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for "North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783"
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21275
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General Martin D. Hardin of Kentucky spoke with Isaac Shelby in 1815 and again in 1819 about the Battle of King's Mountain. The notes he took were later communicated to the American Review in 1848 by his son John J. Hardin and are included in this article.
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21359
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In 1766, opposition to the Stamp Act in North Carolina was met with weak police action in stamping out anti-British activity. Governor William Tryon was unable to effectively enforce the Stamp Act in the Wilmington area due to several acts of civil disobedience. Police often supported these conflicts or did not have the means to suppress them.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 57 Issue 1, Jan 1980,
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21507
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When England went to war with its American colonies, it was at a distinct disadvantage--3,000 miles of ocean separated them. Communication to and from England could take as much as five months, and there were 1,200 miles of shoreline along the coastal colonies. Cheatham presents six events that should have, for all intents and purposes, prove to King and Parliament that the war was over at the end of 1776. These include the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, the British evacuation of Boston, the Declaration of Independence, and Washington's surprise attack on Trenton, New Jersey in December of that year.
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21512
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Leading up to the American Revolution, a document authored by the anonymous 'Musquetoe' was released that caricatured and satirized the leading Whigs and Tories of the Lower Cape Fear River Valley in North Carolina. The document exposed how the region exhibited many of the same strains found in other regions of the colony that had already escalated into open conflict. A large conflict was between the merchant class who had recently attained gentry status and therefore remained in the Loyalist camp, and the planters who resented the rise of merchants and were more often Whigs.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 65 Issue 2, Apr 1988,
p173-207 , il, por, f
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21540
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During the Revolutionary War, commanders of the Continental Army faced many difficulties in the southern states due the numerous self-contradictory restrictions coming from the Continental Congress and local civil authorities. While military commanders were under direct orders from Congress, they were at the mercy of state governments for troops, supplies, and weaponry. Southern political divisions constantly challenged the authority of Congress, making a strong defense of the southern colonies very difficult.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 67 Issue 2, Apr 1990,
p133-158 , por, map, f
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21543
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This article looks at the life of Bladen County resident John Legett, as a loyalist in exile in Nova Scotia between 1783 and 1812. During the Revolutionary War, Legett led one of the few loyalist brigades in the South. After the war, some loyalists were given free land grants in Nova Scotia by the British government. Legett and his followers were given County Harbour in Nova Scotia, where Legett persevered over the many hardships that occurred to him in an effort to build a new life and properly discharge his duties as magistrate.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 67 Issue 3, July 1990,
p285-314 , il, por, map, f
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21615
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Created in 1774 at the urging of the Continental Congress, Committees of Safety were local organizations that were instrumental in the independence movement. While not completely legal when created, the committees eventually replaced local governments put in place by the Crown and assumed their duties. This included regulating the economy, politics, morality, and the militia within their communities. In December 1776, this authority was given to the Council of Safety, a more powerful central authority.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
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21644
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The group known as the \"founding fathers\" of the United States came from all thirteen colonies. Winstead recounts the life of one of them--Cornelius Harnett, Jr.--who is all but unknown to North Carolinians today but who deserves to be counted among them. \"He was neither a signer of the Declaration of Independence or a framer of the Constitution, but instead was one of those who aided the cause to resist the efforts of the British Government.\"
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21702
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This article examines the arguements of Whig lawyer Archibald Maclaine who wished for moderation toward and reconciliation with Loyalists after the cessation of hostilities in North Carolina during the American Revolution.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 3, July 2008,
p251-281 , il, por, map, f
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21719
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This article examines British military forces and strategy in the American South during the Revolutionary War. The commander of British forces in the Lower South, Lord Cornwallis, wished to revise British strategy in North America. The article also looks at his attempts to seize North Carolina and the strategic management styles of both the British and American armies during the 'Piedmont Campaign.'
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 2, Apr 2010,
p127-157 , il, por, map, f
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21965
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The recounting of the Revolutionary War legend of a young girl who, facing fear that the British may steal Outer Banks' ponies, rode on a perilous journey to alert the militia and thus aided in the victory at Great Bridge.
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21966
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This article examines the origin of Whig and Tory political parties and its spread to the North American colonies, including North Carolina. It also examines the actions of both parties in the colonies during the American Revolution and what happened after the end of hostilities.
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21967
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This article examines the different Congresses that governed North Carolina during the Revolutionary War as well as some circumstances within the colony that led to the war.
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21992
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A look at General Cornwallis' campaign against North Carolina during the Revolutionary War beginning in Charlotte, where he was opposed by Continental General Nathaniel Greene. Cornwallis's and Green's maneuvers, as well as positions of the other British and Continental Army forces over the course of a year are discussed.
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22026
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This article examines the Battle of Ramsaur's Mill, a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist forces during the Revolutionary War. On June 20, 1780 near present-day Lincolnton, 400 Patriot militiamen defeated 1,200 Loyalist militia in a battle that demoralized Loyalist forces throughout the Southern theater of war.
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