Teacher Resources
New Bern
Inquiry Question
Who were the Loyalists and what does their story reveal about the Revolution as a civil war?
Primary Sources
What Teachers and Students Use
North Carolina Provincial Congress: Proceedings and Journal, 1774-1776
PRIMARY · North Carolina State Archives
5 analysis prompts
Royal Governor Josiah Martin: Correspondence and Proclamations, 1771-1776
PRIMARY · Public Record Office (National Archives, United Kingdom)
5 analysis prompts
Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Vols. 9-10: Revolutionary Period
PRIMARY · State of North Carolina (Walter Clark, ed.)
5 analysis prompts
Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens: Research Collections
INSTITUTIONAL · Tryon Palace
5 analysis prompts
Craven County Court Minutes and Committee of Safety Records, 1774-1778
PRIMARY · North Carolina State Archives
5 analysis prompts
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Lesson Plan
In the Classroom
Learning Objectives
- 1Explain who the Highland Scots were and why they had particular reasons for loyalty to the Crown
- 2Describe the Moore's Creek battle and how the Patriot forces achieved their tactical advantage
- 3Analyze the battle's strategic consequences for the planned British southern invasion of 1776
- 4Evaluate the Loyalist experience after the Patriot victory — confiscation, exile, community fracture
Explore Further
New Bern in the Knowledge Graph
The lesson packet draws from these pages. Use them to extend the lesson or give students primary source context.
Comparative Study
Connected Towns
The corroborate prompts in the student packet point to these towns. Teachers can assign cross-town comparisons.
Philadelphia
SHARED EVENT
North Carolina's congressional delegates, empowered by the Halifax Resolves passed through New Bern's governmental network, cast the first formally authorized independence votes in Philadelphia.
Williamsburg
SHARED THEME
Both Williamsburg and New Bern served as colonial capitals where royal governors were displaced by Patriot conventions; Tryon Palace in New Bern consciously echoed the Williamsburg model of colonial government architecture.
Wilmington
GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY
North Carolina coastal communities.
Assessment
New Bern in the American Revolution
Answer the following questions based on our study of Revolutionary history. · 5 questions · Answer key in Teacher Guide PDF
What makes New Bern significant in Revolutionary history?
multiple choice
Primary sources are documents or objects created during the time period being studied.
true false
Name one event that occurred in New Bern during the Revolutionary period and explain its significance.
short answer
+ 2 more in the full quiz PDF
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