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18374
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Despite the 1783 treaty that ended the American Revolution, conflict between the U.S. and Great Britain remained. In 1812, America took a stand against Great Britain and declared war. During the War of 1812, North Carolinians played a large part in each stage of the war from the decision to declare war to the Treaty at Ghent.
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18375
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Forsythe County, North Carolina is named for Benjamin Forsythe, the heroic leader of the Rifle Regiment during the War of 1812.
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The battle between the two ships lasted barely twenty minutes. But when the smoke cleared, Johnston Blakeley emerged as an American hero. Considered North Carolina's greatest naval hero of the War of 1812, Blakeley and his crew commanded the USS WASP during their defeat of Great Britain's HMS Reindeer.
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18377
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In 1809, the U.S. Navy launched Gunboat 166 near Wilmington, North Carolina. It was the first of three small warships built in North Carolina before the War of 1812. Gunboat 166 was later converted from a sloop to a schooner sailing rig and renamed ALLIGATOR. It was activated for patrol duty in the Cape Fear River and protected American merchant ships from British warships along the North Carolina coast.
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18379
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In 1830 Congress narrowly passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the federal government to make Removal treaties with Indian tribes, but the Cherokee resisted. Instead of war, the Cherokee went to court. Despite rulings in their favor, the state of Georgia began distributing tribal land to state citizens. Due to increased pressure, began walking on what became known as the Trail of Tears. Although most moved west, a small group stayed in north Carolina.
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18381
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North Carolina native James K. Polk took office as the 11th president of the United States in 1845. Polk promised acquisition of territories in New Mexico and California--this led to a declaration of war in which many North Carolinians participated.
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18382
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During the United States Civil War, General Braxton Bragg became one of the most hated officers in the Confederate army. Yet, this general has a major modern U.S. Army post named after him: Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Why? During the Mexican-American War, Bragg was viewed as a star artilleryman.
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In 1898, North Carolina and the United States stood on the edge of a new, modern age. Conflicts involving race and politics drew much notice, particularly the Cuban Revolution. After the destruction of USS MAINE, the United States declared war on Spain; many North Carolinians played a role in the fighting, coastal patrol duty, and produced a number of heroes throughout the Spanish-American War.
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18384
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With the country in international conflict with Spain, President William McKinley issued a call for 125,000 volunteers to expand the small American army. Responding to this call, North Carolina formed three regiments for federal service. The newly formed Third North Carolina Volunteers provided distinctive--the regiment was made up entirely of black officers and enlisted men.
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19612
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This issue of the Tar Heel Junior Historian seeks to give readers a good overview of the state's history though a listing of items from A to Z; for example, B is for barbecue, H for Halifax Resolves and hurricanes, P for pottery tradition, and W for waterfalls.
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22763
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Many North Carolina towns have monuments and war memorials commemorating those who fought and died in major military conflicts. Public historian, Martha Norkunas, describes the reasons for constructing such monuments, what they represent, and how who creates the memorial and when can influence the depiction of certain events.
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22764
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Art and architecture historian, Kirk Savage, provides a brief history of monument construction in the United States, highlighting the boost in memorials following the Civil War and the lack of monuments for African Americans and women. To emphasize contemporary trends in public memorials, he then describes three recently erected monuments in North Carolina: the 9/11 World Trade Center Beam, Chapel Hill's monument to the \"Unsung Founders,\" and the Andy Griffith monuments.
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22765
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North Carolina has rich African American history, but only after the Civil Rights Movement did local and state monuments begin to publicly commemorate this history. Architectural historian, Catherine Bishir, identifies many important African American monuments in the state and explains that the time-period during which they were constructed can tell us much about the state's past.
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22766
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Scotch-Irish immigrants brought unique traditions to the Piedmont of North Carolina. Former folklore and American literature professor, Daniel Patterson, examines gravestones from the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries as a lens for identifying these customs, while providing a brief history of gravestone carving in the Piedmont.
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Mourning the death of a loved one during the nineteenth century involved a series of customs unfamiliar to modern society. This article includes a brief description about the history of mourning in America during the Victorian Era, the differences between male and female mourning, and the specifics of some of these traditions.
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