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Published Jul. 4, 2009Views: 244
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -
As we celebrate July 4th you may not realize how much a small Triangle town had to do with America's independence.
In the 1760's, taxation without representation had colonies questioning authority, including farmers and merchants in Orange County, North Carolina.
Joel Turner with the Orange County Historical Museum explained the issue of taxes led to an uprising called the "War of Regulation."
"Everything was in upheaval, people knew something was going to change, they weren't really sure how."
After the war, six "Regulators" or rebels, were convicted and hanged in Hillsborough.
"At least in North Carolina it was kind of the first little tremor before the revolution," Turner said.
On July 4, 1776 the colonies broke away from the crown by signing the Declaration of Independence. One of North Carolina's three delegates to sign the declaration was from Hillsborough, William Hooper, whose house still stands today.
And in the heart of Hillsborough is the original site of where North Carolina's delegates debated the Constitution of the United States, and helped change it, to how we know it today.
"They sent it back to Philadelphia and said no we're not going to ratify it until you guarantee us certain rights," Turner explained. "It's because of North Carolina because of the delegates that met here in Hillsborough that we have the Bill of Rights, so, it's something you should be proud of."
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And if you're wondering, we had 3 delegates from NC that signed the Declaration of Independence. They were William Hooper, John Penn, Joseph Hewes
Here's my list for the next six:
Obama
Pelosi
Reid
Frank
Hillary
Waxman
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GOLO member since May 29, 2009
July 4, 2009 8:36 p.m.
But the protests weren't just about paying taxes. It was about corruption and having no voice in the laws that were passed. About 50% of the taxes stayed in the pockets of the sheriffs who collected. While the governor was aware of this, he did nothing to stop it. The Regulators wanted to serve on the General Assembly so they could have a voice about how taxes were raised.
UNC-TV has a great video called "Alamance" that dramatizes this event in our state's history.
http://www.unctv.org/webcast/history/alamance.html
GOLO member since April 25, 2008
July 4, 2009 9:02 p.m.
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July 4, 2009 9:41 p.m.
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July 4, 2009 10:53 p.m.
GOLO member since April 25, 2008
July 4, 2009 11:10 p.m.
I view that as a Threat and therefore I'll use deadly force!
GOLO member since March 2, 2009
July 4, 2009 11:18 p.m.
GOLO member since April 20, 2009
July 4, 2009 11:19 p.m.
What I'm trying to point out is that there have been anti-government groups for a long time, but I'm guessing that the election of Obama might be setting some of these groups off. The groups might have grown in numbers and strength.
Curious, though...do you think our military forces would follow a command to take guns from private, law-abiding citizens?
GOLO member since April 25, 2008
July 4, 2009 11:37 p.m.
There have been stories for several years now about the FEMA camps. They are not meant to house anti-government nut groups. They are meant to house millions of citizens in a societal collapse and the subsequent fall out of those that revolt. Whether or not these stories are true, you have to be your own judge. Here would be a partial list- they are all over the country-
http://www.masterjules.net/futurecrash.htm
I guess we'll see...
GOLO member since February 23, 2009
July 5, 2009 8:29 a.m.
This link is easier to read. Who knows? Are these pages the workings of some nut-jobs? It appears so, but OTOH, there is a lot of documentation for this stuff. me/*grabs popcorn*
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July 5, 2009 8:51 a.m.
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