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John Chavis: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.10; John Chavis (1762?–1838), a free African American living in North Carolina, was a widely respected minister and teacher with long-reaching influence on both whites and African Americans.; Format: biography

The State of Franklin: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.2; Petition from residents of Tennessee County, North Carolina, in 1784, to the General Assembly, requesting that they be permitted to form a new state. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: petition; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The North Carolina Writers' Network: Literary Hall of Fame: Find biographical information about North Carolina writers who have been inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame. Periodically, this organization holds teacher workshops, check back often to learn more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

"My dear I ha'n't forgot you": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.1; Letter from Elizabeth Watson to her husband, James, a Confederate solider in the Civil War, telling him news from home and how much she misses him. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Timeline of the Revolution, 1780–1783: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.1; Timeline of events of the American Revolution from the beginning of the Southern Campaign in 1780 to the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the war.; Format: article

Timeline of the Revolution, 1775–1779: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.1; Timeline of events of the American Revolution from the outbreak of war in 1775 to the end of 1779.; Format: article

The 2004 presidential election in historical context: Historian William E. Leuchtenburg talks about past presidential elections and how the 2004 election fits or defies precedents.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Nathan Cole and the First Great Awakening: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.13; Diary of a Connecticut man from the 1760s tells of his conversion experience after attending a revival at which the famous minister George Whitefield preached. Historical commentary explains the differences between eighteenth-century and present-day religion and revivals.; Format: diary; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

"The difference is about our land": Cherokees and Catawbas: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 4.1; During the American Revolution, American Indians living in North Carolina had to choose whether to support England or the colonists. While different groups of Indians made different decisions, most made their choices based on how they thought they could best protect their lands.; Format: article; By Jim L. Sumner.

Rutherford Trace: In 1776, during the War for Independence, an expedition led by Griffith Rutherford sought to eliminate the Cherokee as a British ally and to punish them for attacking white settlements. In one month, Rutherford’s men left dozens of Cherokee villages in ruins with hundreds of acres of crops destroyed and livestock killed or seized. Residents of western North Carolina still tell multiple sides of the story.; Format: article

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