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‘Fire and Be Damned!’ North Carolina and the Sparks That Lit the American Revolution
Originally published by The Daily Signal ·
By the late 1760s, North Carolina was a smoldering tinderbox of conflict. Elected officials Cornelius Harnett and John Ashe had led the Sons of Liberty in resisting the Stamp Act, making its enforcement impossible and contributing to Parliament’s repeal of the tax, but deeper grievances remained. Drought brought crop failures, hunger, economic depression, and a...
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- The Daily Signal
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- The Daily Signal
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- Felix Miller
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