North Carolina

The state of North Carolina was the twelfth state in the Union to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

General Information
Ratification/Admission Date: 21 November 1789

Population: 393,751 (1800)

Capital: Raleigh

Motto: Esse Quam Videri (To Be, Rather Than To Seem To Be)

Demonym: North Carolinian

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