1835+Constitution

__**Constitution of 1835**__ In 1835 voters went to the polls whether to hold a constitutional convention that would address the problems that were going on. The west had voted yes and the east had voted no but since the west had more people the constitution was passed.In 1835 the best leaders came to Raleigh to ammend the 1776 constitution. They met in Raleigh to make reprensentation fair across the state, and after a long debate the delgates compromised. This constitution allowed the governor to be elected directly unlike before. But some the constitution was not fair to like the native americans because they didn't get to vote, on the otherhand it did open up more to religious groups, and with this 1836 election the state was governed in a new way.

=__﻿Kit Carson__=

Kit Carson the famous explorer claimed to be a North Carolinian but tradition said he was born in Kentucky and raised in Missouri. The Carsons settled in the town of Harmony just after the War of Independence which is located in Iredell County. Kit was orphaned as a child and was put to work as a saddle maker. He ran away at the age of 15 and traveled the Santa Fe Trail, Kit became a famous hunter and trapper in the nation. Kit was married twice to Indian women and both died at a early age. During the Mexican War Kit helped lead americans into California, then he became a rancher and Indian agent in New Mexico territory. Kit got married a third time to a hispanice woman and they settled in the town of Taos. Carsons last action was when he drove the Navaho Indians onto a reserve and many suffered because of this,after the Civil War kit died himself.