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16 Cards in this Set
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War on Sugar Creek |
a riot in 1765 that began when squatters on Mecklenburg County land whipped surveyors who came to nap out their land |
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Amnesty |
pardon |
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Battle of Alamance |
the battle between the militia of colonial North Carolina and the Regulators which ended the Regulator Movement |
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Regulators |
a member of the association formed in North Carolina in the 1760s for regulation of the public grievances and abuse of power |
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Tryon Palace |
building built in the 1760s in New Bern that was to serve as the capital and the governor’s residence |
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Quorum |
the number of members of a group that must be present before the group can function legally |
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Militia |
civilian fighting force of colonial North Carolina |
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Edmund Fanning |
Orange County official whose manner and ways offended back country settlers |
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John Hawks |
architect of Tryon Palace |
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Johnston Rict Act |
allowed the attorney general to move cases involving riots from the county in which the took place to any county in the colony |
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Anarchy |
the complete absence of government |
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William Tryon |
royal governor responsible for building a governor’s residence in New Bern |
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Poll Tax |
tax that charges each person the same amount usually as a requirement for voting |
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Granville District |
that portion of North Carolina taken by Lord Granville as his share when the colony became a royal colony |
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Extortion |
demands for illegal fees |
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Diversity |
being different, variety |
