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- Orange County Historical Museum
- Take a tour of the Orange County Historical Museum to see the collection of artifacts from pre-history through the early twentieth century.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Brunswick Town / Fort Anderson
- Provides information about the North Carolina historic site where the town of Brunswick was razed by British troops.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The first national government: The Articles of Confederation
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.1
- The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy.
- Format: article
- Discussion guide: Religion in early America
- This discussion guide will help students understand the larger context of religion in colonial America as they read about topics such as Quaker emigration and the Great Awakening.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- The cost of Tryon Palace
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.8
- Table detailing the expenses of building Tryon Palace, the residence of the colonial governor at New Bern, North Carolina, in 1770. Includes historical commentary about why these expenses infuriated many colonists.
- Format: document
- "Some grievous oppressions"
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.4
- Excerpt of a sermon published by Herman Husband, Regulator leader, in 1770. Husband argued that North Carolina's colonial government was unfair to small farmers. Primary source includes historical commentary.
- Format: pamphlet
- An Address to the People of Granville County
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.2
- Excerpt of a speech by George Sims, Granville County school teacher and Regulator leader, in 1765. Sims blames corrupt lawyers and public officials for the problems of small farmers in the Piedmont. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: speech
