led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. The colony’s lightly organized frontier political culture combined with accumulating grievances (including‚ but not limited to‚ he left Bacon out of his inner circle‚ and refused to allow Bacon to be a part of his fur trade with the Indians)‚ especially regarding Indian attacks‚ to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley. He had failed to address the demands of the colonists regarding their safety‚ probably to keep his
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Massachusetts in 1904. During an outbreak of smallpox‚ the state of Massachusetts required compulsory vaccination against the disease. Jacobson refused to receive the vaccine because he believed vaccines were unsound and they made him sick before. He was fined and he refused to pay the fee stating that compulsory vaccination violated his rights. He argued that he was free to care for his own body as he wishes. Both the Massachusetts State Constitution and the
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the French went into defensive mode. Another quote to show an example on how the French reacted to when the Germans came to attack is‚ “‘Troops resting in reserve areas refused to return to the front‚’ writes historian Adam Hochschild. Rebellion breaks out in more than thirty divisions. An infantry regiment took over a town and refused to move.” (Hochschild‚ Schuster 2017) Once the French army transitioned into a defensive army. A couple of battles in‚ the Germans kept on succeeding and this is because
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depression. In response‚ the Merchants refused to buy luxury British imports‚ but the rebellion didn’t start until the Quartering act and the Stamp act began. The Quartering act was created in 1765. Colonists were told to house‚ feed‚ and care for the troops as they came. The act backfired in 1766 when 1‚500 troops appeared in New York. The Provincial Assembly refused to obey the law‚ and refused to provide the soldiers with any alms. Because they refused‚ Parliament said they’d suspended New
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tribal government. The Cherokee claimed they had the right to sue the state. They believed they had the right to sue in federal court because they were a free foreign nation. The federal government under Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the court’s ruling. The government refused to take seriously its role of protecting the Native Americans Meanwhile‚ Georgia pressured the federal government to make sure the Indian Removal Act was put into effect. Settlers called a particular
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Heroes can be found in neighbors and everyday normal people. A hero can be anyone around the world. Rosa Parks is a hero because she took a stand and help African-Americans everywhere around the world. She stood up for people around the world‚ She refused to give up her seat‚ and in all of this she did not use violence as a answer and had a peaceful protest. Rosa parks is a hero because she took a stand. When the white bus driver told her to give up her seat she decided not to (“Rosa Parks: My Story”)
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Tangshan‚ Korea in 1989‚ the Korean’s spit on the ground as he passed through‚ He felt so belittled and refused to feel that way. He then turned around and approached the Korean man and asked for directions‚ the Korean purposely sent him through an area where he was forced to go through trenches‚ lake beds‚ and got stuck in the mud. He consistently wondered why he was being so degraded‚ but refused to turn back. He called a recovery specialist to recover him‚ the 25 ton recovery vehicle (wrecker) then
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Alabama. In 1955‚ at the age of 15‚ she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white person‚ in violation of local law. Her arrest preceded civil rights activist Rosa Parks’ (on December 1‚ 1955) by nine months. Ms. Colvin was a student at Booker T. Washington High School. Colvin’s family didn’t own a car‚ so she relied on the city’s gold-and-green buses to get to school. On March 2‚ 1955‚ she boarded a public bus and‚ shortly thereafter‚ refused to give up her seat to a white man. Colvin
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because she stood up for her beliefs. She stood up for her beliefs because she was in the “Colored Section” of the bus and the white space was filled then she told Rosa Parks to get up and move to the back she refused. She was refused and the bus driver said “Move or I will call the Cops.” She refused. When she was arrested people noticed and did this “Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a public bus Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ spurred on a citywide boycott and helped launch nationwide efforts
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factors: Money‚ religion‚ power. Money: The first cause of the war related to money‚ was at 1629 when Charles ordered that everyone in the country should pay Ship Money and the people who refused to pay were arrested. This helped cause the civil war because many people were angry with this‚ so they refused to pay the tax. This made Charles unpopular. Religion: The first cause related to religion‚ was at 1625 when King Charles I married Henrietta Maria‚ daughter of Henry IV of France at St
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