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    Since the Haitian Rebellion of 1791- 1804‚ Southern slave owners were in fear of a slave rebellion‚ especially in areas where slaves outnumbered non-slaves. Nat Turner‚ also known as “Prophet‚” was one of the leaders who put this into action. He was an “upper class” (knew how to read and write) slave owned by Joseph Travis of Southampton‚ Virginia and was extremely religious. The unofficial religious leader of the slaves had seen a solar eclipse in February of 1831 and believed that God had chosen

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    The colonial stability framework began to change after the Seven Years’ War. This conflict between England and France was the result of a long dispute over the leading of overseas trade and colonial empire. It began in 1756‚ when the two powers fought for possession of the Ohio region in North America. Soon‚ they started to dispute the sovereignty of the entire territory. However‚ thanks to the aid of the settlers‚ England emerged victorious from the conflict in 1763. After the victory‚ the American

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    it typified all the characteristics of the Cold War. TS1: The Cuban Missile Crisis was important in the spread of the Cold War outside Europe due to the ideologically driven aggression by the superpowers‚ hence causing the heightened Cold War tensions. SE1: On 8 January 1959‚ Castro led his armed revolutionaries into Havana and overthrew the corrupt Batista regime‚ where he formed a new coalition government. Castro nationalized a billion dollars’ worth of American investments in Cuba and thus

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    Shay’s Rebellion is more than a simple act of civil disobedience of citizens against their government. There were a lot of key causes and factors to Shay’s Rebellion. All of theses factors and problems added up cause an uproar. The Rebellion in itself was not that big of a rebellion‚ however it did create a very big impact on the leaders of the nation. The Rebellion occurred in many places all over the new colonies‚ but most of the effect of the Rebellion took place at Massachusetts. The current

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    their seeds so much quicker (which was actually very time consuming) than by hand. The inventor was Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented it in 1794. A revolutionized cotton gin is still used today. Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion Nat Turner was an African-American who led a slave rebellion in the morning of August 23‚

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    started what would be called the Shays’ Rebellion. Because it involved fundamental economic‚ social‚ and political issues‚ such rebellion forced ordinary Americans such as farmers‚ and small plantation owners‚ to think about their understandings of the promises of the American Revolution and what kind of government they desired. The Shay’s Rebellion was a representation of the economic troubles faced by the majority of people in the United States. With this rebellion they hoped to finally experience equality

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    Colonial resistance intensified in a matter of years against Britain‚ only adding to the Navigation Acts from the 17th century. This Revolutionary era emerged from England’s debt from the French and Indian war‚ and their political administration of the colonies. The factors that led to intense colonial rebellions. Britain made rational attempts to pay their debts by using the colonies as a cash cow. Amongst the Peace of Paris treaty‚ by which Britain confiscated most of France’s territory‚ expanding

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    VI. Bacon’s Rebellion A. Berkeley’s fears of the freedmen were justified. B. In 1676‚ sparked not by a Dutch invasion but by an Indian attack‚ rebellion swept Virginia. C. It began almost as Berkeley had predicted‚ when a group of volunteer Indian fighters turned from a fruitless expedition against the Indians to attack their rulers. D. Bacon’s Rebellion was the largest popular rising in the colonies before the American Revolution. Sooner or later nearly everyone in Virginia got in on it‚ but it

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    stronger central government was needed. It was used by important people such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ and Alexander Hamilton to help convince the different states to give more power to the central government. <br><br>I believe that the rebellion in itself wasn’t very significant or important‚

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    The “Great Colonial Divide” with the 3 prominent colonial powers competing for power and control of the continent. Various methods and strategies are utilized to their advantage. France‚ for example‚ prioritized alliances with the natives and endorsed the idea of trading using fur. The Spanish however sought gold and silver and wanted to gain power via religion‚ therefore the catholic church was a major turning point when it came towards conquest. The English were a mix of both‚ encouraging trade

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