North+Carolina


 * Welcome To North Carolina**

North Carolina's nickname is **The Tar Heel State.**

Crops-
 * tabacco
 * cotton

History-
 * explorer-Giovanni da Verrazzano -1524
 * the infamous Blackbeard was captured and killed in 1718
 * became a state in 1789
 * North Carolina is the biggest tabacco state and is now banned from resturants and bars-2009
 * the Lost Colony of Roanoke-1587
 * Native american tribes-Cherokee,Hatteras,and Tuscarora-AD's 1500s
 * Civil War

Native Americans
 * The Hatteras,Cherokee,and the Tuscorara are the largests tribes who live in North Carolina
 * when Europeans came the faught the natives for land
 * there was a disease that killed over half of the population
 * 1 thousand of the cherokee went and hid in North Carolina and didn't go on the trail of tears and still today attend to live in North Carolina
 * the cherokee are not federally recognized yet

Symbols-
 * Cardinal-state bird
 * Pine tree-state tree
 * Dogwood flower-state flower
 * Gray Squirrel-state animal
 * The Tar Heel State-nickname

Culture-
 * sports-hockey and basketball
 * bread-hushpuppies
 * coleslaw-state recipe

Fun Facts-
 * famous people-Jesse Jackson and Michael Jordan
 * basketball team-Charlotte Bobcats
 * hockey-Carolina Hurricanes and Panthers

Goverment-

The state governor is Beverly Perdue.The capital is Raleigh.The U.S senators are Richard Burr and Kay Hagan.There are 13 U.S representatives,7 democrats,and 6 republicans.There are 50 state senators and 120 state representatives.100 ounties in state.

Geography-
 * 28 largest state
 * types of land-Plateau,Coastal Plain,Swamp,and Sandy beaches

Climate and Region-
 * spring-70/51°
 * summer-86/67°
 * winter-53/34°
 * fall-72/52°
 * Southeast Region

Natural Resources-
 * forests
 * the beauty of North Carolina

Industries-
 * argriulture

State Facts-
 * 52.821 miles
 * 40% of the population lives in rural area
 * 10 most populated state
 * types of areas-rural and suburban

Other Intresting Facts-
 * 1903-The Wright brothers fly an airplane for the first time at Kitty Hawk
 * 2005-North Carolina Education lottery is created
 * most of the jobs are sales,insurance,and real estate
 * about 7% out 100 are Hispanics or Native American
 * the cherokee are the biggest Native American group that lives in North Carolina
 * More than 8 million people visit Smoky Mountain National Park every year