Regulator Movement
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The Regulator Movement was a late 1760s–early 1770s backcountry uprising in colonial North Carolina in which frontier settlers protested corrupt local officials and unfair taxation, foreshadowing broader revolutionary unrest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regulator Movement canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
popular uprising ⓘ social movement ⓘ tax protest ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
accountability of public officials
ⓘ
reduction of taxes and fees ⓘ reform of local government ⓘ |
| country | Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| describedAs |
backcountry uprising
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movement for regulation of public officials ⓘ pre-Revolutionary protest movement ⓘ |
| endTime | 1771 ⓘ |
| field | colonial American history ⓘ |
| followedBy | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasBroaderContext | colonial resistance to British imperial policies ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abuses by sheriffs and tax collectors
ⓘ
corruption of local officials ⓘ economic hardship of frontier settlers ⓘ excessive legal fees ⓘ unequal political representation ⓘ unfair taxation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
execution of several Regulator leaders
ⓘ
foreshadowing of the American Revolution ⓘ heightened revolutionary sentiment in North Carolina ⓘ increased distrust of colonial authorities ⓘ migration of some Regulators westward ⓘ suppression of the Regulators ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Piedmont region of North Carolina
ⓘ
backcountry of North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
German settlers
ⓘ
Scots-Irish settlers ⓘ backcountry farmers ⓘ county court officials ⓘ frontier settlers ⓘ local sheriffs ⓘ militia forces of North Carolina ⓘ small landholders ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants | English ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
state of North Carolina
|
| mainConflict | Regulators vs. colonial officials ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Governor William Tryon
ⓘ
colonial government of North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Alamance ⓘ |
| startTime | 1765 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1770s
ⓘ
late 1760s ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Tryon