Throughout the years 1536-69 five rebellions took place, all of which could be interpreted as a dangerous challenge to the monarch and the state, at the same time all of which can be interpreted as not a dangerous challenge instead could even have strengthen the monarch and the state. Source X agrees with the statement as ‘each monarch faced at least one serious revolt.’ Source V suggest that a lack of leadership, organisation and ‘geographic limits’ hindered the success of many rebellions such as the northern rebellion or the pilgrimage of grace. Source W agrees with the statement ‘in the right hands and with the right circumstances’ popular protest in the sixteen century could have posed a dangerous challenge to the monarch and the state. I will interpret these sources to determine whether the rebellions of the 16th century did or did not pose a dangerous challenge to the monarch and the state.…
The seriousness of such revolts was proven when Han dynasty was weakened by the uprising during the second and third centuries. The full effect of this was shown when eventually the uprising led to collapse of the Han dynasty.…
Tudor governments during the Tudor period dealt with rebellions in different ways, whether most governments underestimated the threat posed by them will be dependent on how well and effectively they reacted and responded to theses rebellions. Most Tudor Monarchs were either not prepared or faced the consequences of their most serious errors, however factors that will have to be taken in consideration are how governments consulted with their advisers, how governments gathered information, the role of communication to nobles and officials in rebellious areas and the time bought when they had limited resources. How well governments dealt with rebellions before they became too dangerous and the decisions to raise troops will also be considered, as they too decide whether or not most Tudor government underestimated the threat posed by rebellions.…
When reading “A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah the rebels destroy land, kill people and use people for their army. Beah explains how the rebels began to control whether they want people become recruited or get killed when he writes “The real trouble starts, because rebels began shooting their guns at people instead of in the sky” (24). This shows me that the rebels can do whatever they please as long as they have their guns which holds the power. The rebels explain that with these guns they will manipulate and alarm each and every person when they say “We’re going to initiate…
Rebels that were taken the wrong way Freedom Fighters with the wrong thing. Shay's Rebellion are a group of farmers that were protesting their new raising of taxes, so to cause havoc on the government they caused a years of protesting, 1500 of them took over a federal arsenal, and later used the weapons they stole to break other people out of jail, and the courts were closed so nobody could be taken into trial. Although Shays’ Rebellion have looked to be fighting with peace nevertheless they were rebels fighting fire fire because they are criminals, they weakened the foundation of the country, and they also caused riots.…
You can mention the rebellion to someone, and they will most likely say that they have heard of it but they do not know the intricacies of it. Through this paper, I hope to explore and…
“I’ve been reckless, but I’m not a rebel without a cause” -Angelina Jolie. People rebel when there is something that is causing them to do this. People can only rebel effectively when their cause for rebelling is something they are passionate about and have a strong opinion about. Some people may rebel because they feel controlled or trapped and others may rebel because they want to show that they know what is best for them and do not want to have to do what people tell them to do. People rebelling expresses their true feelings and shows what they really think about something. Romeo and Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, and Rachel and Brick, from The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi Durrow, all rebel because they feel strongly that something should or should not happen.…
The Rebellions of 1837/1838 in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada were attempts and attacks at their current government for various reasons. The rebellions in Upper Canada were to bring about an American style democracy, while the rebellions in Lower Canada were largely due to discrimination against the French, unequal taxation, and lack of power within the government to bring about any reformation. In the end, the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada had a profound impact on the future of the British coloniesTo an extent, the rebellions in both Upper and Lower Canada did not have much of profound impact on any British colonies immediately, especially as hoped. To begin with, the rebellion in Upper Canada failed miserably because of the lack…
Many people think rebellions are a bad thing. Those people probably do not know that there were three rebellions that would change America for the better. The three rebellions happened in three key states/colonies. Shays’ Rebellion was in Massachusetts, the Whiskey Rebellion was in Pennsylvania and Bacon’ Rebellion was in the colony of Virginia. The most important rebellion was Shays’ Rebellion because it gave this country the need for a stronger central government.…
Peaceful resistance is impossible, especially in this modern society. Peaceful organization turns to riot even when good intentions are present. Inaction and guiltmongering do nothing to help society. It is sad to see people who believe they are doing all the good in the world turn to these methods and use violence though convinced it is really peaceful. "Peaceful" protest accomplishes nothing. American government is predicated on this. The only things that change are violence and political action. Asking nicely saved nobody, and the American Revolution is proof of this. The colonists asked for a long time for fair representation in Parliament but no change came and, in fact, increases in taxes and injustices happened. It was not until the injustices came to a head in gunfire that there was a change, which was an overthrow of the British Empire and the Americans took control of their own lives and governed themselves. Peaceful resistance did nothing.…
What is a revolution? According to the online dictionary, a revolution is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned.…
Protest is an efficient tool, but nothing can be more emancipating than believing in yourself, your values and speaking the same. It’s rightly been taught to us, a pen is mightier than a sword. Words, or for that matter any form of articulation, captivate and capture, every waking moment of a human mind and dictate every thought ever imagined. They motivate the conscience and more importantly, move the soul to a do-over and to bring about that change...that wind of revolution...that era of metamorphosis...that sweet, sweet taste of release. Rebellion could be a nice virtue, but the revelation made by one’s mind against the entire system could be much greater. Revolt can be an eye opener, but altering people’s conscience is a much bigger phenomenon. History has been the ultimate evidence of the fact that all the magnanimous and great revolutions which have changed the course of actions have not happened because of some huge protest but due to the works of great philosophers and revolutionaries who lent their mind a strong voice e.g. Aristotle, Plato, Nelson Mandela, and Voltaire to note a few. They had rugged means to their exposure, they could’ve gone to the deeper ends to get across their point, but they knew better. They knew that outcries would only go so far to realise the bigger dream of deliverance. And they…
Yes. According to Bramhall, if everyone where to decide when to obey the sovereign and when to disobey the sovereign, then we would let ourselves be ruled over at our own pleasure. If at anytime we felt it was inconvenient to be ruled over because we felt threatened, then there is no stability, and thus we have a rebel…
When those attempts fail, though, civil disobedience becomes necessary. Peaceful resistance to laws seen as unjust positively impacts a free society by moving to protect the ideals that make a society free. Civil disobedience has been proven to lead to beneficial change, such as the Salt March led by Mohandas Gandhi in 1930, against the British monopoly on salt. Although change did not occur immediately after the Salt March, and several thousand people were arrested including Gandhi himself, it drew attention to, not just the opposition of the salt monopoly, but British rule in India as well. The British authorities realized afterwards that they could not ignore Gandhi, and that there wasn’t a way to stop him from taking direct action against policies he considered unjust. Even now, civil disobedience is used as a means of creating a tension and pressure that cannot be ignored by authorities, or society in general. The Dakota Access Pipeline protests are a good example of…
Merton suggests that by the time people reach the mode of rebellion, they have completely rejected the story that everybody in society can achieve success and have loomed into a rebellious state. They neither trust the valued cultural ends nor the legitimate societal means used to reach success. Instead, these people replace such ideas with irrational objectives to include the violent overthrow of the system altogether (Akers, 2000, p.…