On March 13, 1812, angry North Carolinians warned their countrymen “that the system of tyranny pursued towards our Country by the British nation ought no longer to be borne with; and that a continuation in peace with the British nation, on such terms, would be degrading to our national character.” With the rising impressments of American sailors, tensions rose, too. Such fiery rhetoric was increasingly common and indicated the growing war spirit across the South and trans-Appalachian West.
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Becoming Alabama:
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