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The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina

The location of the State of North Carolina in the United States of America

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North Carolina – U.S. state on the Eastern Seaboard, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean in the Southeastern United States. North Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and signed the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. North Carolina was the 12th of the original 13 states to approve the Constitution of the United States of America on January 2, 1788. North Carolina joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, and following the war was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

Geography of North Carolina
History of North Carolina
Culture of North Carolina
- The Arts in North Carolina
- Sports in North Carolina
Economy and infrastructure of North Carolina
Education in North Carolina
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Geography of North Carolina

Main page: Geography of North Carolina

North Carolina is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        
        United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        
        Eastern United States
        
        East Coast of the United States
        
        Southern United States
        
        Southeastern United States
        
        South Atlantic States
Population of North Carolina: 9,535,483 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of North Carolina:
Atlas of North Carolina

Places in North Carolina

History of North Carolina

History of North Carolina, by period

Indigenous peoples
- Mississippian culture
  - Joara
Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- Fort San Juan at Joara, 1567–1568
English Colony of Roanoke, 1585–1587
English Province of Carolina, 1663–1707
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
British Province of Carolina, 1707–1712
British Province of North Carolina, 1712–1776
French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
State of North Carolina since 1776
- Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
  - Tenth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 21, 1778
- Western territorial claims ceded 1784
- Twelfth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on November 21, 1789
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
- James K. Polk becomes 11th President of the United States on March 4, 1845
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - North Carolina in the American Civil War
    - - Tenth state to declare secession from the United States on May 20, 1861
      - Tenth state admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 21, 1861
    - Carolinas Campaign, January 5 – April 26, 1865
- Andrew Johnson becomes 17th President of the United States on April 15, 1865
- North Carolina in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
  - - Fourth former Confederate state readmitted to the United States on July 4, 1868
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park established on June 15, 1934

History of North Carolina, by region

By city

By county

- History of Alamance County

- History of Pender County

History of North Carolina, by subject

Effects of Hurricane Charley in North Carolina
History of North Carolina State University

Culture of North Carolina

Main page: Culture of North Carolina

Museums in North Carolina
Religion in North Carolina
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Carolina
- Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
Scouting in North Carolina
State symbols of North Carolina
- Flag of the State of North Carolina
- Great Seal of the State of North Carolina

The Arts in North Carolina

Music of North Carolina
Theater in North Carolina

Sports in North Carolina

Main page: Sports in North Carolina

Professional sports teams in North Carolina

Economy and infrastructure of North Carolina

Economy of North Carolina

Communications in North Carolina
- Newspapers in North Carolina
- Radio stations in North Carolina
- Television stations in North Carolina
Energy in North Carolina
- Power stations in North Carolina
- Solar power in North Carolina
- Wind power in North Carolina
Health care in North Carolina
- Hospitals in North Carolina
Transportation in North Carolina
- Airports in North Carolina
- Railroads in North Carolina
- Highways in North Carolina

Education in North Carolina

List of school districts in North Carolina
- List of high schools in North Carolina
List of colleges and universities in North Carolina
- University of North Carolina system
- North Carolina Community College System

Images for kids

Maj Gen Robert Howe, North Carolina Line

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