Carolinas
The Carolinas are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina, considered collectively. They were both part of the original Thirteen Colonies, which gained independence from the British Empire in 1783 (while the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the fighting ceased in 1781 and the countries of France, the United States and the British Empire signed the Treaty of Paris (1783)). During the colonial period, the southern portion of the Carolinas was primarily a support for the British West Indies; where thousands upon thousands of slaves were brought in to feed the growing trade. The same could not be said about the northern part of the region, which was a sparsely populated area, mostly inhabited by decommissioned servants from the Chesapeake area, many of whom set up small tobacco farms.
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| Coordinates: 34°47′49″N 79°40′59″W / 34.797°N 79.683°WCoordinates: 34°47′49″N 79°40′59″W / 34.797°N 79.683°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| States |  North Carolina South Carolina |
| Principal cities | - Charleston, South Carolina - Charlotte, North Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina - Greensboro, North Carolina - Greenville, South Carolina - Raleigh, North Carolina - Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Colonized as Province of Carolina | 1663 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85,839 sq mi (222,320 km2) |
| • Land | 78,804 sq mi (204,100 km2) |
| • Water | 7,025 sq mi (18,190 km2) 8.2% |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 14,938,948 |
| • Density | 174.0345/sq mi (67.1951/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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The Carolinas are named after King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus.
"A New Description of Carolina" map, engraved by Francis Lamb (London, Tho. Basset and Richard Chiswell, 1676)
Charlotte, North Carolina skyline in 2018, the largest city and metro area of the Carolinas.
