An 1829 ruling by this state's supreme court held that John Mann could not be prosecuted for shooting a slave because "The power of the master must be absolute, to render the submission of the slave perfect."
An 1829 ruling by this state's supreme court held that John Mann could not be prosecuted for shooting a slave because "The power of the master must be absolute, to render the submission of the slave perfect." During the Civil War, this state was governed by Zebulon Vance. In 1718, Alexander Spotswood invaded this state in order to capture the pirate Blackbeard. During the American Revolution, Lord Cornwallis won a pyrrhic victory over Nathanael Greene at this state's Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The Tuscarora War was fought in this state, whose fugitive slaves commonly hid out in its northeastern Great Dismal Swamp, which it shares with Virginia. For 10 points, name this state where the Wright brothers made their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk.
An 1829 ruling by this state's supreme court held that John Mann could not be prosecuted for shooting a slave because "The power of the master must be absolute, to render the submission of the slave perfect."
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