Benjamin Merrill was unable to join the final battle of this rebellion, which began with one commander shooting Robert Thompson.
James Few was executed at the end of this conflict, and several combatants went on to found the short-lived Watauga Association. Marjolene Kar's Breaking Loose Together is an account of this conflict, one of whose inspirations' published the tract "An Impartial Relation of the First and Causes of the Recent Differences in Public Affairs." It was partly triggered by Francis Nash and Edward Fanning's extortion trial, in which they were fined one cent per offense. Benjamin Merrill was unable to join the final battle of this rebellion, which began with one commander shooting Robert Thompson. This conflict was partially triggered by the planned construction of a mansion in New Bern, and this rebellion ended with a defeat at Almance Creek. Though not calling himself a member, Herman Husband inspired one side in this conflict, which was disgruntled over the tax policies of governor William Tryon. For 10 points, name this uprising of farmers in colonial North Carolina.
James Few was executed at the end of this conflict, and several combatants went on to found the short-lived Watauga Association.
Regulator War [or the War of the Regulation]