North Carolina
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Welcome to North Carolina!
North Carolina is beautiful place where we grow rice, indigo, and tobacco. We became a state on November 21, 1789. It was when King Charles the second created a charter. It was named after from Carolus, the Latin word for Charles. He founded it to make money and power. It is full of mountains.
Government
North Carolina is under royal rule. The Assembly has a great deal of power at the expense of the weak governors.There are five royal governors. They are appointed by the kings officials. (On the right is a picture of Arthur Dobbs, one of the kings officials.)
Religion
The Southern colonists had a mix of religions including Baptists and Anglicans. Most of the churches were familiar looking. Also people think church is an all day thing spending most of their time there. They believe that it is very important to go the church.
Education
Kids old enough to go to school for the most are taught at home, or by private tutors. As soon as they become teenagers they go off the college. Kids learned to read from books called horn books.
Our crops
Tobacco
Slaves are used to make this crop. Tobacco is a preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking and chewing.
Rice
Slaves are used to make this crop. Rice is a swamp grass that is widely cultivated as a source of food.
Indigo
Slaves are used to make this crop. Indigo is a tropical plant of the pea family, which was formerly widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye.
Resources
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm?scrlybrkr=daa8f653
http://mpoverello.com/2012/08/20/tobacco-wars-heating-up/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_rice?scrlybrkr=f6916781
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonieschurch.htm?scrlybrkr=daa8f653
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesschool.htm?scrlybrkr=daa8f653