WHAT NICKNAMES HAVE NORTH CAROLINA BEEN

GIVEN?

The Tar Heel StateThe Old North State

DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?

The Rip Van WinkleState

Who is Rip Van Winkle?

Author – Washington Irving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g13M1hNmbY

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Rip Van Winkle Video

You will determine why North Carolina was called the “Rip Van

Winkle State” in the early 1800’s and create a

political cartoon that will influence NC citizens to

take action.

OBJECTIVE

Areas in which NC needed

improvementInternal

improvementsAgricultureManufacturing/

industryEducationGovernment

Rural ConservativePoor

CausesNC was:

Effects• NC was nicknamed the

Rip Van Winkle State• Many NC citizens

emigrated

I. Internal Improvements

A. improve roads and build railroads

and canals B. clear and deepen shallow

rivers to make them navigable C. needed to connect markets,

state, and east/west

The Rip Van Winkle StateNorth Carolina: 1800-1840

II. Agriculture A. western farmers were landlocked B. unnavigable rivers C. swampy land in the east D. mostly small farms E. fewer slaves than most southern

states

III. Manufacturing – Industry A. money needed to build factories B. difficult to transport goods to

market

The Rip Van Winkle StateNorth Carolina: 1800-1840

IV. Education A. one-third of all white adults were illiterate B. few schools, teachers, and books C. attendance was not mandatory

V. Government A. state legislature had one representative per

county B. most counties were in the east = wealthy

eastern planters in control 1. easterners had more developed markets

and transportation 2. easterners were unwilling to pay taxes

and make reforms

The Rip Van Winkle StateNorth Carolina: 1800-1840

VI.Emigration – many North Carolinians left the

stateA. not a lot of economic opportunityB. not as democratic as other state

governmentsC. rural, conservative, and poorD. isolated due to an underdeveloped transportation system

The Rip Van Winkle StateNorth Carolina: 1800-1840

VII. Archibald DeBow Murphey A. teacher, lawyer, judge, Senator B. created a plan to improve North

Carolina 1. internal improvements – construct

harbors, canals, and turnpikes

2. agriculture – drain swampland in the east

3. education – established public schools in

the west and created a literary fund 4. government – called for

constitutional reforms to create a more democratic

government C. his plan was rejected due to a

conservative legislature, but his ideas would later

influence political changes

What IB Learner Profiles does he relate to?

Explain how he relates.

Archibald DeBow Murphey

Why might North Carolina be called the Rip Van Winkle

State today?

A POLITICAL CARTOON is an illustration that uses symbols to address an issue and influence people’s opinion. (You should not have to provide an explanation of your visual; it should speak for itself.)

Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”

Using the concept of the story of Rip Van Winkle, your notes and pages 282-292 in your North Carolina text, draw a political

cartoon that may have been published in a NC journal in the early 1800’s that

represents why North Carolina was called the Rip Van Winkle State. Remember,

North Carolina was “behind the times”, “not progressing like the rest of the nation”,

“dormant”, “rural, conservative, and poor”, “unwilling to make changes”, . . .

Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”

DESIGN SPECIFICATIONSClearly demonstrates one of the problems that caused NC to be called the Rip Van Winkle state.Everything in the illustration is representative of the time period (early 1800’s).Causes citizens of NC to be ashamed and want to take action.

Rip Van Winkle State “Political Cartoon”