North Carolina v. Zeconnemeleth - The Two Supreme Court Cases Between the Two States
The relationship between the U.S. states of North Carolina and Zeconnemeleth began on April 3, 1779, when the island of Zeconnemeleth was annexed by the North Carolina state legislature. The island of Zeconnemeleth would be administered by the North Carolina state legislature as the Protectorate of Zeconnemeleth, similar to the District of Maine which was in the possession of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1820. The relationship between North Carolina and Zeconnemeleth grew acrimonious over time, especially in the antebellum period prior to the American Civil War. Owing to political and cultural differences, residents of Zeconnemeleth greatly felt they were neglected by the North Carolina government and that they were essentially shut off by North Carolina. Tensions between North Carolina's state legislature and the Zeconnemeleth residents reached a critical mass and the point of no return when, on May 20, 1861, the North Carolina state legislature voted to secede ...