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    The Peasants’ Revolt The Peasants’ revolt of 1381 (also known as Wat Tyler’s Rebellion) was caused by the imposition of the unpopular poll tax. In 1377‚ John of Gaunt imposed a new tax‚ the Poll Tax‚ that was to cover the cost of the war. Unlike normal taxes‚ this was to be paid by the peasants‚ as well as the landowners. The peasants were at the bottom of the Feudal System and had to obey their local lord to whom they had sworn an oath of obedience on the Bible.At the time of the revolt‚ the English

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    million were shipped to the Americas. Although there were only about 6 percent of African captives who were sent directly to British North America‚ by 1825‚ the United States already had a quarter of blacks in the New World (Gilder Lehrman Institute). Revolts almost always ended in casualties or torture carried out by the ship crew. (Marcum and Skarbek‚ 2014). The Middle Passage was its own form of torture. The conditions on the boats were almost unlivable‚ with the slaves packed closely together and kept

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    theend of their rule in 1898. In October 1889‚ a group of ilustrados in Paris‚ signing themselves as the “Filipinos”. The Philippine Revolt patterns must be treated holistically and not separately. * 3. Personal and religious Resistance to Spanish- Revolts are imposedcategorized into economic and three religious institutions Land problems * 4. The revolts were personally led by former barangay datus and maharlikas‚ as well as babaylans and katalonas‚ who had lost their prestige and power

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    Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion

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     "Nat Turner’s Southampton Slave Revolt and How it Paved the Way for the Abolitionist and Civil Rights Movement " Nat Turner was a man with a vision that would change America forever. His vision may have not sounded right to the average person but to Nat Turner‚ he was on Earth to realize his vision. Nat Turner is the most famous and most controversial slave rebel in American history‚ and he remains a storm center of dispute("Fires of Jubilee" author

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    The animals in the book will not revolt again. They are not very intelligent‚ there is a threat of death‚ and the pigs have total control over most animals. The animals could revolt and prosper in the first place because of animal intelligence‚ without the pigs there is not much of this. The pigs are too cleaver and have a “police force” of sorts that keeps the animals from the revolting. Since the beginning it was always said the animals‚ besides the pigs‚ Muriel‚ and Benjamin‚ were not very intelligent

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    1381 Population Decline

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    prior to the Peasant’s Revolt in 1381; the Black Death alone killed almost 50% of the population in 1349‚ and this was promptly followed by the Grey Death‚ famine‚ and the continuation of the Hundred Years War. It was as a result of this population decline‚ however‚ that the Peasant’s revolt was sparked – although the church also contributed to the outbreak‚ as did the Poll tax and the work of the king‚ Richard II. The dramatic decline in population prior to the Peasants Revolt of 1381 was an almost

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    demanded change. When this change is not proposed or given‚ the people of the civilization revolt. This concept is justified very well when looking at the the revolutions of 18th century France and Haiti. France and Haiti both revolted against the France; however‚ these two nations revolted for different reasons. The causes of these two revolutions resemble one another. The ideas that started these revolts were the opinions and gossip of citizens spread throughout the land. In France‚ the citizens

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    Resistance is commonly known as a fight or the opposition of the system of slavery‚ whereas‚ revolt is the refusal to obey or confirm to a certain order. One of the main resistance and revolt that occurred in the Caribbean was the Haitian Revolution. This School Based Assessment (SBA) is aimed at identifying the main causes and effects of the Haitian Revolution. Another aim off this school Based Assessment is to seek to find out why most slave protest and rebellions failed to destroy the system

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    Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis‚ 14th Edition Horngren‚ Datar and Rajan Check Figures for Exercises and Problems Chapter 2. An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes 2-16 1. S‚ $1.1856 D‚ $1.0213 R‚ $0.6400 2-17 1. yeast D/V‚ flour D/V‚ pkg D or I/V‚ dep ov I/F or V‚ dep mix I/F or V‚ rent I/F‚ ins I/F‚ fact util I/F and V‚ fin labor D/V or F‚ mix mgr I/F‚ matl hand I/F or V‚ cust I/F‚ guard I/F‚ mach I/F or V‚ mach maint I/F or V‚ maint sup I/V‚ clean sup I/F. 2. Dep. M&M‚ MDM‚ MH‚ Mac.

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    Chapter 5 STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM 1. Revolt of Lakandula and Soliman (1574) Lakandula and Soliman decided to rise in arms. They proclaimed their revolt and gathered in Navotas. Cause: Lavezaris’s reversal of Legazpi’s policy of excempting the native rulers from tributes 2. First Pampanga Revolt (1585) Some brave Pampangueño leaders connived w/ the people of Manila and the Borneans. The leaders were arrested abd executed w/out any fair trial. Cause Abuses of the Encomenderos

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