ABSTRACT
Eastern U.S. Capital: Raleigh. Major cities: Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh. North Carolina was one of the 13 colonies which adopted the U.S. Declaration of
Independence July 4, 1776. It became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution November 21, 1789. It seceded from the Union as a Confederate state May 20, 1861, and was readmitted July 4, 1868.
