Road to Revolution - NC

The French & Indian War contributed to the Revolution in these ways (check all that apply).

• It created a closer relationship among the colonies

• It increased the British debt causing the British in turn to increase colonial taxes

• The new taxes then gave the colonists an issue to protest

• It caused the Natives to fight on the side of the British during the war.

T/F - Wealthy planters, merchants, and lawyers lived in the western part of the NC known as the "back country."

• True

• False

Throughout the 1700s, deep seated economic and social differences produced a distinct east/west _________________ in NC.

The "back country" of NC is what we call _________________ today.

• Blue Ridge

• High Country

• Piedmont

• Farm Country

Men who bought cheap land in order to sell it at a high price are called?

• Minutemen

• Speculators

• Loyalists

• Rebels

Explain what corruption is and what role is played in NC before the Revolution.

Who am I?

- Governor of NC

- Built the 1st capital in NC

- Veteran Army Colonel

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• William Tyron

• James Fraiser

Explain who a "regulator" is and what role they played in NC before the Revolution.