The Regulator MovementThe Regulator Movement

North Carolina’s Road to North Carolina’s Road to the Revolution the Revolution (1770 – 1771)(1770 – 1771)

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The backcountry The backcountry settlements were settlements were opposed to opposed to unfair unfair taxes and feestaxes and fees..

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They were also upset over the construction of the governor’s Palace in New Bern for William Tryon.

Why do you think they called it a palace?

Regulator SupportRegulator Support

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Settlements with the most Regulator support were:

Hillsborough, Orange County

Salisbury, Rowan County

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County

Why do you think most of the supporters were from the backcountry?

New Bern, founded in 1710, was North Carolina’s colonial capital.

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It was founded by Baron Von Graffienried for Swiss and German settlers.

It was named for Bern, the capital of Switzerland.

It is located at the mouth of the Trent and Neuse Rivers.

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William Tryon: Royal governor of North Carolina

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Margaret Tryon:

Governor’s wife for whom Wake County is named.

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Edmund Fanning:

Corrupt official at Hillsborough in Orange County.

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Herman Husband:

Quaker leader of Regulator Movement in Orange County.

The Regulators disrupted court in Hillsborough.

They also burned the Rowan County courthouse in Salisbury.

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Why would they burn the courthouse and nothing else?

Battle of AlamanceBattle of AlamanceOn May 16, 1771, the Regulators were defeated by Governor Tryon’s militia made up mostly of Highland Scots from the Cape Fear River region.

They had better weapons, training and experienced leaders over the Regulators.

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The Regulator Movement and the Battle of Alamance were significant because:

They were one of the first protests against British authority in the American colonies.

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North Carolina’s first Provincial Congress met in New Bern in August of 1774.

The delegates agreed to support patriot causes throughout the colonies.

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What is a patriot?

What is a loyalist?

A colonist against the British

A colonist who supports the British

North Carolina’s response to the Tea Act was the Edenton Tea Party.

The Edenton Tea Party was led by Penelope Barker in which 55 women agreed to boycott British tea.

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From whose perspective do you think this is?

The Mecklenburg Resolves (May 20, 1775) was when mostly Scots-Irish settlers from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County declared themselves independent of British authority.

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What is important about this date?

The Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776) was when North Carolina instructed its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for total separation from England.

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Battle of Moore’s Creek BridgeBattle of Moore’s Creek Bridge

North Carolina’s Royal Governor, Josiah Martin, organized a militia made of loyalist Highland Scots at Cross Creek (Fayetteville) to end Patriot support along the Cape Fear River.

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Patriot forces led by Richard Caswell removed planks from the bridge and greased the girders.

As the Highland Scots troops marched across the bridge, the Patriots opened fire on them.

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Over 30 loyalists were killed. Only 1 patriot died from wounds he received.

The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge caused the British to see that the loyalist support is limited in the southern colonies.

The British would not invade the South again until 1780.

Wagons, weapons and British sterling (worth more than $1 million by today's value) were seized by the patriots in the days following the battle.

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In the fall of 1776 at Halifax, North Carolina drafted its first State Constitution.

They chose Richard Caswell as the first state governor.

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