The document summarizes the Regulator Movement in North Carolina from 1770 to 1771, which protested unfair taxes and government corruption. The Regulators, made up of settlers in the North Carolina backcountry, disrupted courts and burned courthouses. In 1771, Governor Tryon's militia defeated the Regulators at the Battle of Alamance. This was one of the first protests against British authority in the colonies and contributed to North Carolina's involvement in the American Revolution.

1. The Regulator Movement North Carolina’s Road to the Revolution (1770 – 1771)

3. Causes 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?

4. Regulator Support Settlements with the most Regulator support were: Salisbury, Rowan County Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Why do you think most of the supporters were from the backcountry? www.livgenmi.com/1895/NC/County/orange.jpg Hillsborough, Orange County

5. New Bern, founded in 1710 , was North Carolina’s colonial capital. 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. www.truckads.com

6. Key People William Tryon: Royal governor of North Carolina www.newsday.com/.../photo/2003-07/8584452.jpg

7. Margaret Tryon: Governor’s wife for whom Wake County is named . www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/img/DSCN09771.jpg

8. Edmund Fanning: Corrupt official at Hillsborough in Orange County . freepages.history.rootsweb.com/.../46-08.gif

9. Herman Husband: Quaker leader of Regulator Movement in Orange County . www.unctv.org/.../mainpg/mainpg_r7_c14.jpg

10. The Regulators disrupted court in Hillsborough. They also burned the Rowan County courthouse in Salisbury. Why would they burn the courthouse and nothing else? www.galleryc.net/images/best24.jpg

11. Battle of Alamance On 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. www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckimages/alambat.jpg

12. 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. www.ncssar.com/.../AlamanceBattlegroundPrint.jpg

13. North Carolina’s first Provincial Congress met in New Bern in August of 1774. The delegates agreed to support patriot causes throughout the colonies. What is a patriot? What is a loyalist? A colonist against the British A colonist who supports the British www.heathmagic.de/Patriot6.jpg

14. 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. What do you see in this picture? From whose perspective do you think this is?

15. The Mecklenburg Resolves (May 20, 1775) was when mostly Scots-Irish settlers from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County declared themselves independent of British authority. What is important about this date? www.news14charlotte.com/.../images/0120-lb.jpg

16. The Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776) was when North Carolina instructed its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for total separation from England. www.familybooksandcds.com/.../william_hooper.jpg William Hooper ww.pbs.org/.../see_it_now/images/45.350.jpg Joseph Hewes statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/HISTORY/penn.gif John Penn

17. Battle 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 . February 27, 1776 www.nps.gov/mocr/mocr.htm

18. 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. Over 30 loyalists were killed. Only 1 patriot died from wounds he received. core.ecu.edu/.../Fall%202000/amyette%203.jpg

19. 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. www.istockphoto.com/.../444366/2/Money_Trail.jpg

20. In the fall of 1776 at Halifax , North Carolina drafted its first State Constitution. They chose Richard Caswell as the first state governor. www.rootsweb.com/~nclenoir/igraph/portraitrc.jpg