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Quiz Bowl section 2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year did Author Hobbs die? | 1765 |
| In what 3 ways did the French-Indian war contribute to the oncoming American Revolution? | 1)Created a stronger relationship between the Colonies 2) Increased British tax causing them to tax the Colonies more 3)The Colonies wanted to protest these taxes |
| Who replaced Governor Author Dobbs? | Governor William Tryon |
| How long did William Tryon server for? | 6 years |
| What crisis was NC facing when William Tryon was Governor? | The regulation movement and the Stamp Act Crisis |
| When did the Regulation Movement start? | 1766 |
| Where did the Regulation Movement Start? | Orange County |
| Why did the the Regulation Act start? | People wanted help against a corrupt governor and illegal taxes and fees. |
| Who designed and built the Tyron Palace | John Hawks |
| When did building on the Tryon Palace start and end? | 1767-1770 |
| How many representatives did western NC get? | 15 |
| What percent of the population did Western NC have? | 33% |
| Which regulators were arrested in 1768? | William Butler and Herman Husband |
| Who was Edmund Fanning? | The leading official who arrested Butler and Husband |
| What was the Johnston Riot act? | Where 150 regulators in Hillsborough started a riot |
| When was the Johnston Riot act? | Steptember 1770 |
| When was the battle of Alamance? | May 16, 1771 |
| Who was inthe Battle of Alamance? | NC Militia and over 6000 regulators |
| What was the outcome of the Battle Of Alamance? | Herman Husband and 4 other regulators were not allowed pardons while over 6000 were. |
| What was Pontiac's Rebellion? | When Native Americans had attacked the colonies after the Proclamation of 1763 |
| Why was NC not affected by the Sugar and Quartering Acts? | They were a royal colony |
| After what act did NC boycott or refused to buy goods from Great Britian? | Stamp Act |
| When Parliment repealed the Stamp act what act was it replaced by? | Declatory Act |
| NC's Committee of Correspondence included? | John Harvey, Robert Howe, Richard Caswell, Joseph Hewes and Samuel Jackson (He is white) |
| When was the First Provincial Congress held? | August 25, 1774 |
| When was the Second Provincial Congress held? | April 1775 |
| When were the Mecklenburg Resolves signed? | May 31, 1775 |
| Which Governor was the first to flee office? | Josiah Martin |
| When and where was the Third Provincial Congress held? | Hillsborough in August of 1775 |
| When and Where was the Fourth Provincial Congress held? | Halifax in April of 1776 |
| When were the Halifax resoves signed? | April 12, 1776 |
| How many members were in the Council of Safety? | NIEN (Actually spelled Nine but I don't care) |
| When and where was the fifith Provinicial Congress held? | Halifax in November and december of 1776 |
| What were the three branches of NC's government? | Governor Bicameral legislature Courts |
| How long was a Governor's term? | One year |
| How many terms could a Governor serve? | Three |
| Who was the states First Elected Governor? | Richard Caswell |
| How many North Carolinians served at the Continental Line? | 5,000-7,000 |