British colonial authorities in North Carolina

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British colonial authorities in North Carolina were the representatives of the British Crown who governed the colony, managed relations with Indigenous peoples and settlers, and enforced imperial policies prior to the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial government
appliesToJurisdiction Province of North Carolina
Thirteen Colonies
appliesToPeriod colonial era in North Carolina
pre‑Revolutionary period in North America
appointedBy British Crown
capital New Bern
country Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime 1776
followed Lords Proprietors of Carolina
linked to: Lords Proprietors
governs backcountry settlement in North Carolina
coastal trade in North Carolina
plantation economy in North Carolina
hasPart British military commanders in North Carolina
Indian agents in North Carolina
colonial assembly of North Carolina
colonial council of North Carolina
customs officials in North Carolina
land office officials in North Carolina
local magistrates in North Carolina
royal governor of North Carolina
sheriffs in North Carolina
implementsPolicy Indian trade regulation
Navigation Acts
imperial tax measures
land grant system
mercantilist trade policy
militia laws
regulation of slavery
language English
legalSystem English common law
location North Carolina
officeHeldBy Arthur Dobbs
Gabriel Johnston
Josiah Martin
William Tryon
opposedBy Patriot movement in North Carolina
Regulators in North Carolina
colonial assembly leaders in North Carolina
partOf British Empire in North America
linked to: British America
previousCapital Brunswick Town
Edenton
religiousContext Anglican establishment in North Carolina
replacedBy State government of North Carolina
responsibleFor collection of imperial revenues
defense of the colony
enforcement of imperial laws
governing settlers in North Carolina
managing relations with Indigenous peoples in North Carolina
significantEvent American Revolution in North Carolina
Battle of Alamance
Regulator Movement
Stamp Act resistance in North Carolina
startTime 1729
subordinateTo Board of Trade
Privy Council of Great Britain
linked to: Privy Council

Secretary of State for the Southern Department
uses imperial trade regulations
royal charters
royal instructions

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Chief Tom Blount cooperatedWith British colonial authorities in North Carolina
War of the Regulation governingAuthorityOpposed British colonial administration in North Carolina
linked to: British colonial authorities in North Carolina