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Who Shall Dictate the Law?: Political Wrangling between 'Whig' Lawyers and Backcountry Farmers in Revolutionary Era North Carolina
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21614
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In the 1780s, strife broke out between Whig lawyers attempting to establish a uniform national legal system and backcountry farmers who had no desire for standardized law and saw Whig actions as self-serving. These two groups fought for control of North Carolina's judicial system, thinking that whoever controlled the judicial branch could interpret and apply the law how they saw fit. Whig lawyers also hoped to restore law and their own power by supporting a national constitution.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 1, Jan 1996,
p56-82 , il, por, map, f
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