Author: Scott Syfert
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786475595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This is a comprehensive history of one of the greatest mysteries in American history--did Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declare independence from Great Britain more than a year before anyone else? According to local legend, on May 20, 1775, in a log court house in the remote backcountry two dozen local militia leaders met to discuss the deteriorating state of affairs in the American colonies. As they met, a horseman arrived bringing news of the battles of Lexington and Concord. Enraged, they unanimously declared Mecklenburg County "free and independent" from Great Britain. It was known as the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence" ("MecDec" for short). A local tavern owner named James Jack delivered the MecDec to the Continental Congress, who found it "premature." All of this occurred more than a year before the national Declaration of Independence. But is the story true? The evidence is mixed. John Adams believed the MecDec represented "the genuine sense of America" while Thomas Jefferson believed the story was "spurious." This book sets out all of the evidence, pro and con.
The First American Declaration of Independence?
Author: Scott Syfert
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786475595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This is a comprehensive history of one of the greatest mysteries in American history--did Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declare independence from Great Britain more than a year before anyone else? According to local legend, on May 20, 1775, in a log court house in the remote backcountry two dozen local militia leaders met to discuss the deteriorating state of affairs in the American colonies. As they met, a horseman arrived bringing news of the battles of Lexington and Concord. Enraged, they unanimously declared Mecklenburg County "free and independent" from Great Britain. It was known as the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence" ("MecDec" for short). A local tavern owner named James Jack delivered the MecDec to the Continental Congress, who found it "premature." All of this occurred more than a year before the national Declaration of Independence. But is the story true? The evidence is mixed. John Adams believed the MecDec represented "the genuine sense of America" while Thomas Jefferson believed the story was "spurious." This book sets out all of the evidence, pro and con.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786475595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This is a comprehensive history of one of the greatest mysteries in American history--did Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declare independence from Great Britain more than a year before anyone else? According to local legend, on May 20, 1775, in a log court house in the remote backcountry two dozen local militia leaders met to discuss the deteriorating state of affairs in the American colonies. As they met, a horseman arrived bringing news of the battles of Lexington and Concord. Enraged, they unanimously declared Mecklenburg County "free and independent" from Great Britain. It was known as the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence" ("MecDec" for short). A local tavern owner named James Jack delivered the MecDec to the Continental Congress, who found it "premature." All of this occurred more than a year before the national Declaration of Independence. But is the story true? The evidence is mixed. John Adams believed the MecDec represented "the genuine sense of America" while Thomas Jefferson believed the story was "spurious." This book sets out all of the evidence, pro and con.
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
Author: William Henry Hoyt
Publisher:
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Category : Mecklenburg declaration of independence
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Mecklenburg declaration of independence
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775, and Lives of Its Signers
Author: George Washington Graham
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Charlotte and the American Revolution
Author: Richard Plumer
Publisher: Military
ISBN: 9781626195424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A history of Charlotte, NC and Mecklenburg County, NC during the American Revolution"--
Publisher: Military
ISBN: 9781626195424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A history of Charlotte, NC and Mecklenburg County, NC during the American Revolution"--
The History of Mecklenburg County
Author: John Brevard Alexander
Publisher:
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Category : Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Publisher:
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Category : Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The McClure Family
Author: James Alexander McClure
Publisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Publisher:
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte
Author: Daniel Augustus Tompkins
Publisher:
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Category : Charlotte (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Charlotte (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Sketches of North Carolina
Author: William Henry Foote
Publisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Ordinances and Resolutions Passed by the State Convention of North Carolina
Author: North Carolina. Convention
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
Author: John Hill Wheeler
Publisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Publisher:
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Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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