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1202. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Mecklenburg County
1203. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Newbern Town
1204. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Northampton County
1205. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Person County
1206. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Randolph County
1207. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Rowan County
1208. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Rutherford County
1209. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Salisbury Borough
1210. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Stokes County
1211. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Surry County
1212. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Wake County
1213. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Warren County
1214. North Carolina 1823 House of Commons, Wilkes County
1215. North Carolina 1823 Public Printer
1216. North Carolina 1823 Speaker of the House
1217. North Carolina 1823 Speaker of the Senate
1218. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Bertie County
1219. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Buncombe County
1220. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Burke County
1221. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Cabarrus County
1222. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Carteret County
1223. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Caswell County
1224. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Chatham County
1225. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Craven County
1226. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Cumberland County
1227. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Currituck County
1228. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Davidson County
1229. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Franklin County
1230. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Granville County
1231. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Guilford County
1232. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Halifax County
1233. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Hertford County
1234. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Iredell County
1235. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Lenoir County
1236. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Lincoln County
1237. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Mecklenburg County
1238. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Northampton County
1239. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Orange County
1240. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Person County
1241. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Randolph County
1242. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Rowan County
1243. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Rutherford County
1244. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Stokes County
1245. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Surry County
1246. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Warren County
1247. North Carolina 1823 State Senate, Wilkes County
1248. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
1249. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10
1250. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11
1251. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
1252. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 13
1253. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
1254. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
1255. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
1256. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5
1257. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
1258. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7
1259. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8
1260. North Carolina 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9
1261. North Carolina 1824 Electoral College
1262. North Carolina 1824 Governor
1263. North Carolina 1824 Governor, Ballot 2
1264. North Carolina 1824 Governor, Ballot 3
1265. North Carolina 1824 Governor, Ballot 4
1266. North Carolina 1824 Governor, Ballot 5
1267. North Carolina 1824 Governor, Ballot 6
1268. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Beaufort County
1269. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Bertie County
1270. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Buncombe County
1271. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Burke County
1272. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Cabarrus County
1273. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Chatham County
1274. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Chowan County
1275. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Craven County
1276. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Davidson County
1277. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Duplin County
1278. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Gates County
1279. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Granville County
1280. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Greene County
1281. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Guilford County
1282. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Halifax County
1283. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Halifax Town
1284. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Haywood County
1285. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Hertford County
1286. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Iredell County
1287. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Johnston County
1288. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Lenoir County
1289. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Lincoln County
1290. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Martin County
1291. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Mecklenburg County
1292. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Montgomery County
1293. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Moore County
1294. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Nash County
1295. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, New Hanover County
1296. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Newbern Town
1297. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Northampton County
1298. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Orange County
1299. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Pasquotank County
1300. North Carolina 1824 House of Commons, Person County
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Established in 1663, the proprietary colony of Carolina became the state of North Carolina during the American Revolution. In December of 1776, the North Carolina Provincial Congress ratified the state's first constitution, which established three branches of government: a bicameral General Assembly comprising a Senate and a House of Commons; a judiciary; and a weak executive. Representatives to the legislature were chosen by ballot annually, with each county electing one senator and two members to the House of Commons. Landholding, age, and residency restrictions limited the size of the electorate. The legislature appointed supreme court judges and annually elected the governor and representatives to the United States Congress.
Following the Revolution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists fought for control over the state government. This "critical period" laid the foundation for the clash over ratification of the United States Constitution. North Carolina's delegation to the 1787 Constitutional Convention favored strengthening the central government, but not at the expense of individual liberties or their state's sovereignty. Anti-Federalist representatives to the state's 1788 constitutional convention blocked ratification of the Constitution, but Federalists eventually forced the convening of a second convention. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution. Anti-Federalists chipped away at Federalist dominance during the next decade and, by 1792, secured a majority in the legislature. The efforts of Federalists such as James Iredell and influential easterners allowed the party to continue to elect candidates to the United States Congress and the governorship, but by 1799, distrust of the central government and growing resentment over the Federalist Party's alliance with the state's eastern elite led to the party's demise.
Swept into power by their platform of state hegemony, strict constitutional construction, tax restraint, and the promotion of smallholder interests, Republicans controlled the state's political future. Republicans confronted a series of problems that included currency inflation, unstable banking, Amerindian resistance to western expansion, inadequate internal improvements, educational deficiencies, economic stagnation, and an undemocratic political system. Despite the progressive efforts of Orange County’s Senator Archibald Murphey, resistance from the state's conservatives and easterners derailed proposed reforms. Despite state Republican support for Jefferson's acquisition of Louisiana Territory and for "Mr. Madison's War," North Carolina increasingly found itself isolated from the rest of the nation, earning the moniker the "Rip Van Winkle State."
The 1820s proved to be a transformative period as divisions emerged within the Republican ranks and a wave of democratization swept the state in the wake of Andrew Jackson's rise to prominence. The Missouri Compromise further fractured the Republican Party, and the 1824 presidential election cemented the state's political realignment. Republican leaders nominated William H. Crawford, alienating many Republicans. That decision led to the formation of a splinter party whose "People's Ticket" nominated Jackson for president and John C. Calhoun for vice president. Jackson won the popular vote in North Carolina, but the state's electoral votes went to Crawford. The 1824 election loosened the political grip of the eastern elite, and the continued political democratization propelled Jackson to victory in the 1828 election.
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