Why Is Carolina Split Into 2 States?

Two videos explain

Geography By Geoff: Why the US has two Carolinas, North and South: “Two states that began their life as a single province and colony of England. So how did we end up with two states that share a single connected piece of land? Well, as with the Dakotas, it boils down mostly to politics. Only this time, it’s English politics!” (8 minutes)

Knowledgia: (8:36)