4.1.2 - SQ1 Primary Sources
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Compelling Questions: Should North Carolinians have been revolutionary? |
Supporting Question 1: How did North Carolinians respond to British attempts to take more control of the colonies? |
Primary Sources
| Title | Source |
| Songs of the Regulators Links to an external site. |
ANCHOR |
| Some grievous oppressions Links to an external site. | Excerpt of sermon by Herman Husband, Regulator leader (1770) (NCPedia) |
| An Authentick Relation of the Battle of Alamance Links to an external site. | Virginia Gazette June 27, 1771 (NCPedia) |
| Riot Act Links to an external site. | Samuel Johnson - passed by NC provincial assembly and Gov Tryon Jan 1771 |
| Declaration of Edenton "Tea Party" Links to an external site. | Letter containing declaration Oct 25, 1774 |
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Fiery Proclamation (transcription) Links to an external site. |
Gov. Josiah Martin Aug 8, 1775 |
| Address of sundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Rowan and Surry to Governor Martin Links to an external site. | Undated letter to Governor Martin (probably March 1775)(NCPedia) |
| Mecklenburg Resolves Links to an external site. | Resolves adopted in Charlotte May 31, 1775 |
| Halifax Resolves (excerpt) Links to an external site. |
Resolves adopted, April 12, 1776 |
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| Title | Source |
| Gov Tryon addressing a group of Regulators Links to an external site. (image on right side of page) |
North Carolina Office of Archives and History |
| A Society of Patriotic Ladies, at Edenton in North Carolina Links to an external site. |
British satirical cartoon by Sunaina Danziger Mar 25, 1775 |
| The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering Links to an external site. |
Philip Dawe, London, Oct 31, 1774 (British Illustration depicting tarring and feathering of Boston Commissioner of Customs John Malcolm [after Boston Tea Party]) |
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| Click next to review the discussion questions for supporting question one. |
