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N Cpedia: State Government: Judicial Branch
Explains how the Judicial Branch of North Carolina's state government is organized.
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N Cpedia: Dr. Wolfram & Dr. Reaser: Language Tells North Carolina History
Take a look at language and dialect throughout North Carolina. What influences the various dialects in the state? The cultural developments in different corners of the state explain quite a bit and are identified.
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N Cpedia: Dennis W. Cross: Basket Making
Included within the state's rich history is tradition. One tradition, identified and shared, is basket-making. The Southern Appalachian Indians were recognized for this craft and it continued and spread throughout North Carolina. The...
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N Cpedia: Fish Stews
Learn why fish stews are more than eastern North Carolina folk meals; they are highly ritualized and symbolic social events representing a celebration of the cornucopia of a region.
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N Cpedia: David B. Quinn: Biography: John White
Notable North Carolinian artist and colonist who lived from 1577-1593 is the subject in this biography.
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N Cpedia: Amy Rudersdorf: Sir Walter Raleigh: An English Renaissance Man
Sir Walter Raleigh (Ralegh) is featured in this biography. Raleigh, born in the South of England in 1552, worked ceaselessly for the Queen launching expeditions to the New World in an effort to expand England's territory.
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N Cpedia: Fur and Skin Trade
The fur and skin trade was a significant industry from the earliest permanent settlement of the region that became North Carolina. Pelts shipped to Europe included beaver, bear, deer, raccoon, mink, muskrat, opossum, wolf, and fox. Many...
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N Cpedia: North Carolina Cotton
A brief explanation of North Carolina's manufacturing of cotton.
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N Cpedia: American Indian Food
Reprinted with permission from Tar Heel Junior Historian, spring 2007, this article provides an in-depth review of the food eaten by North Carolina natives thousands of years ago.
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N Cpedia: David A. Norris: General Assembly
The history of the North Carolina General Assembly, from the initiation of the legislature in the North Carolina Constitution of 1776, the ways the assembly town hopped for their meetings, troubles with underrepresentation of rural...
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N Cpedia: Constitution, State
North Carolinians have lived under three state constitutions - the Constitution of 1776, the Constitution of 1868, and the Constitution of 1971. In general, each constitution expanded the rights and privileges of the citizenry as well as...
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N Cpedia: Barbecue
Read about one of North Carolina's most popular foods as well as a beloved cultural icon.
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N Cpedia: Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony: Fact and Legend
Summarizes the history of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island and the legend of Virginia Dare that emerged later. She was the first English child born in the New World.
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N Cpedia: Hiram Rhoades Revels
Biography of Hiram Rhoades Revels, who is best remembered as not only the first African American to hold a seat in the U.S. Senate, but also for his dedication to improving the spiritual and educational needs of the African American...
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N Cpedia: Andrew Johnson
This site contains a biography of Andrew Johnson's life, as well as facts about his presidency. Short video included.
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N Cpedia: People
This website is broken down into six subheadings for six groups of people who have made a difference in some way in the state of North Carolina. Click on the subheadings to learn more about these people.
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N Cpedia: Edward R. Murrow
Biography of journalist Edward R. Murrow. Extensive look at his life, focusing specifically on his career.
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N Cpedia: James K. Polk
A summary of James Polk's life including comparisons and contrasts with Andrew Jackson.
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N Cpedia: Our State Geography in a Snap: Three Regions Overview
Reprinted with permission from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, this resource provides maps of North Carolina regions by county.
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N Cpedia: Convention of 1868
Read about the Convention of 1868, which was a direct result of the Radical Congressional Reconstruction Acts passed in 1867, overturning post-Civil War Presidential Reconstruction.
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N Cpedia: Convention of 1835
The constitutional convention of 1835 was convened to modify the North Carolina Constitution of 1776. Some provisions of the 1776 document were rooted in the colonial experience, and a growing segment of the population came to consider...
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N Cpedia: Declaration of Rights
The first North Carolina Declaration of Rights, modeled in part on comparable declarations in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, was adopted on behalf of the state by the Fifth Provincial Congress on 17 Dec. 1776.
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N Cpedia: Convention of 1875
The Convention of 1875 resulted from legislation passed on 19 Mar. 1875 providing for the election of convention delegates in August. Since the adoption of the Constitution of 1868, the North Carolina Democratic Party had wanted to...
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N Cpedia: Conservation Movement
The 1960s marked the beginning of a new focus on the environment in North Carolina and throughout the United States. Residents of the state became more concerned with preserving land for ethical reasons and for the sheer aesthetics of...