Description Settled as a maritime and agricultural colony, North Carolina\'s history has always been intertwined with agriculture and farming.
With the growing success of cotton Farming and other crops and livestock--including c.
After the Civil War, North Carolina became the nation\'s top grower of tobacco, and one of the country\'s largest tobacco companies--the American Tobacco Company--flourished from the huge quantities of Eastern North Carolina-grown tobacco that was purchased.
Description Settled as a maritime and agricultural colony, North Carolina\'s history has always been intertwined with agriculture and farming