debts. He soon found that he was not alone in being unable to pay his debts‚ and once even saw a sick woman who had her bed taken out from under her because she was also unable to pay. He started to get very angry about the country’s actions. The rebellion started on August 29‚ 1786‚ and by January 1787‚ over one thousand Shaysites had been arrested. A militia that had been raised as a private army defeated an attack on the federal Springfield
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When should rebellion be acceptable America is famous for its political system under which all men are equal. It improves and develops each time people rebel. Rebellion can be morally acceptable or unacceptable depending on the circumstance. Rebellion is acceptable when government is running unjust laws or the people are not treated equally. In the mid 18th century‚ the United States was still a colony of Great Britain. Under the control of the British government‚ people suffered from unjust
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Luther brought the idea of equality to the peasants (1‚3‚6) ‚ which in term started the revolts. In document 1 Leonhard van Eck states that the peasants were blinded and led astray into believing these ideas. Eck thinks the peasants used Luther as a rebellion starter‚ but Eck is a noble. He is very likely to state such things because the revolts are most likely hurting him financially‚ and he does not want to support the peasants for fear of a major fall if the peasant revolts fail. Document 3 is also
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#2 Rebellion and Social Norms among Youth Young people have a tendency not to comply with any laws when it’s come to their wellbeing. Young people always try to express their opinions and restrain from obeying their leaders which sometimes lead to a disaster result of their poor decisions in life. According to Gary Schwartz book‚ explain what happens in Sammy’s mind and what causes the reaction of quitting his job at the end (Schwartz 55). Therefore‚ the issue of young people is rebellion against
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Spring 2013 Critical Book Review The Whiskey Rebellion by Thomas Slaughter Slaughter is a very interesting author who does not write like many of his peers on historic topics. Throughout the whole book‚ Slaughter does not give his own opinions on what happened during the Whiskey Rebellion‚ but rather‚ he gives non biased facts to present both arguments through primary and secondary sources. His book describes the actions that led up to the rebellion in western Pennsylvania in 1794 and how certain
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(2013‚ Term 1) Planning Steps 1. Read the Question at least twice Worldshaker‚ as an example of the steam punk genre‚ explores themes of rebellion and revolution. Comment on this statement with reference to your reading and understanding of the novel. 2. Highlight key words Worldshaker‚ as an example of the steampunk genre‚ explores themes of rebellion and revolution. Comment on this statement with reference to your reading and understanding of the novel. Look at meaning - diamond You can use
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written during the Whisky Rebellion. The Whisky Rebellion took place because “Rural farmers hated the excise tax on whiskey‚ which reminded then of the British taxes that led to the Revolution” (63). The artist of the cartoon chose to stay anonymous because if they were caught‚ they would most likely be executed. An “Exciseman” was first displayed in a newspaper in 1794. The point of the cartoon was to describe the Whisky Rebellion and show his/her hatred for the Whisky Rebellion and those involved (Alexander
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The Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution was the largest and most successful slave rebellion. It consisted of several revolutions and was influenced by the French Revolution. The Haitian Revolution is the only successful slave revolt in history and resulted in the establishment of Haiti. It lasted for twelve years and ended up outlasting the French Revolution. The Revolution came to represent a new concept of human rights‚ universal citizenship‚ and participation in government. The first part
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the incident called Shay’s Rebellion. Shay’s Rebellion happened because many of the people that fought in the revolutionary war didn’t receive any sort of compensation as they were promised. To add insult to injury‚ the farmers experienced high state taxes‚ which consequently initiated the rebellion. Congress couldn’t do anything to remedy or suppress this rebellion because they didn’t have an army‚ they couldn’t collect any taxes to pay back the farmers. Shay’s Rebellion exposed the weaknesses of
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Outline and critically assess psychological research into obedience Psychological research into obedience over the years has enabled us to understand more about the human mind than ever before. When experiments are conducted‚ the aim is to demonstrate cause and effect relationships between the independent and dependant variables‚ usually in order to make generalising statements about people. A well known study into obedience is the Milgram experiment‚ Milgram had a found interest
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