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Why is North Carolina called the “Rip Van Winkle" State in the early 1800s? Explain 5 reasons
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Why is North Carolina called the “Rip Van Winkle" State in the early 1800s? Explain 5
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Because the state was deemed to be so undeveloped, backwards, and indifferent to its condition that it appeared to be as comatose as Rip Van Winkle.
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