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    In Animal Farm‚ a rebellion was successfully won by the animals against Mr Jones‚ the owner of the farm and once he was off the farm‚ the animals quickly got into a routine‚ but it cannot be decided if without Jones‚ the farm was better or worse. The reason for the rebellion came from a pig called Old Major‚ as he had a dream one night about everyone’s future if they stayed with Mr Jones‚ so he informed all of the animals and everyone began planning the rebellion. Old Major‚ who was a highly respected

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    1. How did Shay’s Rebellion highlight the ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation? In the late 1786 and early 1787‚ while facing seizure of their land‚ debt-ridden farmers led by Daniel Shays‚ a veteran of the War of Independence closed the courts in Massachusetts. These famers were in desperate need of assistance to pay off their debts; however‚ Governor James Bowdoin had no compassion and dispatched an army. Events such as‚ the Shay’s Rebellion convinced American’s that the national

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    Dancing a Rebellion Since the first time that white men came across Native Cultures they have tried imprint their own values and view points on that culture. In Susan Power’s The Grass Dancer‚ dance is an important symbol of the Native American culture. Powwows‚ and the dances held at them‚ play a key part in the book and many of the major events in the book are somehow related to a ceremonial dance. Many times‚ though‚ the dances do not take place at powwows or ceremonies‚ they just occur as a

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    ----------------------- Its the year 1069 and our king had struck again He had just killed the rebellion of in Scotland and has signed a deal with the king t no support the rebels.Our king is sending more threats.He has i can regreatfally say burned more villages and we are devastatesd.We now no harvests have failed in three more villages.We have decided to set up more protests despite the kings klatest threats.A man who we do not want in power will not take away our huntying because thats what

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    has managed to covertly sneak into Boxer territory for an exclusive report on the Boxer rebellion: “These cult followers are delusional and radical. They believe by practicing ritual combat; deities will grant them mystical powers in order to rid their country of foreign influences. However‚ these ‘Boxers’ are using their religion as justification

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    Many thought these taxes on luxuries were an abuse of the power of federal government‚ particularly the South because they did not have a very robust economy themselves. In fact‚ the U.S. tariff on whiskey caused the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. The Whiskey Rebellion started out in certain counties in Western Pennsylvania‚ where protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent federal officials from collecting the tax. Resistance came to a climax in July 1794‚ when a U.S. marshal arrived

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    The Lottery by Shirley Jackson tells us about the absurdness of blind obedience. The story begins when the people of the village began to gather in the square. Some of the children are gathering stones. The narrator was like making a warning earlier in the story by mentioning the pile of stones and the way the older people distance themselves from it. "They stood together‚ away from the pile of stones in the corner‚ and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed

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    Bibliography: 1. Aptheker‚ Herbert; Nat Turner ’s Slave Rebellion‚ Johnson and Williams Inc.‚ New York‚ New York‚ Copyright 1921 2. Farina‚ Reggie; Nat Turner ’s Rebellion‚ Snyder Publications‚ Chicago Publishing House‚ Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Copyright 1963 3. Friedman‚ Jesse; Nat Turner: Prophet‚ Visionary‚ Slave Revolt leader‚ Adu publishing inc.‚ New York‚ New York

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    Sepoy Rebellion To start off the Sepoys were a group of Indian soldiers that worked for the European forces. These soldiers worked for the East Indian Company’s army. In May 1857 they started a mutiny‚ or a rebellion. This brought on many other rebellions‚ and basically a war for independence. There were many economic‚ religious‚ political‚ and military reasons behind the revolts. The Indians themselves had pure hatred for the British. This also was not an overnight deal. It took about a

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    education. He was a smart person while he was ruling he was studying at the same time. He never stopped studying. Also one of he’s objectives were move Russia to the western. While the movement to the west he heard about a rebellion. This one was called as The Streltsky Rebellion. Well he got the name of Peter the Great cause he did a lot of good things but he did badly too. The good one is that he like in short words putted Russia into a good path to the future and when he came back from Indiana he

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