Breaking Loose Together: The Regulator Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary North Carolina is a non-fiction book by Marjoleine Kars. Written in 2002, Breaking Loose Together is 287 pages of North Carolina history. The University of North Carolina Press published it in Chapel Hill. The version used for this paper is an e-book. Breaking Loose Together shows an interesting side of America before the American Revolution. I chose this book because it highlights a part of history that some history books ignore.
Breaking Loose Together starts with explaining the land set up. Many conflicts occurred between squatters, big landowners, natives and migrants over who had a right to the land. The officials that were in charge of land distribution took advantage of immigrant farmers and officials kept little record on who had claims on certain land. Around 1780, surveys taken by officials show that only about fourteen percent of residents in North Carolina had more than 501 acres of land. The author also explains that the piedmont was less likely to use slaves for work than eastern-based farmers because Piedmont farmers use family based labor. These conflicts led to a separation between the plantation owners and the small farmers.
Another key part of Breaking Loose Together was the effect of religion, which …show more content…
If you live in North Carolina, it connects your life with the lives of the rebels and the other people in the book. There were times where you realize you are living on a large piece of history that many people never learned. It would be fascinating to visit Orange County to see if they have any history about the rebellion there. The maps showed how different areas of North Carolina are now as opposed to in the 1700’s. Places such as Hillsborough were shown on the maps and if you look at pictures from today, you can see that it has not changed much, it is based on the original
Breaking Loose Together starts with explaining the land set up. Many conflicts occurred between squatters, big landowners, natives and migrants over who had a right to the land. The officials that were in charge of land distribution took advantage of immigrant farmers and officials kept little record on who had claims on certain land. Around 1780, surveys taken by officials show that only about fourteen percent of residents in North Carolina had more than 501 acres of land. The author also explains that the piedmont was less likely to use slaves for work than eastern-based farmers because Piedmont farmers use family based labor. These conflicts led to a separation between the plantation owners and the small farmers.
Another key part of Breaking Loose Together was the effect of religion, which …show more content…
If you live in North Carolina, it connects your life with the lives of the rebels and the other people in the book. There were times where you realize you are living on a large piece of history that many people never learned. It would be fascinating to visit Orange County to see if they have any history about the rebellion there. The maps showed how different areas of North Carolina are now as opposed to in the 1700’s. Places such as Hillsborough were shown on the maps and if you look at pictures from today, you can see that it has not changed much, it is based on the original