Talk:War of the Regulation

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This article claims that the Regulator movement was a precursor to the American Revolution, but I think more the opposite is true. It was not a conflict between colonists and the British as much as it was a conflict between western backcountry colonists and eastern coastal colonists. The Regulators were not upset over British policy -- they were angered by the abuses of the colonial government and local colonial officials, who were appointed by the colonial governor. And Tryon's army was composed of eastern militiamen, not British redcoats. The sources around the internet say this as well -- including the Columbia Encyclopedia, which states, "Tensions remained, however, between the western farmers and the tidewater aristocracy". [1] Unless someone has some evidence to the contrary, I'll recompose this article somewhat. -- Trivial 18:21, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Tardy response-- while it is true that the farmer's grievances were not with Britain directly, remember that at this time the "tidewater aristocracy" was set in place and supported by the British government: in effect, they were the British government in the colony. Also, the experience of banding together to protest and defy appointed authority is very much a precursor to the revolution. -- Mwanner 22:50, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

Under "Leaders of the Opposition" the article says "Governor Josiah Martin, succeeded Governor Tryon in office just after the end of any major rebellion." This doesn't make sense to me - Martin succeeded Tyron after any rebellion, but then Tyron regained control until the next rebellion? Even if that is true, I feel that this sentence needs some disambiguation. --63.237.83.160

In response to Trivial, I'd have to say that making this distinction in the case of the Regulation and not in the case of the war itself is folly. British authorities and the encroaching influence of the Anglican Church (inarguably an arm of Britain in its relationship with government and gentry) in back-country NC was a huge factor in the Regulation. The fact is that in a colonial war, most troops aren't going to be imported. It's not practical. I won't quote numbers, but I think you'll find the great majority of troops in the Revolutionary War (like in the French and Indian War) were in fact regionally organized.

Second, I'd like to note how poorly-written this article is. Half of the statements (as our IP-identified friend above notes) are entirely unintelligible and misleading, mostly as a result of simple grammatical problems. I'll take a look at rewriting it when I get time enough to pick this total garbage apart. -- fearwig 23:24, 20 Sep 2005

[edit] Confusing

Wait, were the regulators the tax collectors, or the people against tax collectors? Seems to me that whoever was against tax collectors would be more likely to be Patriots --AW 20:40, 1 December 2006 (UTC)