The rebels in some sense showed some control because they never burned a building‚ raped a woman‚ stole valuable goods‚ or take part in torture. The slaves merely wanted to end slavery. Within a day of all the madness‚ the local militia defeated the rebellion. The militia captured and killed the rebels except for Turner. Nat Turner hid for about two months and was finally captured on October 30th‚ tried one week later and was executed on November 11th. Many neighboring communities began to panic‚
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In the United States’ Constitution‚ specifically the Second Amendment‚ states “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed”. This statement gives the citizens the right to bear arms‚ because they as people can be a part of a “well regulated Militia”‚ that is imperative to the “security of a free state”. Does this statement still hold firm‚ or does it not? Personally‚ I believe that there should be
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the government were to survive‚ it would have to show itself capable of keeping control. Hamilton advocated the use of military force; President George Washington instead put state militias on the ready and sent in negotiators. When talks proved fruitless‚ Washington acquiesced to Hamilton’s view. A force of 13‚000 militia troops‚ led by Hamilton and Virginia governor Henry Lee‚ marched into western Pennsylvania. By the time the federal force arrived‚ the rebellion had collapsed and most of the rebels
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an identity‚ and to think freely for yourself as you grow into an adult. Every child should be given the possibility to get educated‚ eventually breaking the hazardous cycle of poverty. However‚ due to violence‚ discrimination‚ poverty‚ culture‚ militia‚ and cost‚ not every child is given this chance. Through organizations like Unicef And HREA‚ documents and treaties have been created in order to protect the civil rights of these children‚ and to hopefully provide them with the schooling they are
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Expeditionary Forces. Within the first two days of the war‚ the Canadian forces had started organizing themselves under Sir Sam Hughes‚ the Minister of Militia and Defense. He appealed to the people of Canada‚ "I call for volunteers - volunteers‚ mark you. I have insisted that it be a purely volunteer contingent." Sir Sam Hughes was Minister of Militia and Defense from October 1911 to November 1916. His decisive attitude strongly influenced the organization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Over
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Immediately after that‚ violence ensued.The Akazu members had armed militia forces allied to the major Hum parties‚ especially the notorious Interahamwe. Through the terror unleashed by the militias and the influence of hate speech over Akazu-controlled media a significant proportion of Rwanda’s peasant population was transformed into a genocidal killing machine. This happened so quick
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passed (foreign mining tax) that taxed the Chinese and other non-citizens for mining‚ and even if they had licenses‚ local law officials would usually ignore them. Local governments and militias were established by the greater majority white population. Governments passed laws to keep minorities from mining and militias made sure they left the state. As the economy became denser‚ the immense population needed places to save their money. Trading from the sea had also stressed a need for a permanent harbor
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Violence The Syrian breakdown began in 2011 when Syrian President Bashar el-Assad began a brutal crackdown because of the peaceful protestors of the country. The attacks escalated when a civil war broke out between the Assad Regime with allied militias and opposition groups against the protesters because a group of kids under the age of 15 sprayed a wall with graffiti‚ demeaning the Assad Regime‚ which was considered a crime against the government. 2. Persistence of articulated tensions of grievances
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Sand Creek Massacre was a horrifying catastrophe that occurred on November 29‚ 1864 about forty two miles away from Fort Lyon Colorado. The Native American Indians were attacked in their peaceful village by 7 hundred men of the Colorado Territory militia‚ who were lead by Colonel John M. Chivington. It became one of the most abominable Indian wars. A few years before the massacre it was believed that the Indians could cause us harm however‚ that wasn’t the situation and it is now reflected over how
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KEY PLAYERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1. George Washington - Served as the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief to raise troops. During the war more than 230‚000 soldiers served in the Continental Army‚ while 145‚000 served in militias. 2. Marquis de Lafayette - A French aristocrat who served in the Continental Army. Known as the hero of two worlds‚ he was also great friends with George Washington 3. Baron Friedrich Von Stuben - He trained the soldiers of the Continental Army through his humane
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