The text of the U.S. Constitution appears to require that, to the extent that individual states are ever allowed to conclude agreements with foreign governments, they must obtain congressional approval.
Timeline 1567 - Spanish explorer Juan Pardo builds Fort San Juan. 1584 - The Roanoke Colony is established on Roanoke Island. 1705 - The first permanent city is founded at Bath. 1711 - The Tuscarora War occurs. 1712 - North Carolina and South Carolina split.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Officially the most popular destination in North Carolina — and the most-visited national park in the United States — this gorgeous park features miles of hiking trails through forests, over hills, and past stunning waterfalls.
North Carolina is known for: Its geographic and topographical diversity — from the highest mountains in Eastern America in the west to the amazing barrier islands of the Outer Banks and Cape Lookout, with the rolling hills of the Piedmont and the flat coastal plain in between.