state led bands of men to steal from rich ex-Confederates in the Lowry War. Retaliation against Native Americans in this present-day state was called for by Baron Christoph von Graffenfried following raids on his colony of New Bern. This (15[1])state’s Fort Neoheroka saw the defeat of a tribe whose name translates as “hemp-gatherers.” This state is home to possibly the second-largest Native American tribe after the Navajo, the (*) Lumbee, who fought the Battle of Hayes Pond against the KKK. Chief Hancock and Chief Tom Blount led a tribe in this state that relocated by joining the Five Nations in 1722. This state’s governor Edward Hyde launched a war against its Tuscarora people. An enigmatic message carved on a tree led to the belief colonists in this state joined the Croatan tribe. For 10 points, name this state where Roanoke was founded. ■END■

ANSWER: North Carolina [or NC]
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