North+Carolina

North Carolina

Senators: CGRAHAM F7, (D), HBAYMILLER D3 (D)

Representatives: MVANZO F4 (R), EBLUSO F6 (R), TAMEY F6 (D), LHURLEY D7 (I)

North Carolina’s Nickname is Tar Heel State. That supposedly came from the days when North Carolina produced a lot of tar, too much. (CGraham)
===North Carolina is the nation's largest furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile producer. North Carolina is also the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the official state vegetable. (CGraham)===



This is the North Carolina state quarter. It shows the wright brothers' successfull powered flight. The flight took place in Kittyhawk NC, they chose this place because it had high winds and soft sand. Because of this flight, North Carolina is known as the birthplace of aviation. North Carolina was one of the thirteen colonies and first became a state in 1789.(MVANZO)

North Carolina has 13 representatives in house.(EBLUSO) Capital of North Carolina is Raleigh.(EBLUSO) The largest city in North Carolina is Charolette.(EBLUSO) Population: 9,222,414 people (EBLUSO) People believe that North Carolina was the first to declare freedom from England in 1775 using the Mecklanburg Declaration.(EBLUSO)

The area of North Carolina is 53,821 square miles and is the 28th biggest state in the United States.(LHURLEY) The State song of North Carolina is "The Old North State".(LHURLEY) There has been dinosaur fossils found in North Carolina such as Hypsibema, Lophorhothon, & Zatomus.(LHURLEY) The state animals of North Carolina are Grey Squirrels, Cardinals, Plott Hounds, Scotch Hounds, Eastern Box Turtle, and Channel Bass.(LHURLEY) The origin of the name of North Carolina is in honor of Charles the first of England.(LHURLEY)

North Carolina has 100 counties. (HBAYMILLER) North Carolina was one of the 13 original colonies. (HBAYMILLER) North Carolina was one of the last states to secede from the Union during the Civil War era. (HBAYMILLER) Most of North Carolina is a humid, subtropical zone. (HBAYMILLER) In 1860, about one third of North Carolina's population were African-American slaves. (HBAYMILLER)

The state of North Carolina Has a population that is ranked 10th in U.S With 9,222,414 people. (TAMEY) The states current governor is now Democrat Bev Perdue. She is actually the first female governor for this state. (TAMEY) As for the political views of North carolina, it is currently dominated by the democratic and republican parties. (TAMEY) For North Carolina, In the 2008 election, Barack Obama barely Defeated competing opponent John McCain. Barack Obama was the first Democratic president to have won over the state of North Carolina in 32 years. (TAMEY) The state seal of North Carolina, over the years, has received many changes. The state seal originated in 1663. The most updated version of the seal was changed on the 16th of October, 2007. On the upper part of the seal there is the date: MAY 20, 1775. This represents the much questioned "Mecklenburg Declaration Of Independence." (TAMEY)

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