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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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popular uprising → social movement → tax protest → |
| aimedAt |
accountability of public officials
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reduction of taxes and fees → reform of local government → |
| country |
Province of North Carolina
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| describedAs |
backcountry uprising
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movement for regulation of public officials → pre-Revolutionary protest movement → |
| endTime |
1771
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| field |
colonial American history
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| followedBy |
American Revolutionary War
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| hasBroaderContext |
colonial resistance to British imperial policies
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| hasCause |
abuses by sheriffs and tax collectors
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corruption of local officials → economic hardship of frontier settlers → excessive legal fees → unequal political representation → unfair taxation → |
| hasEffect |
execution of several Regulator leaders
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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
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backcountry of North Carolina → |
| hasParticipant |
German settlers
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Scots-Irish settlers → backcountry farmers → county court officials → frontier settlers → local sheriffs → militia forces of North Carolina → small landholders → |
| languageOfParticipants |
English
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| locatedInPresentDay |
state of North Carolina
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| mainConflict |
Regulators vs. colonial officials
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| opposedBy |
Governor William Tryon
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colonial government of North Carolina → |
| partOf |
Thirteen Colonies
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| significantEvent |
Battle of Alamance
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| startTime |
1765
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| timePeriod |
early 1770s
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late 1760s → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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William Tryon
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conflict |
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Province of North Carolina
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event |
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Province of South Carolina
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significantEvent |