The major ethnic groups of South Dakota are German, followed by Scandinavian (mostly Norwegian) and Native American.
Mostly east with a fair jog to the south. It's more than 2500 miles and takes over 25 hours to get from South Dakota to North Carolina
To get to South Dakota from North Carolina, you travel northwest, mostly west. They are approximately 2500 miles apart and it takes approximately 25 hours, depending on where you start in North Carolina and your destination in South Dakota.
South Dakota
The US state of South Dakota is south of the US state of North Dakota.
The US state of North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
Yankton, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska as are North Siuox City and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Big Stone City, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Minnesota. Lemmon, South Dakota is located on the border of South Dakota and North Dakota.
Butte County, SD covers 2,266 square miles.
South Dakota did not have any 'colonial days' because South Dakota was not a colony. South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory, so South Dakota had 'territorial days'.
North Dakota is up by the border of Canada, Wyoming is just next to South Dakota.
It is an analogy. North Carolina is to South Carolina as North Dakota is to South Dakota.
South Dakota's origin means how the state of South Dakota got its start. South Dakota was a part of the Dakota Territory. South Dakota became a US state in 1889.