North Carolina

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North Carolina

• By Ashlee and Abby

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State Flag
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Fast Facts

• Statehood November 21st 1789
• Capital Raleigh
• Population 8,049,313
• Fish cannel bass
• Bird Cardinal
• Nick Name Tar heel
• Flower Dogwood

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State Flower
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Economy

• Agriculture Is poultry , eggs , tobacco, hogs ,
  milk, nursery stock, cattle , and soybeans
• Industry is - tobacco products , textile goods ,
  chemical products , electric equipment ,
  machinery , tourism

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Famous People

• Andrew Jackson 7th president
• James K. Polk 11th president
• Andrew Johnson 17th President
• Thomas Wolfe Author

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Tourist Attraction

• Smokey Mountains
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• National Park way
• Cape Lookout National Seashore

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Geography

• Mount. Michael 6,684 feet
• Lowest Point Atlantic Coast sea level 3rd
• Area 53,821 miles
• 12th state
• Bordering States Georgia , South Carolina ,
  Tennessee , Virginia

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History
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Who Came ?

• Founded 1653 by Virginia Colonies
• 1600s more Virginia colonists
• 1580s two colonies
• 1775 first colony to declare independence

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Why They Came

• Late 1600s England France and Spain claimed all
  lands south of Virginia
• Wanted to keep out France and Spain
• Wanted to help England

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Were Did They Settle ?

• Colonists first settled in the southern part of
  North Carolina

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What Did They do After Arrival

• Chose to use Africans to work on plantations
• Colonists grew tobacco

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Conclusion

• As you can see, North Carolina is a great place
  for a vacation. You will have many hours of
  relaxation and stress-free fun. You, you could go
  and have many hours of fun and bonding time with
  your family.

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Sources
http//www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ga1.html
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
http//www.50states.com/    one history
link http//www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/md1
.html http//www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
   famous people past/present   Colonial
History http//www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphi
cs/13mapnew.htm    map, links to
history http//www.theus50.com/   map, links to
history http//www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html 
  links to state history http//en.wikipedia.org/w
iki/Thirteen_colonies   past and present