A brief summary (At least 10 sentences) of North Carolina's history

One of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina was the first state to instruct its delegates to vote for independence from the British crown during the Continental Congress. Following the Revolutionary War, North Carolina developed an extensive slave plantation system and became a major exporter of cotton and tobacco, although the slave population remained relatively small compared to that of other southern states. In 1861, North Carolina became one of 11 states to secede from the United States, beginning the American Civil War. Despite no major battles being fought in the state, North Carolina sent more recruits to fight for the Confederacy than any other rebel state. In 1903, the state became the site of the first manned self-propelled airplane flight when the Wright brothers took off from a cliff near Kitty Hawk.

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Shops, saloons, brothels and other businesses set up in these towns to serve the '49ers and make money of their own. San Francisco became the center of the booming new economy. People also became wealthy by providing the miners with over-priced food, supplies and services. They also sold expensive, durable shovels.

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