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The Regulators & Week of Jan 3rd.
Tuesday: Assessment for Mr. Yercheck
Wednesday: Regulators Word Association - class discussion and connection to topic of "Revolution" - Explaination of Unit through end of Q2 Thursday: Completion of "Regulators" section and start of "Battle of Alamance". Complete "Battle of Alamance" for homework. Friday: Create a timeline of "Timeline of Resistance" by picking ONE event per year from 1763-1774 and complete steps 3 & 4 with ONE of those events that you put on the timeline. |
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The Battle of Alamance
"He gave the Regulators a choice — to return peacefully to their homes or be fired upon. They had one hour to decide. After the hour was up Tryon sent an officer to receive their reply. 'Fire and be damned!' was their answer. The governor then gave the order, but his men hesitated. Rising in his stirrups, he shouted, 'Fire! Fire on them or on me!' The militia obeyed, the Regulators responded in kind, and the battle of Alamance was on." — from The War of the Regulation and the Battle of Alamance by William S. Powell What happened in the end? The rebellion of the Regulators was crushed. Nine members of the king's militia were killed and 61 wounded. The Regulator losses were much greater, though exact numbers are unknown. Tryon took 15 prisoners; seven were hung later. Many Regulators moved on to other frontier areas beyond North Carolina. Those who stayed were offered pardons by the governor in exchange for pledging an oath of allegiance to the royal government. |
What did it prove?
The War of the Regulation illustrates how dissatisfied much of the population was during the days before the American Revolution. The boldness displayed by reformers opposed to royal authority provided a lesson in the use of armed resistance, which patriots employed a few short years later in the American War for Independence. |
Timeline of resistance
understanding what a provincial congress is...Mecklenburg Resolves |
Edenton Tea PartyMoore's Creek Bridge |
The Boston tea partyHalifax resolves |