QUESTIONS.
1. What distinguished person have we now under consideration? How did he become Governor of North Carolina?
2. Who accompanied Governor Tryon? What is said of the two ladies?
3. Tell something of life in the eastern counties at this time.
4. How did the Tryon family become very influential?
5. What great preacher came to North Carolina in 1765? How were his labors rewarded?
6. What memorable law was passed by Parliament? How was the news received in North Carolina?
7. What can you tell of the Stamp Act?
8. What is said of the law?
9. Under what circumstances did the news reach the Governor? What did the Governor do concerning the Assembly?
10. Mention the first act of resistance to this law.
11. When did the Diligence arrive? What occurred on her arrival?
12. What did the Governor do on January 6th? With what result?
13. What trouble befell the Viper?
14. What occurred on February 20th?
15. What further is said of this affair?
16. What did the Governor say of these things?
17. What was the conclusion of this affair?
18. What joyful news was received on June 13th, 1766? How had Governor Tryon been affected by the resistance of the people to the Stamp Act?