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1835 Constitution

The states's voters went to voting booths to decide whether to hold a constitutional convention that would solve the problems. The east decided no and the west decided yes. The votes changed alot from one sid eo fthe fall line to the other side. The west had more people so the East was outvoted. The best leaders from the east and west came to Raleigh in 1835 to add to the 1776 constituton. Nathaniel Macon was there and was honered by becoming a chairman, The actual leaders were David Swain (from the west) and William Gaston (from the east). The delegates had a long argument and finally made a deal. The deal was that each county would still have at least one represenative in the house, but counties that had more people could send more representatives. The more people in a county, the more legislatures they had in Raleigh. The west was satisfied. The governor was elected when the new amendments allowed them to vote him directly. The legislature could not choose him. The governor had to serve a two-year term and could be reelected every six years. The constitution of 1776 did not state that free black men could vote, therefore causing rejection when one walked in. Sufferage wasw taken from Native Americans such as the Lumbee. The convention did open up political leaderships to more religious groups.

Kit Carson

North Carolina was the perfect place to start when exploring the West. Daniel Boone was a famous pioneer born in Pennslyvania but spent his teenage years in Davie County, NC. David Crockett celebrated fronteirsmen of the early 1800s, claimed to be born in NC. The Carsons were North Carolina native, as they claim. They settled near the town of Harmony in Iredell County just after the War for Independace. They moved to Kentucky after 1800, but came back to North Carolina to visit relatives. Christopher Carson was born in 1809 when the family came down to visit relatives for Christmas. Kit is the family nickname for Christopher. Chistopher was orphaned as a child and put ot work as a saddle maker. Kis soon became one of the greatest hunters and trappers of the nation. Kit was known to be fair and gentle. He was married twice, to two Indian women, but both died early in their marriges. Kit drove many Nacaho off their land and onto a reservation. This act was saddening to many people.