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About the Collection
The American Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, secured the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and established a constitutional democracy. Following the passage of the Intolerable Acts in June 1774, colonial legislatures selected delegates to meet in Philadelphia to consider the issues the American colonies had with Great Britain's Parliament. North Carolina's Whigs, those who supported independence, formed a provincial congress and selected representatives to be sent to the Continental Congress in September 1774. In April 1775, the Revolutionary War began with the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, and North Carolina joined the war in May 1775, an event that drove Governor Martin out of office and out of the country.
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Works
SR_SS_Court_Chancery_Lytle_Andrew_Lytle_Sarah
Court of Chancery, Andrew Lytle vs. Sarah Lytle et al.
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SR_SS_Fourth_Provincial_Congress_Journal_April_May_1776
Fourth Provincial Congress, Journal
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SR_SS_Records_State_US_Constitution_Conventions_Hillsborough_1788_Election_Cert
Certificate of Election, North Carolina Convention of 1788
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SR_State_Treasurer_Congress_1787
Congress, 1787
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SR_State_Treasurer_Hugh_Williamson_Accounts
Accounts of Hugh Williamson as Delegate to Congress and Other Conventions, 1782-1789
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