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28-490: Wataugans may refer to: The Wataugans , the former name of the play Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals Watauga Association , a government in the 1770s People living along the Watauga River Residents of Watauga County, North Carolina Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

56-798: A civil war as it was a war of independence from the British Crown . British military strategy during the American Revolution relied on mobilising loyalist soldiers throughout the Thirteen Colonies . Throughout the war, the British military formed over 100 loyalist line regiments whose strength totaled 19,000 of which 9,700 served most at one time. Including militia and marine forces more than 50,000 served. The Patriots used tactics such as property confiscation to suppress loyalism and drive active loyalists away. After

84-549: A 'Separate State,' which made it 'a dangerous example' to other disaffected colonists. In 1775, Judge Richard Henderson's Transylvania Purchase , buying most of modern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee from the Cherokee Indians is opposed by the young warrior Dragging Canoe . He and his followers also oppose the purchase by the Watauga Association of the land they currently occupy. Although most of

112-469: A large section of Scottish society Scottish loyalism has become more visible through prominent demonstrations of the beliefs of its members since the establishment of a Scottish Parliament . Scottish loyalism is visible through participation at Orange parades with supporters from Rangers , Heart of Midlothian F.C. and Airdrie United . Loyalists in Scotland mostly live in small working-class enclaves in

140-481: A rigorous toryism to some vague sense that royal government was hardly so evil as its enemies claimed. In Canada this diversity was preserved. The Loyalist communities were rarely unanimous – or placid – in their politics". The term loyalist was first used in Irish politics in the 1790s to refer to Protestant Irishmen (often of English or Scottish ancestry) who opposed Catholic Emancipation and Irish independence from

168-474: Is interrupted by a messenger with news of the war being fought against the British on the other side of the Appalachian Mountains . Major Patrick Ferguson , a British officer assigned to lead American Loyalist Militia in pacifying the rebellion in the west, has threatened to march over the mountains, hang the leaders, and lay waste to the country with fire and sword. Local leaders attending

196-748: Is no longer in existence, replaced as the primary backer for the play by the Friends of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park. "Liberty!" was made Tennessee's official outdoor drama by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2009. Loyalist Loyalism , in the United Kingdom , its overseas territories and its former colonies , refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America,

224-665: The Bahamas and Britain, often with financial help from the Crown. They were joined by 30,000 or more "Late Loyalists" who settled in Ontario in the early 1790s at the invitation of the British administration and given land and low taxes in exchange for swearing allegiance to the King, for a total of 70,000+ new settlers. There were in fact four waves of emigration: in the years 1774 through 1776 when for example 1300 Tories were evacuated with

252-601: The Holston and Watauga Rivers in modern East Tennessee find themselves outside the jurisdiction of North Carolina and Virginia , and, in 1772, form a government of their own, the Watauga Association, described by such historians as Theodore Roosevelt as the first free and independent government (at least by men of European descent) on the American continent. At the time, it was regarded by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore , royal governor of Virginia, as an attempt to set up

280-526: The Industrial Revolution when a significant number of Ulster Protestants migrated to Scotland from Ireland. In Scotland, a loyalist is someone on the fringes of Scottish unionism who is often strongly supportive of loyalism and unionism, although mainly concentrating on the Irish union issue rather than on Scottish politics . Scottish loyalism is typified by militant opposition to Scottish republicanism, Scottish independence . Coming from

308-812: The Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998, 2003 and 2007, but lost them in 2011. Loyalism in the post-partition Republic of Ireland has declined since independence. Large numbers of southern Irish loyalists and non-loyalists volunteered for service in the British Armed Forces in World War I and World War II, many of them losing their lives or settling in the United Kingdom after the wars. Partition saw mass movements of southern loyalists to Northern Ireland or to Great Britain, although small loyalist or neo-unionist groups are still active. The Scottish loyalist movement originated during

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336-627: The State of Franklin and the first governor of the State of Tennessee , meets his second wife, the high-spirited and athletic Catherine Sherrill, pulling her over the wall of the fort after her running leap made while fleeing from the Cherokees. Act I concludes with the breaking of the siege and news of the Declaration of Independence . The 1780 wedding of John Sevier and 'Bonnie Kate' Sherrill

364-588: The Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Red Hand Commando (RHC) and the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF). Although Irish loyalist paramilitaries have claimed to speak on behalf of their communities and unionists in general, their electoral support is minimal and exclusively based in the urban working class. The Progressive Unionist Party , a pro- Belfast Agreement loyalist party, won seats in

392-674: The British Empire. Prominent Irish loyalists included John Foster , John Fitzgibbon and John Beresford . In the subsequent Irish Rebellion of 1798 , the term ultra loyalist was used to describe those who were opposed to the United Irishmen , who were in support of an independent Irish Republic . In 1795, Ulster loyalists founded the Orange Order and organised the Yeoman Militia, which helped to put down

