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| “Proclamation Act of 1763” | “A ruling forbidding settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. Intended to stop the fighting between the Indians and the settlers” |
| “Stamp Act” | “An act of Parliament passed in 1765 that required tax stamps be used on all kinds of documents” |
| “Provincial Congress” | “A legislative body established in 1774 to govern the colony when Governor Martin Disbanded the Assembly” |
| “Committee of Safety” | “An organization set up in each county once the war started to keep order and provide government” |
| Tory | “One who sided with the British during the Revolutionary period” |
| Whig | “One who favored independence from Great Britain” |
| “Mecklenburg Resolves” | “A series of statements made by Mecklenburg’s Committee of Safety that recommended that North Carolina declare itself independent” |
| “Halifax Resolves” | “A document issued by the Provincial Congress that authorized the delegates to the Continental Congress to join other colonies in seeking independence” |
| “Declaration of Independence” | “The 1776 document issued by the Continental Congress by which the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain” |
| Constitution | “A set of rules and procedures for government” |
| Bicameral | “Having two legislative bodies” |
| “Declaration of Rights” | “A list included with the first state constitution that set out the rights and protections citizens had” |
| Amendment | “An addition or change to a document” |
| “Confiscation Act” | “A law passed by the new state saying that those who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the new state could have their property taken away” |
| “Overmountain Men” | “Westerners who crossed the Blue Ridge and trapped the Tories at the Battle of Kings Mountain” |
| Neutral | “Not taking sides in a war or disagreement” |
| Pacifism | “A belief that no one should fight or resort to violence for any reason other than self-defense” |
| Pardon | “An act of forgiving someone for their actions” |
