James Hunter, Marker K-61
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N 35° 51.862 W 079° 32.582
17S E 631541 N 3969884
James Hunter was a prominent member of the Regulator Movement prior to the American Revolution.
Waymark Code: WMF6G
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2006
Views: 43
During the years leading up to the American Revolution many North Carolina people became strongly discontented with the way the provincial government was handling the colony's affairs. However, their quarrel was not with the form of government or the colony's laws but with abuses by government officials.
Grievances affecting the daily lives of the colonists included excessive taxes, dishonest sheriffs, and illegal fees. Scarcity of money contributed to the state of unrest. Those living in the western part of the province were isolated and unsympathetic with the easterners and it was in those frontier counties that the War of the Regulation began.
Minor clashes occurred until the spring of 1768, when an association of "Regulators" was formed. Wealthier colonists considered them to be a mob. The Regulators never had an outstanding leader, though several men were prominent in the movement; including James Hunter.
The Regulator Movement would have its climax with the The Battle of Alamance, when the Regulators were defeated by the North Carolina Militia. Many Regulators would later take part in the American Revolution.
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