1. Struggle for Independence

2. Terminology  Tories: Loyalists  Whigs: Patriots  Neutral: not taking sides  Pacifism: belief that no one should fight or resort to violence for any reason other than defense

3. What was the Proclamation of 1763?  Forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mts.  French & Indian War

4. Stamp Act Riots  More money needed from French and Indian War  Playing cards, newspaper, checks, deeds, etc

5. Edenton Tea Party  Salisbury leaders passed down the Rowan Resolves  Pledged to not import British goods  51 Women  Under Penelope Barker (leader)  Boycott British tea

6. Provincial Congress  John Harvey  New body of congress

7. Committees of Safety  Set up in EACH county in NC to keep order and provide government  Committee of Safety in Mecklenburg : Mecklenburg Resolves  Stated that the kings commissions were null and void  Local leaders can elect NEW leaders

8. Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge  North Carolinians were fighting against each other  Tories against the Whigs  Highland Scots pledged loyalty to the king  Highland Scots marched to Wilmington to fight  Whigs blocked Tories at Moore’s Creek  American victory

9. Halifax Resolves  British kept attempting to invade the provinces in NC  Delegates wanted independence from Great Britain  Authorized the delegates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in seeking independence  NC was the 1 st of the 13 colonies to endorse the Independence movement

10. State Constitution  Once independence was declared, NC became a state  Each state wrote a new constitution (set of rules and procedures for government)  NC constitution made it bicameral (Two Bodies).  House of Commons  Senate  NC also had a Declaration of Rights (rights and protections for citizens)  No rule on amendments

11. Governing the New State  Confiscation Act  Tories who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the new state could lost their property

12. The British Invade the Carolinas

13. NC Defend Their Homeland  The Whigs battled the Tories in NC  “Charlotte” the most rebellious county  Overmountain Men: Whigs who wiped our the Tories in the Blue Ridge Mountains  Battle of Kings Mountain  Turning point in the SOUTH…  Remember Cowpens was the turning point in the REVOLUTION

14. Taking Sides  Whigs vs. Tories  Coastal regions sided with the Whigs  Tories concentrated on the central area of the state

15. Civil War  David Fanning: Famous Tory  Early life: beaten by the Whigs harshly. He swore revenge  When the British invaded in 1781, Fanning became a colonel  Was very evil  Stole  Murdered  Raped  Tory/Whig war ends 1782  Pardon was issued to Tories who fought solely because the King wanted them to in 1784  The War left NC destitute  Ports were closed  Farms ruined