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16086
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In 1763, English authorities attempted to raise revenue after costly wars and stem illegal smuggling in New England by passing more regulatory customs demands. These regulations were realized in legislature like The Sugar Act and The Stamp Act, which displeased the residents in the American colonies. Further restrictive acts would push disgruntled colonists into war with England and lead to the American Revolution.
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16087
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Retaliating against the English Stamp Act, 1,000 Wilmington men organized against local English official Captain Lobb. The men demanded that the captain cease enforcing the act in the Port of Brunswick, just south of Wilmington.
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16088
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The first battle of the American Revolution within the state's boundaries occurred at Widow Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776. No British troops were involved; rather it was a battle between patriots, also called Whigs, supporting American independence and loyalists, also called Tories, in favor of remaining under the crown's control. Patriots won the battle which discouraged British troops on the coast from landing on North Carolina soil.
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16089
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One hundred eighty-four elected delegates met at Hillsborough for the Third Provincial Congress. From August 20 to September 11, 1775, members of the congress faced the problem of finding funds, general supplies, and men to prepare for war.
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Delegates met in Halifax on April 4, 1776 and took the first official action against the British crown. Despite victory at Moore's Creek, British soldiers harassed citizens in the Cape Fear region and forced the congress to acknowledge that reconciliation was not an option.
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