"How did the Regulator Movement in South Carolina compare to the development of representatives government in other colonial reg
ions (A) "While other colonies sought to remove power from the king. The Regulators wanted more power for the king". (B) "Other colonies supported the Regulator Movement, which was to gain Independence from the mother country". (C) "Similar to other colonies ,the goal of the Regulator Movement was to gain fair representation". (D) "While other colonies sought greater representation, the Regulator Movement sought a return to control by the Lords Proprietors".
The correct answer is <em>C). Similar to other colonies, the goal of the Regulator Movement was to gain fair representation.
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The Regulator Movement was a group of “watchers” that decided to take law enforcement into their own hands because they wanted to protect the settlers from outlaw gangs in the area.
In the 1760s, a Regulator movement was developed in western South Carolina. Groups of people were interested in <u>establishing law and order and gain fair representation</u>. The citizens created organizations to work on governmental issues. They even operated Courts in some districts. Eventually, the governor and assembly accepted the legitimacy of Regulators' movement in 1769. The government enacted legislation for the upcoming reforms
