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___MASK100___ is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south , Tennessee to the west , Virginia to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean to the east . ___MASK100___ is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U . S . states . The state is divided into 100 counties . The capital is Raleigh . The most populous municipality is Charlotte , and it is the second largest banking center in the United States after New York City . The ___MASK71___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". William Smith ( 1762 -- June 26 , 1840 ) was chosen as a Democratic - Republican to the U . S . Senate representing ___MASK88___ in 1816 . The legislature declined to re - elect him when his term expired in 1823 . He was narrowly chosen senator in 1826 and was again replaced in 1831 . Smith was one ___MASK84___ the first Southerners to argue , at the time ___MASK84___ the Missouri Compromise in 1820 , that slavery was a positive good ; nevertheless , he opposed John C . Calhoun ' s doctrine and tactic ___MASK84___ nullification . In 1828 , seven electors from Georgia chose him for vice president , instead ___MASK84___ Calhoun , the Democratic nominee . He was also a splinter candidate for vice president in 1836 : Virginia refused to accept Richard Mentor Johnson as the Democratic vice presidential candidate , and voted for the ticket ___MASK84___ Martin Van Buren and William Smith , putting Johnson two electoral votes short ___MASK84___ a majority ; the Senate chose Johnson . In 1832 , he moved to Louisiana , having lost his political base in ___MASK88___ ; in 1836 , he moved on to Huntsville , Alabama , and was elected to the Alabama House ___MASK84___ Representatives for Madison County from August 1 , 1836 , holding that seat for the rest ___MASK84___ his life . On March 3 , 1837 , outgoing President Andrew Jackson nominated Smith to the Supreme Court . The Senate confirmed Smith ' s nomination by a vote ___MASK84___ 23 -- 18 ; nevertheless , Smith declined to serve . ___MASK88___ is a state in the southeastern region ___MASK84___ the United States . The state is bordered to the north by ___MASK100___ , to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River , and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean . The ___MASK38___ River is a major river in the southeastern United States , forming ___MASK3___ ___MASK84___ the border between the states ___MASK84___ South Carolina and Georgia . Two tributaries ___MASK84___ the ___MASK38___ , the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River , form the northernmost part ___MASK84___ the border . The ___MASK38___ River drainage basin extends into the southeastern side ___MASK84___ the Appalachian Mountains just inside ___MASK100___ , bounded by the Eastern Continental Divide . The river is around long . It is formed by the confluence ___MASK84___ the Tugaloo River and the Seneca River . Today this confluence is submerged beneath Lake Hartwell . The Tallulah Gorge is located on the Tallulah River , a tributary ___MASK84___ the Tugaloo River that forms the northwest branch ___MASK84___ the ___MASK38___ River .