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
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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”