North Carolina

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North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Progress since 1900
• Reconstruction and Agrarian Revolt
• Secession and Civil War
• Westward Expansion and Civic Improvements
• Resistance and Revolution
• Exploration and Colonization
• Government and Higher Education
• Economy
• Geography
• Facts and Figures
• Bibliography

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