Settled by the English in 1670, the colony named for King Charles I was split into North and South ... and clashes were fought in South Carolina than any other state during the American Revolution ...

North Carolina, which was at one time combined with South Carolina to form a single territory, was one of the original 13 colonies and became the 12th state in 1789. It sent the most troops to ...

In North Carolina, for example, the state’s flat personal income tax rate drops from 4.5% to 4.25%. A New Year’s Day income tax cut is also taking effect next door in South Carolina.