North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform. (Page 7.4)
Clingmans Dome, located on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, is the second-highest peak in the eastern United States, after Mount Mitchell.