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North Carolina Statehood Timeline

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North Carolina to Statehood

1771

1774

1775

Battle of Alamance and Governor Tryon

The Edenton Tea Party - NC

Start of the Revolutionary War

1729

After French and Indian War - North Carolina becomes a colony under British Rule.

1773

October 1774

1765

QUIZ

Boston Tea Party

First Continental Congress

The stamp act

Timeline Of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina

Apr 19, 1775

Sept 3 1783

Mecklenburg Resolves & Halifax Resolves

Start of the Revolutionary War

End of the revolutionary war

Jan 17, 1781

Battle of Cowpens

May 10, 1775

Second Continental Congress

February 26, 1776

June 4, 1776

May 1787

March 15, 1781

Battle at Moore's Creek

The Declaration of independance

Constitutional Convention

Battle of Guilford Courthouse

Which Side Do You Choose?

The Representatives met again after the Revolutionary war ended. This was called the Constitutional Convention.

Stamp Act - 1765 Required a small fee on common goods. This was to help pay for the 7 year war (French & Indian War). Colonists were not happy to have to pay all these taxes so they rebelled and boycotted against these taxes.

Battle at Moore's Creek

The Fighting Begins! Click the google earth link to see important battles in NC and on the border of SC

Loyalists vs. Patriots

The 13 ColoniesEstablished by European Settlers that came to the new land to build homes. These colonies were under British Rule.

Even though the British won; they were weakened. When the British went to attack Yorktown they were weak and surrendered. The Patriots had won the war. Located where Greensboro is today.

Mecklenburg Resolves

Halifax Resolves

and

  • Met again - created the continental army with George Washington as the leader.
  • The King was not happy with the Colonists rebelling against the Crown. So battle continued.
  • Led to the Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776

William Tryon and the Tryon Palace

Click on Google Earth to view the locations. Click on the map to learn more about the Palace and it's grounds.

Boston Tea Party of 1773

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Continental Congress: The first government of the United States. People began to talk of independence. They wanted to break away from Great Britain and form their own country. Leaders from the colonies met to talk and try to solve some of the problems

Edenton Tea Party of 1774

End of the Revolutionary War

The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3rd, 1783, by representatives of King George III including David Hartley and Richard Oswald and the United States including Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, officially ending the conflict.How does this affect history today?

  • It gave us the country of america
  • It caused dozens of revolutions using many similar ideologies based on the declaration of independence.
  • It increased global participation in politics, introduced religious tolerance.
13 Colonies

The 13 colonies were established from 1607 (Virginia) to 1732 (Georgia) and under British Rule. North and South Carolina (known as Carolina Colony) were seperated in 1712.