1835+Constitution

===Kit Carson is the third famous explorer. Although people says he was born in Kentucky, Madison County and raised in Missouri,the Carson family has always claimed that he was North Carolina native. While he was an infant his parents emigrated to what is now Howard County, Missouri, but was then a wildernessRight after the War of Inde In Iredell County the Carsons settled near the present town of Harmony. ===

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===**The state's voters went to the polls in 1835 decide wether to hold a constitutional convention that would adress the problems. Almost to a voter, the west said yes, and almost to a voter, the east said no. In fact, the votes changed dramatically from one side of the fall line to the other. However, since the west by that time had more people, the "ayes" had it.The best leaders from both east and west came to Raleigh 1835 to amend the 1776 comstitution. They also honored the aging Nathaniel Macon by making him chairman. The greatest need was to make representation fair across the state. After long debate, the delegates compromised. Each county would still have at least one representatives in the house, but more populos counties would have multiple representatives. The more people the country had, the more legislators it sent to Raleigh. This immediately cheered the west.Since the east contained most of expensive land and the majority of the slaves, they compromise set up a balance of power between the 2 sections of the state for the first time. **===