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    mounted amongst settlers‚ natives‚ and slaves. Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony‚ led by Nathaniel Bacon. The Pueblo Revolt was an uprising of the Pueblo Indians against Spanish settlers in 1680 in New Mexico. The Stono Rebellion was a slave uprising in 1739 in the colony of South Carolina‚ and was the largest slave uprising prior to the American Revolution. - Bacon’s Rebellion‚ the Pueblo Revolt‚ and the Stono Rebellion reflected socio-economic tensions‚ relations with

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    Assess the causes of the Indian Rebellion in 1857 Society in India was heavily contrived by the British (i.e. the East India Trade Company) and through the rebellion; society became socially‚ politically and economically impoverished. Although there are many leading causes In the May of 1857‚ the sepoys of the East India Trade Company’s army began a mutiny against the East Indian Trade Company. Initially starting of as a small revolt in the small northwest town of Meerut‚ the mutiny eventually

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    The history of Rebellion of 1857 is much debated and volumes of writings are written on this particular issue. There are different interpretations in which this iconic event has been portrayed in historiographies of modern India‚ and to the debates that have come to surround its nature and nomenclature. This interpretive spectrum encompasses colonial interpretation‚ feudal interpretation‚ subaltern interpretation and the nationalist interpretation. Among all such interpretations‚ it is nationalist

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    Shays’ Rebellion is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. Although farmers took up arms in states from New Hampshire to South Carolina‚ the rebellion was most serious in Massachusetts‚ where bad harvests‚ economic depression‚ and high taxes threatened farmers with the loss of their farms. The rebellion took its name from its symbolic leader‚ Daniel Shays of Massachusetts‚ a former

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    leadership of William Durant‚ September 16th 1908 marked the birth of the General Motors Company‚ initially incorporating the Buick Motor Company. GM then purchased Olds Motor Works in November 1908‚ a 50% stake in the Oakland Motor Car Co (later Pontiac Motors) in January 1909‚ and Cadillac in July 1909. During its first few years of operation‚ GM also acquired a number of parts and accessories manufacturers‚ such as Champion Ignition Company (predecessor of AC Spark Plug) and Fisher Body Company

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    ’...where we do well know that all our causes will be impartially heard and equally justice administered to all men‚’ as stated by‚ Nathaniel Bacon. 1 In 1676 an uprising known as Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in Virginia. The immediate cause of this revolt was the dissension between the planters and the Indians. Because Sir William Berkeley‚ the Governor of Virginia had willingly denied support to the farmers‚ Bacon assumed leadership of an unauthorized expedition against the Indians. When Bacon learned

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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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    The Lower Canada rebellions that took place in 1837 and 1838 had complicated roots. It would be an over simplification to state that the differences were just between the governor and the assembly or only political. The rapidly growing population had many facets that caused rifts between itself and the ruling government in place. Social differences‚ economic opportunity‚ and political perspectives all had roles to play in creating a climate that led to open armed rebellions. These differences led

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    in jail he was interviewed by Thomas R. Gray. Thoms Gray was a lawyer from South Hampton and a slave owner himself. The interview and information that Thomas Gray gathered was used in the trial of Nat Turner. Thomas Gray talked about how this rebellion had attracted a lot of interest from people and led to lots of inflated and negative news. This was recored as the first time something like this happened in history with a revolt of the slaves. Nat Turner was caught without incident by Benjamin

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    ESSAY TITLE Why did the 1798 rebellion in Ireland fail? Student name: STEVEN HEMPKIN Date: 25 February‚ 2013 Word count: 1420 Signature: To understand the failure of the 1798 rebellion we need to consider the nature of Irish society prior to the rebellion. The upheavals of the 1600s resulted in the confiscation of almost all land owned by Catholics.[1‚ 2] The Penal Laws aimed at the Catholic majority and the dissenters meant that Ireland in the 18th century was dominated by

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