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=Most of North Carolina's towns grew rapidly after Reconstruction. During the Civil War, only Wilmington had more than 10,000 people and seemed big enough to be a city.=



=The Reasons for the Transition= =First, the railroads the republicans restored during Reconstruction finally connected North Carolina to the outside world. For the first time in state history, North Carolinians could easily and cheaply with the outside world.=