North Carolina

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North Carolina

• Economy
• North Carolina is known for their tobacco.
  Forty percent of United States tobacco is grown
  in North Carolina. About half of the cigarettes
  that are made in the United States come from
  North Carolina. Six percent of North Carolinas
  work force is on farms. Corn, soybeans, tobacco
  and peanuts are the top crops. The natural
  resources from North Carolina come mostly from
  the forests. Actually, 60 of the natural
  resources in North Carolina come from forests.
  Thirty percent of the job force in North Carolina
  is in manufacturing.

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• Tourist Attractions
• North Carolina is famous for a few sports.
  Maybe there most famous sport is college
  basketball. The other sport they are famous for
  is golf. This year a college in North Carolina
  (Duke) is the best team in the NCAA. Last year
  Duke won the National Champion Chip. There a lot
  of great schools in North Carolina. There is
  Duke, The University of North Carolina in Chapel
  Hill, The University of North Carolina in
  Charlotte, and North Carolina State University.
  

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Virginia

• History
• Many important events in American history
  happened in Virginia, for example the first
  permanent English settlement was in Virginia. It
  was Jamestown. Also Lord Cornwallis surrendered
  at Yorktown, in 1781, giving America its
  independence. The Confederate Army surrendered
  at Appomattax Court House in 1865, which ended
  the Civil War. Eight presidents were born in
  Virginia. They were George Washington, Thomas
  Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William
  Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and
  Woodrow Wilson.
• Virginia is named after Queen Elizabeth the
  first. She was known as the Virgin Queen.

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• Economy
• Virginia has a very busy economy. There are
  agencies of the Federal Government in
  northeastern Virginia which lies next to
  Washington D.C. Offices include the pentagon and
  the Headquarters of the Intelligence Agency.
• Tobacco, Chicken and cattle are the leading
  products that come out of plantations and farms
  in Virginia. Throughout Virginias history they
  have been known for outstanding tobacco. Coal is
  the leading mineral product from Virginia.
• Tourist Attractions
• There are a lot of interesting attractions in
  Virginia. For example there are a lot of
  historic battle fields. Also Famous old
  churches. Virginia has the best gallery of old
  houses in the the United States of America. The
  houses include George Washingtons Mount Vernon,
  Thomas Jeffersons Monticello.

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Nevada

• Economy
• In the late 1860s the people in Nevada
  discovered gold. Ever since then, gold has been
  there most profitable mineral. Nevada relies
  mostly on gold for there mining. Nevada mines
  two thirds of Americas gold. There main crops
  are alfalfa seeds, hay and potatoes.
• Tourist Attractions
• There are a lot of interesting places to visit
  if you go to Nevada. Here are the popular
  attractions. Going to Las Vegas is always fun.

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• You can go to legal casinos and gamble. There
  is always plenty to do in Las Vegas. There are
  Ghost Towns that can spook anyone. There are
  also historic mining towns that used to be the
  hearts of the mining industry. You cant forget
  skiing. Nevada has great skiing that attracts
  many tourists.
• History
• On October 31 (Halloween), 1864 Nevada became a
  state. Nevadas knick name is the Silver State.
  Nevada got that because of all the silver that
  comes out of its mines.