420-453: The British fleet that left Boston for Halifax; the large wave of 50,000 in the years 1783; some few thousands who had stayed in the new Republic but left disenchanted with the results of the revolution for Upper Canada between 1784 and 1790; and the large number 'Late Loyalists,' 30,000, who came in the early 1790s for land, many of them neutrals during the War, to Upper Canada; they soon outnumbered

448-469: The actions of the 36th (Ulster) Division during World War I and the activities of the Orange Order. An Ulster loyalist is most commonly a unionist who strongly favours the political union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, although some may also support an independent Northern Ireland . In recent times, the term has been used to refer to several loyalist paramilitary groups, such as

476-491: The battle in the distance on a small hill beside the fort that serves as a backdrop for the entire performance. The distant battle is accompanied by narration and exciting (yet loud) fireworks and gunfire. During the absence of the militia, the women of the settlement and the few remaining men (one out of seven were drafted to stay behind) defend themselves from the Cherokee and British Indian agents. The drama concludes with

504-630: The early 19th century, nearly every English and Welsh county formed a Loyalist Association of Workers in an effort to counter a perceived threat from radical societies . The first such association was founded in Westminster on 20 November 1792. Generally, the term loyalist in Northern Ireland is typified by a militant opposition to Irish republicanism , and also often to Roman Catholicism. It stresses Ulster Protestant identity and community with its own folk heroes and events, such as

532-458: The founders of modern English-speaking Canada, and many of their descendants of these King's Loyal Americans still identify themselves with the nominal hereditary title "UEL" ( United Empire Loyalist ) today. To one degree or another, from ideological reasons or less so mixed with prospects of a better life, "All the Loyalists had taken a stand for the Crown and the British Empire"...whether "from

560-807: The most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the British Crown , notably with the loyalists opponents of the American Revolution , and United Empire Loyalists who moved to other colonies in British North America after the revolution. In North America, the term loyalist characterised colonists who rejected the American Revolution in favour of remaining loyal to the king. American loyalists included royal officials, Anglican clergymen, wealthy merchants with ties to London, demobilised British soldiers, and recent arrivals (especially from Scotland), as well as many ordinary colonists who were conservative by nature and/or felt that

588-407: The older chiefs, including Dragging Canoe's father Atta-culla-culla , favour peace with the white settlers, the younger warriors attack the settlements in the area, bringing the act to a climax with the 1776 attack on the reproduction of Fort Watauga (more properly known as Fort Caswell) that has stood in the park since the 1970s. In the battle, John Sevier , who would later be the only governor of

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616-521: The original truly committed anti-Republicans, 10,000, who had earlier arrived: some Loyalists about 10 per cent maybe from New Brunswick returned to the States as did an unknown number from Nova Scotia. This migration also included indigenous loyalists such as Mohawk leader Joseph Brant , the " Black Loyalists " – former slaves who had joined the British cause in exchange for their freedom, and Anabaptist loyalists ( Mennonites ). These Loyalists were

644-402: The protection of Britain was needed. Colonists with loyalist views accounted for an estimated 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the white colonial population of the day, compared with those described as " Patriots ", who accounted for about 40–50 per cent of the population and the rest neutrals. This high level of political polarisation leads historians to argue that the American Revolution was as much

672-464: The rebellion. Some loyalists, such as Richard Musgrave , considered the rebellion a Catholic plot to drive Protestant colonists out of Ireland. The Sydney and Parramatta Loyalist Associations, with approximately 50 members each, were formed in 1804 to counter radical societies in those counties, and subsequently helped to put down the Castle Hill convict rebellion later that year. During

700-581: The return of the Overmountain Men and a brief narration of the later accomplishments of some of their more prominent members, like Landon Carter. Due to legal problems, "The Wataugans" was rewritten, and obtained a new name. After the change, the drama was performed in Nashville for one weekend. For its twenty ninth Season, 2007, the title "The Wataugans" was changed to "Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals." The Watauga Historical Association

728-475: The title Wataugans . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wataugans&oldid=1102462601 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Wataugans The early settlers along

756-563: The war, approximately 80–90 per cent of the Loyalists stayed in the new United States, and adapted to the new conditions and changes of a republic. Of the 62,000 who left by 1784, almost 50,000 sought refuge elsewhere in the British North American colonies of Quebec (partitioned into the Canadas in 1791), New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and St. John's Island ; whereas the remaining loyalist migrants went to Jamaica ,

784-579: The wedding agree to muster the local militia on September 25, 1780, and march over the mountains to meet Ferguson before he can endanger their families. The ensuing march, culminating in the Battle of Kings Mountain , earned the participants the nickname " Overmountain Men ," and their victory over the British is sometimes referred to as the turning point of the American Revolution in the South . The drama depicts

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