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The Regulators of North Carolina: Outraged Opressors



The history of colonial North Carolina is bombarded with frequent strife and

turmoil. The people of North Carolina, because of a lack in supervision from

the British monarchy, learned to possess an independent spirit. The colony remained

isolated from the rest of the country because of several geographical

conditions such as poor harbors, the abscence of navigable rivers, numerous

swamps, and bad road conditions. Due to these conditions, communities

throughout North Carolina became widely separated
. The colony was initially

set up by the Lords Proprietors, an English founding company that helped

finance early American exploration. When North Carolina was freed from

British proprietorship, the Granville family, descendants from the original

Lords Proprietors, con-tinued to hold their land rights. This area, which

became known as the "Granville District," was the scene of many disputes over

land grants,......

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