Early America XYZ Affair and North Carolina 1776-1835 During the American Revolution, a Franco-American alliance united France and the United States against Great Britain, but by the late 1790s, the two countries almost declared war. Disagreements over shipping led to the XYZ Affair in which North Carolinian Congressmen played a key role in keeping the young nation from waging war against a European power.
Colonial North Carolina Edward Vail (1717-1777) 1664-1775 Edward Vail, resident of Edenton, North Carolina, is most known for his support of American Independence. He served on North Carolina’s Committee of Correspondence prior to the American Revolution and was a colonel in the State Militia.
Political Documents Francis Oliver (1740-1808) 1664-1775 Francis Oliver was a Baptist preacher from Duplin County, North Carolina and a delegate at the 1788 state convention to ratify the federal constitution. An Anti-Federalist, Oliver vigorously defended individual liberty and upheld republican values.
XYZ Affair and North Carolina
During the American Revolution, a Franco-American alliance united France and the United States against Great Britain, but by the late 1790s, the two countries almost declared war. Disagreements over shipping led to the XYZ Affair in which North Carolinian Congressmen played a key role in keeping the young nation from waging war against a European power.
Edward Vail (1717-1777)
Edward Vail, resident of Edenton, North Carolina, is most known for his support of American Independence. He served on North Carolina’s Committee of Correspondence prior to the American Revolution and was a colonel in the State Militia.
Francis Oliver (1740-1808)
Francis Oliver was a Baptist preacher from Duplin County, North Carolina and a delegate at the 1788 state convention to ratify the federal constitution. An Anti-Federalist, Oliver vigorously defended individual liberty and upheld republican values.