3.3 - Supporting Question 3

Introduction to Supporting Question 3

According to Ready, “From the charters of 1663 and 1665 to the Concessions and Agreements and finally to the Fundamental Constitutions, Carolinians consistently opposed the proprietors’ land policies, plans for compact settlements, taxes, and proprietary assent to laws passed by the assembly” until the colony became a royal colony in 1729 (p. 47).  Much of the struggle and rebellion that occurred during this time was uneven and localized. Nonetheless several proto-democratic themes emerged during this time, including an increase in powers reserved for the legislative bodies and a  broadening of enfranchisement/voting rights (which was nonetheless still reserved to free, white males, over twenty-one who paid taxes/levies). Here students will explore examples of the weakness of colonial government at the time and civil disorder and rebellion that occurred to trace the tight and loose governance of the North Carolina colony. Examples included Culpepper’s Rebellion, the pardoning of Blackbeard, and the Regulators movement.

 Supporting Question 3

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What political/economic events in early North Carolina demonstrate both tight and loose governance of the colony?
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