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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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    Bloody Endings In the 1700’s The French Revolution caused disagreement between Monarchy and Republicanism‚ which eventually led up to The June Rebellion in 1832 by changing the government from a changed Republic to a Monarch once again. Maximilian Robespierre‚ the leader of the French Revolution was successful in changing the political ways of France. However Maximilian Robespierre was not in power for very long because he had allowed the executions of many for the sake of the new Republican

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    their seeds so much quicker (which was actually very time consuming) than by hand. The inventor was Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented it in 1794. A revolutionized cotton gin is still used today. Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion Nat Turner was an African-American who led a slave rebellion in the morning of August 23‚

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    In 1831 right after the Christmas celebration the slaves in Western Jamaica rose up in rebellion. This revolt is known to many though maybe varying in names it is none the less the same revolt in 1831. Popularly called the Christmas Uprising- due to the time of year it occurred‚ the Sam Sharpe Rebellion- named after the main instigator of the 1831 revolt‚ the Baptist War- they were thought to be the one who influenced the Africans into starting the revolt ;or rather simply the Great Jamaican Slave

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    Jindandao Rebellion Jindandao‚ a branch of the White Lotus Sect‚ was an ancient Chinese secret society. In the winter of 1881‚ Chinese peasants joined the sect and rebelled against the Qing court. Society heads Yang Yuechun and Li Guozhen proclaimed themselves “warriors to sweep the north”‚ which in clearer terms are “warriors to wipe out the Mongolians in the north.” The extremist slogans of Yang Yuechun and his followers included “kill the Mongolians and seize their land‚” and “defeat the Qing

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    stronger central government was needed. It was used by important people such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ and Alexander Hamilton to help convince the different states to give more power to the central government. <br><br>I believe that the rebellion in itself wasn’t very significant or important‚

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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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    European cultures have been killed off. The old times have been forgotten forever. There is however an undercover rebellion working with the government and peasants. One man Damon Somerhalder is apart of the rebellion. The rebellion has discovered time travel to any time in the past. They send people back to show them the miraculous old times‚ so that they will fight with the rebellion. However‚ when in the past‚ they are nonexistent to the old time people. They do

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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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    Rebellion or Conformity? An Evaluation of the Two Throughout life‚ an individual is faced with many instances of change and reform that he or she can adapt to‚ rebel against‚ move beyond‚ or conform to. Although conforming may be the quickest‚ safest and easiest route to take‚ it may not always be what is best. But what is a person to do when everything that he or she came to know and love is morphing into a new‚ unrecognizable world? I think what it comes down to is a personal choice‚ a decision

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