Charlotte and the American Revolution

Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the Foothills Fight for Independence

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Author: Richard P. Plumer ISBN: 9781625850744
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: May 13, 2014
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Richard P. Plumer
ISBN: 9781625850744
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: May 13, 2014
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English
Charlotte was a hotbed of Revolutionary activity well before the fervency of revolt reached its boiling point in New England. Considered a wild frontier region at the time, Mecklenburg County welcomed the Reverend Alexander Craighead with ready hands for battle. Craighead's fiery rhetoric inspired the people of the region to action. What resulted was the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the first such document in the nation, and although the county had less than 3 percent of the colony's population, its Patriots accounted for over one-quarter of North Carolina's Revolutionary troops. Join author Richard P. Plumer as he reveals how the Queen City played an integral role in the formation of a proud and free America.
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Charlotte was a hotbed of Revolutionary activity well before the fervency of revolt reached its boiling point in New England. Considered a wild frontier region at the time, Mecklenburg County welcomed the Reverend Alexander Craighead with ready hands for battle. Craighead's fiery rhetoric inspired the people of the region to action. What resulted was the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the first such document in the nation, and although the county had less than 3 percent of the colony's population, its Patriots accounted for over one-quarter of North Carolina's Revolutionary troops. Join author Richard P. Plumer as he reveals how the Queen City played an integral role in the formation of a proud and free America.

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