1. Alex Fitzgerald 3/19/2012 Period 1 Computer 17 50 States, North Carolina State Song, 4/10/12, www.50states.com www.50states.com

2. Capital: Raleigh Population: 8,049,313 Entered the Union: November 21, 1789 (12 th ) Motto: Esse Quam Verdi-To Be Rather than To Seem Nickname: Tar Heel State, Old North State Flower: American Dogwood Bird: Cardinal Song: The Old North State Meaning Behind Name: Named after Charles IX. Female name for Charles is Carolina Interesting Facts: Home to Major Colleges such as Duke, University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State. State Gem is the Emerald. The 17 th President Andrew Johnson is from North Carolina.

3. Law.ou, Us State Flags, 3/21/2012, http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/stflagmtwy.shtml http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/stflagmtwy.shtml This is the state flag of North Carolina. The colors are red, white and blue.

4. Enchanted Learning, North Carolina, 3/21/2012, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/ This is a state flag of North Carolina. North Carolina neighbors Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, a small part of Georgia, and the Atlantic Ocean.

5. PostcardsFrom, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kitty Hawk, NC, 3/22/2012, http://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/000310.htmlhttp://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/000310.html This is a postcard of the memorial for the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers were the first people to ever fly a plane.

6. 50states, Birds of America, The Cardinal, 3/22/12, http://www.50states.com/flower/no rthcarolina.htm http://www.50states.com/flower/no rthcarolina.htm 50states, North Carolina State Flower, 3/22/12, http://www.50states.com/flower/nor thcarolina.htm http://www.50states.com/flower/nor thcarolina.htm This is the state bird, The Cardinal This is the state flower, American Dogwood