Roll GD By 4thGrade1 Nov 21, 1789 NC became a state Apr 5, 1792 land for our state capitol Raliegh was purchased Oct 1, 1795 UNC is our first university Jun 21, 1831 First capitol destroyed by fire Oct 1, 1838 Trail of Tears occured They went to Oklahoma Apr 8, 1840 first public school open Dec 30, 1840 The capitol completed Apr 12, 1861 The Civil War began May 20, 1861 nc broke away from the union Jan 1, 1863 Abraham LIncon issued the Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 The Confederacy surrendered ending the Civil War Oct 5, 1865 NC prohibits slavery