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The RegulatorsBy Anika KhanderiaWhat was the Regulator Movement?The Regulator Movement (also known as the War of the Regulation, or the Regulator grow) was an uprising that took place in the Carolinas from 1765 to 1771 when citizens of both colonies took up arms against corrupt colonial officials. Historians consider the Regulator Movement to be a catalyst to the American Revolution, make up though it was unsuccessful.Causes of the UprisingMany factors influenced the uprising that took place in the Carolinas during the 1760s and 70s. Firstly, many people emigrated from the urban northeast to the rural southwest during the 1760s which created a huge creation increase in the Carolinas (as noted by the Censuses). The once clownish inland section that was populated by planters was upsetted as merchants and lawyers headed westward. At the same time, the local agricultural economy was experiencing a deep economic depression due to the severe droughs that had occured throughout the past decade. The loss of crops cut out the average farmers/planters main sustenance source as well a...