NC History Flashcards
When did NC join the union?
November 21, 1789; 12th State to join the union
Capital of NC?
Raleigh
Population?
Over 10 million
Nicknames?
“The Tarheel State” and “The Old North State”
When was the Carolina colony divided into two states?
1710
State motto?
“Esse quam videri” - To be, rather than to seem.
Modern-day agricultural products?
Tobacco, sweet potatoes, poultry, eggs, pork, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, hogs, pigs, nursery products.
Modern-day mining?
Granite, traprock, limestone
When was the NC original state flag created?
1861
What are the two dates on the NC flag?
May 20th, 1775 & April 12th, 1776
What’s the importance of “April 12th, 1776” on the NC flag?
This date commemorates the Halifax Resolves. This document means that NC was in the front ranks of those who declared independence from any foreign power. NC was the first State to vote in favor of independence.
NC State Tree?
Pine tree, no specific type. Along with the production of tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine in colonial days, the pine tree continues to be a vital part of North Carolina’s industry and economy.
First English colony in NC? And who founded it?
1584; Sir Walter Raleigh; only lasted a year and a half before the inhabitants moved back to England.
What is The Lost Colony?
A settlement established in 1587, but gone within three years. What happened to the inhabitants of this colony still remains a mystery.
First permanent settlement in NC?
1652
First Revolutionary War battle to be fought on NC soil?
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.
When did NC secede from the Union?
May 20th, 1861
First public school in the US? What year was it established?
University of North Carolina - now Chapel Hill; 1789
