Can you give me details on why it is called the "Tar Heel State"???

Question

I need this answerd because I need to have the answer for my project which is due NEXT TUESDAY. Can you HELP ME?!

Answer 1

A native or resident of North Carolina
Perhaps from the tar that was once a major product of the state

What is a Tar Heel?
The University not only uses the nickname "Tar Heels," but the entire state does as well. One version of the nickname's origin has the name first being applied to North Carolinians during the Civil War. One record talks of a battle in Virginia, where their supporting column retreated, but North Carolina troops fought alone. The victorious troops were asked in a condescending tone by some Virginians, who had retreated, "Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?" The response came quickly: "No, not a bit; old Jeff's bought it all up." The Virginians asked: "Is that so? What is he going to do with it?" The reply: "He is going to put it on you'ns heels to make you stick better in the next fight."

Answer 2

It's a Civil War thing... during a fierce battle many rebels fled but the brigade from NC stood their ground and fought "as though they were stuck in place like they had tar on their heels" The nickname 'Tarheels' stuck (pardon the pun) and is now used by the University of North Carolina as well as the state of North Carolina as their official nick-name.

Answer 3

There are a lot of pines in the Carolinas, and one of the things they produced back in the early days of the state was pine tar. People who walked barefoot would get that tar on their heels, so everybody started calling them tarheels...... It's something close to that.

Answer 4

because the settlers that established the state were so poor that they couldnt afford shoes, so they put tar on their feet