1. North Carolina in the Revolution

2. Tryon Palace

3. Tryon Palace
William Tryon
Josiah Martin
Regulators

4. War of the Regulation 1765 to 1771 (Pre-Revolutionary)
Population boom in Carolinas
Debt & Taxes
Goal: form an honest government and reduce taxation
Regulators against Tryon Palace:
"We are determined not to pay the Tax for the next three years, for the Edifice or Governor's House, nor will we pay for it.“ – William Butler (Regulator)

5. War of the Regulation One true battle
Battle of Alamance
Final Battle of War
Governor William Tryon left New Bern to address rebellion – 1,000 troops
Tryon offers truce, Regulators do not accept
Regulators lack leadership, organization, & ammo
Decisive victory for government

6. Tryon Palace during Revolution
Abandoned by Loyalists, taken by Patriots
Patriots flee in 1780 with threat of Cornwallis
Post-Revolution Capital of NC

7. NC During the Revolution
Moores Creek Bridge Campaign — 1776
British Southern Campaign (Cornwallis-Greene) —

8. Battles Moores Creek Bridge February 27, 1776 Near Wilmington
Patriot Victory
Keeps Tories from taking NC

9. Battles Battle of Ramsour’s Mill - June 20, 1780
No actual armies involved
Fought between neighbors
400 American militia v. 1,300 Loyalists
Loyalists defeated – lowers morale

10. Battles Battle of Charlotte — September 26, 1780
American victory, but strategic withdrawal
Cornwallis takes Charlotte
Position of British never fully secure
Eventual withdrawal due to persistent Patriot forces

11. Battles Kings Mountain— October 7, 1780
English goal: recruit loyalist militia to protect Cornwallis
Battle takes place between NC & SC
Unexpected Patriot win causes Cornwallis to retreat to SC

12. Battles Guilford Courthouse— March 15, 1781
Small battle, but pivotal to US Revolution
Occurred because Cornwallis pursues Nathaniel Greene’s patriot troops
British Pyrrhic Victory
British retreat to Wilmington – then to Yorktown, VA