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- Alexander Martin (1740–1807)
- Alexander Martin was a North Carolina delegate to the Constitutional Convention, fought in the American Revolution, and served as governor and in the state legislature.
- Format: biography
- The Apotheosis of Washington
- Photograph of Constantino Brumidi's 1865 fresco in the Capitol dome, entitled The Apotheosis of Washington. The fresco (a painting done on fresh, moist plaster) depicts George Washington's apotheosis — or elevation to the...
- Format: image/painting
- The Articles of Confederation
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.2
- Full text of the Articles of Confederation, which established the first national government after the American colonies declared their independence from Britain. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: constitution
- Artillery fire
- As the British troops advance, Continental soldiers fire artillery in a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
- Format: image/photograph
- The battle begins
- In a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Continental soldiers watch while British troops fire at American militia. The militia were ordered to fire twice, then break formation. Since militia were not professional soldiers, how well they obeyed...
- Format: image/photograph
- The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.9
- During the American Revolution, on March 15, 1781, American and British armies met at Guilford Courthouse, in present-day Greensboro, North Carolina. Although the British won the battle, they lost so many troops that the battle ultimately helped the American cause. Includes a slideshow of photographs from a 2008 reenactment.
- Format: article
- The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
- Soldiers reenact the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
- Format: image/photograph
- The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.7
- In February 1776, Patriot militia companies fought an army of Loyalists, mainly Scottish Highlanders, at Moore's Creek Bridge near Wilmington, North Carolina. The Patriot victory convinced colonial leaders to push for independence.
- Format: article
- A black sailor in the American Revolution
- This African American sailor, whose portrait here was painted during the American Revolution, wears the uniform of a sailor in the navy rather than of one on a private ship.
- Format: image/painting
- The Boston Tea Party
- Format: image/illustration
- The Boston Tea Party
- A British engraving of the Boston Tea Party, 1789.
- Format: image/illustration
- The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man
- The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or "Tarring and Feathering." This British illustration shows the tarring and feathering of Boston Commissioner of Customs John Malcolm four weeks after the Boston Tea Party. The men also poured hot tea down...
- Format: image/illustration
- A British victory
- The British take the field after the Continental retreat at a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
- Format: image/photograph
- A call for independence
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.9
- After the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, North Carolina's fourth Provincial Congress met at Halifax in April 1776, and resolved that the colony's delegates to the Continental Congress should support a move to declare independence.
- Format: article
- Cannon smoke
- After the Continentals fire their cannon at a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, smoke obscures their view of the battlefield.
- Format: image/photograph
- Casualties
- In a reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, men begin to fall as the British and Continentals exchange musket fire.
- Format: image/photograph
- Chaos in Salem
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.6
- Excerpt from diaries of the Moravian congregation at Salem, North Carolina, in 1781, describing the Moravians' treatment by Patriot militias. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: diary
- Cherokee leaders speak
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 4.5
- Exceprts of speeches of Cherokee leaders protesting white encroachment on their lands during the American Revolution.
- Format: speech
- Colonial woman and children
- At a reenactment of the American Revolution at Minuteman National Park in Lexington/Concord, Massachusetts, a woman and two children walk hand-in-hand in colonial dress.
- Format: image/photograph
- The Committees of Safety
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.9
- Excerpts from the minutes of the Committees of Safety set up in North Carolina towns and counties, 1775, for the purpose of enforcing the trade boycott against Britain. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: document
