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Sons of Liberty Encyclopedia
After the Connecticut Sons of Liberty denounced the
Stamp Act and pledged to fight, if necessary, the Sons of Liberty followed suit across the colonies. In Wilmington, North Carolina, Sons of Liberty members pledged to resist the tax “with [their] lives and fortunes.”
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Richard Dobbs Spaight (1758-1802) Encyclopedia
Born in New Bern, North Carolina in 1758, Richard Dobbs Spaight served as a delegate at the federal constitutional convention of 1787 and at the Hillsboro convention of 1788.
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Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr. (1796-1850) Encyclopedia
A lawyer and the last governor elected by the General Assembly, Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., served as the chief executive of North Carolina for one term (1835-1836). Before then he had served as a state legislator and U.S. Congressman, and afterward he practiced law in New Bern. Many of his cases were
pro bono.
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Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. (1758-1802) Encyclopedia
A New Bern native and father of North Carolina Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., Spaight was a leading Federalist delegate to the Constitutional Convention and governor of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795. He later allied with Jeffersonian Republicanism after disagreeing with Federalist support for the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798).
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Judge Samuel Spencer (1738-1794) Encyclopedia
Born in Virginia in 1738, Samuel Spencer played important roles in several chapters of the history of North Carolina. He served as the de facto executive of North Carolina after the American Revolution broke out. Shortly thereafter, he was elected a superior court judge in North Carolina, remaining on the bench until his death. He is, however, best known as the leader of the antifederalist faction at the Hillsborough Convention of 1788.
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Stamp Act Encyclopedia
Enacted in 1765, the Stamp Act increased British control over the American colonial economy and further angered American colonists by confirming that salutary neglect had ended.
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Stamp Tax Protests (Wilmington) Encyclopedia
After the English Parliament passed the
Stamp Act in 1765, many North Carolinians refused to pay the tax—even after Governor William Tryon
promised special privileges to fifty leading North Carolinian merchants and planters.
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State Flag Encyclopedia
Although not the state’s first flag, the current North Carolina state flag has been left largely unchanged over the past 125 years. The flag includes two important dates: May 20, 1775 and April 12, 1776. The first is the date The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was signed, and the second is when the Halifax Resolves were passed.
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Tariffs Encyclopedia
Commercial restrictions through tariffs have been an integral part of American history, and Tar Heels have voiced their opinion on tariff legislation since the founding of the United States. The federal government has used tariffs to raise revenue and protect American industry and labor. Before the Civil War, the federal government obtained close to ninety-percent of its revenue from tariffs and avoided insituting income taxation.
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Tariffs (American Civil War to Progressive Era) Encyclopedia
Commercial restrictions through tariffs have been an integral part of American history, and Tar Heels have voiced their opinion on tariff legislation since the founding of the United States. The federal government has used tariffs to raise revenue and protect American industry and labor. After the Civil War, Congress intensified its efforts to protect American industry.
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Tariffs (Founding Era to American Civil War) Encyclopedia
Commercial restrictions through tariffs have been an integral part of American history, and Tar Heels have voiced their opinion on tariff legislation since the founding of the United States. The federal government has used tariffs to raise revenue and protect American industry and labor. Before the Civil War, the federal government obtained close to ninety-percent of its revenue from tariffs and avoided instituting income taxation.
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Tariffs (Progressive Era to Present) Encyclopedia
Commercial restrictions through tariffs have been an integral part of American history, and Tar Heels have voiced their opinion on tariff legislation since the founding of the United States. The federal government has used tariffs to raise revenue and protect American industry and labor. During the Great Depression, Congress passed the highest tariff in the United States history.
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To The Inhabitants of Great Britain Encyclopedia
In “To the Inhabitants of Great Britain” (1774), North Carolinian and future Supreme Court Justice
James Iredell challenged William Blackstone's legal interpretations and opposed what he described as Parliament’s attempt “to exercise a supreme authority” over the colonies.
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Tories Encyclopedia
During the American Revolution (1776-1783), more than a few North Carolinians supported Great Britain. They were called Loyalists or Tories. The Royal Governor, Josiah Martin, hoped that all the former Regulators might side with the British. But the governor’s wish never came true. Most North Carolina Tories were Highland Scots.
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Robert Trout (1909-2000) Encyclopedia
Robert Trout was an American broadcast journalist who is often considered to have been the first news anchor. In a career spanning nearly seventy years, he is especially noted for his coverage of the D-Day invasion and his announcement of the end of World War II.
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