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North Carolina. Facts. During the Revolutionary War Red Coats Army leader or head solider British General Cornwallis marched through north Carolina the colony wanted to stop them so they put tar in the river the British were going to cross that’s why north Carolina is called the tar heel state.
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Facts • During the Revolutionary War Red Coats Army leader or head solider British General Cornwallis marched through north Carolina the colony wanted to stop them so they put tar in the river the British were going to cross that’s why north Carolina is called the tar heel state. • The state without a birthday • 2,000 years ago north Carolina was almost all native Americans
Natural resources Soy beans Cotton balls Tobacco
State items North Carolina’s state flower is the flowering dogwood North Carolina’s state mammal is the squirrel North Carolina’s state shell is the Bonnet Scotch shell North Carolina’s state reptile is a turtle North Carolina’s state insect is the honey bee
Attractions Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wright Brother Memorial Biltmore estate
Brief geography • Piedmonts • Mountains • plains • Rivers • hilly
Governor Pat Mcory
Slide of fame Michael Jordan He is a basketball player for the Chicago bulls Elizabeth dole was the first woman to join the army Dolly Madison the wife of our former James Madison
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