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North North CarolinaCarolina• Virginia Virginia colonistscolonists..

• Founded 1607 by John Smith and Founded 1607 by John Smith and others at Jamestown.others at Jamestown.

Major townMajor town1.Raleigh and Charlotte1.Raleigh and Charlotte

Geography/climateGeography/climate

• The The Geography of North CarolinaGeography of North Carolina falls naturally into falls naturally into three divisions or sections—the three divisions or sections—the Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains formed mostly by the formed mostly by the Blue RidgeBlue Ridge and and Great Smoky MountainsGreat Smoky Mountains, the Middle or , the Middle or PiedmontPiedmont Plateau, and the Eastern or Tidewater section, also Plateau, and the Eastern or Tidewater section, also known as the known as the Coastal PlainCoastal Plain. North Carolina covers . North Carolina covers 53,821 square miles (139,396 km2) and is 560 miles 53,821 square miles (139,396 km2) and is 560 miles (900 km) long by 150 miles (240 km) wide. The physical (900 km) long by 150 miles (240 km) wide. The physical characteristics of the state can be pictured as a surface characteristics of the state can be pictured as a surface spread out upon a vast spread out upon a vast declivitydeclivity, sloping down from the , sloping down from the summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near seven thousand feet, to the ocean level.seven thousand feet, to the ocean level.

• The The climateclimate of North Carolina is mild and equable of North Carolina is mild and equable

The agricultureThe agriculture

• sweetcornsweetcorn, , wheatwheat, , oatsoats, , barleybarley, , hayhay, , tobaccotobacco, , fruitsfruits and and vegetablesvegetables

economyeconomy

• Economy was base on slave trade.Economy was base on slave trade.

The clothing the The clothing the colonists worecolonists wore

resourceresource• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geograph

y_of_North_Carolina#Agriculturey_of_North_Carolina#Agriculture• http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/

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