They wanted to "regulate" the governor's corrupt local officials, who were charging huge fees and seizing property. The royal governor, William Tryon , and his militia crushed the rebellion at the Battle of Alamance. Another problem beneath the surface calm lay with the large African and American Indian populations. Many in these two groups hated their low positions in a society dominated by powerful whites. Some white colonists believed that if a war with England broke out, these other Tar Heels would support the king in hopes of gaining more control over their own lives.
Finally, Tar Heels knew that other colonies were continuing to resist English control. In , colonists in Boston, Massachusetts, had thrown shipments of tea into the harbor rather than pay Parliament's taxes on the tea.
The Boston Tea Party aroused all the colonies against Parliament, which was continuing to show its scorn for the colonists' welfare.
In June , the Massachusetts legislature issued a call for all of the colonies to meet at Philadelphia to consider these problems. But Royal Governor Josiah Martin refused to call a meeting of North Carolina's legislature in time to select delegates to go to Philadelphia.
So the colony's Whigs those who favored independence formed a provincial congress that sent representatives to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia in September. The movement against English rule spread rapidly. In April British soldiers, called lobsterbacks because of their red coats, and minutemen—the colonists' militia—exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Described as "the shot heard round the world," it signaled the start of the American Revolution and led to the creation of a new nation.
North Carolina joined the war the following month. Eight days later, Governor Martin became the first royal governor in the colonies to flee office. In July he had to leave the fort and fled to the safety of a British ship anchored offshore. For eight years the Old North State was the scene of suffering caused by the war for independence.
There were deaths and injuries, terrible shortages of food and warm clothing, destruction and loss of property, and constant fear. While soldiers fought the war on the field, North Carolina's public leaders fought for independence, too.
In April North Carolina's provincial congress met at Halifax and decided to send a message to the Continental Congress. The group called for all the colonies to proclaim their independence from Great Britain. These Halifax Resolves were the first official action by any colony calling for a united drive for independence.
Now there was no turning back. Once the members of the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence, only the spilling of much blood would settle the matter. But North Carolinians were greatly divided.
There was bitter combat between the Whigs and Tories those loyal to England , each trying to force the other to their views or at least to stop them from helping the other side. John Adams, who became the second president of the United States, said that in the Revolution one third of the people were Whigs, one third Tories, and one third did not take either side.
This was not exactly true for all colonies, of course, and perhaps North Carolina had more Whigs than Tories. In the midst of war, and with a divided population, North Carolina began trying to create a new government. The king's governor had fled. If the king were no longer the sovereign, the center of authority and order, then who would be? Where would the government come from? All the colonies faced this problem. They knew about English law and understood about governors, legislators, and judges.
The new "twist" in was the practice of placing the power of government in the people rather than in a monarch. The questions of how this popular sovereignty would be expressed through elections, and how often, and who would be eligible to vote, would become areas of considerable debate. In November the provincial congress at Halifax met to draft a bill of rights and a constitution and to create a new government for the state. First, the Declaration of Rights was adopted, and on the following day the new constitution was accepted.
The Declaration of Rights guaranteed personal freedoms—the right to choose one's form of religious worship, to write and say what one believed, and to hold peaceful public meetings, among others.
The constitution provided for a form of government with three equal branches: an executive to run the state government, a legislative to make the laws, and a judicial to enforce the laws. The constitution also had provisions applying to holding public office, voting, and public education.
In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for patriot, like: lover of his country, good citizen, statesman, volunteer, nationalist, flagwaver, superpatriot, traitor, , loyalist and jingo. Despite facing larger forces, better trained armies, and more weapons, the Colonists managed to win. Aside from a shortage of men, the army also experienced a shortage of supplies. Guns were scarce and gunpowder was even more so. In fact, Benjamin Franklin suggested that it would be wise to arm the soldiers with bows, arrows, hatchets, and knives.
Food shortages forced many to simply leave the force altogether. Click the Edit button above to get started. This sample is exclusively for KidsKonnect members! To download this worksheet, click the button below to signup for free it only takes a minute and you'll be brought right back to this page to start the download! During the American Revolutionary War , the people living in the Thirteen American Colonies had to decide whether they wanted to break away from British rule and gain independence or remain British citizens.
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After completing this worksheet, students will be comfortable identifying different patriots and loyalists. This task challenges each student to compare and contrast what each side wanted as a result of the war.
Word Search Students are challenged to identify 9 words within the word search. Great filler activity. Can you successfully identify the patriot and the loyalist? Maze Task Filler activity where students have to work through a maze back to England. Write your own laws. This writing activity will challenge your students to write their own laws.
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