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    The Whiskey Rebellion showed that federal government would use force to implement and enforce policy. The Fries Rebellion was a semi-organized resistance to taxes. Eventually‚ several men were arrested and found guilty of treason; however‚ President John Adams pardoned the men. The federal government struggled with escalated reactions and defining the limits of democracy in addressing these “rebellions‚” and how to assert control over states‚ and “The

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    The Telangana Rebellion

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    The Telangana Rebellion was a peasant revolt which was later supported by the Communists. It took place in the former princely state of Hyderabad between 1946 and 1951. This was led by the Communist Party of India.[5] The revolt began in the Nalgonda district and quickly spread to the Warangal and Bidar districts. Peasant farmers and labourers revolted against the local feudal landlords (jagirdars and deshmukhs) and later against the Osman Ali Khan‚ Asif Jah VII. The initial aims were to do away

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    Between 1676 and 1739 there were a lot of rebellions‚ uprisings‚ wars‚ and revolts in colonial America. Two specific rebellions are Bacon’s Rebellion‚ which occurred in 1676‚ and the Stono Rebellion‚ which occurred in 1739. These two rebellions were caused by pent up anger and tension between slaves and indentured servants and white people. Both Bacon’s Rebellion and the Stono Rebellion were the cause of Native American and Slave tensions. Bacon’s Rebellion started when the Susquehannock people of

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    (A) 10-10-12 The Importance of Rebellions in Early America Many people think rebellions are a bad thing. Those people probably do not know that there were three rebellions that would change America for the better. The three rebellions happened in three key states/colonies. Shays’ Rebellion was in Massachusetts‚ the Whiskey Rebellion was in Pennsylvania and Bacon’ Rebellion was in the colony of Virginia. The most important rebellion was Shays’ Rebellion because it gave this country the need

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    Morant Bay Rebellion

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    and innocent people in such a horrific manner? The causes go much deeper‚ in this essay I seek to describe the Morant Bay rebellion‚ identify its causes and results and state how significant was it in the development of post- emancipation. The origins of what took place on October 11‚ 1865 are much larger than any single event that immediately preceded the ‘Morant Bay Rebellion.’  They included years of neglect by a government that by no means represented the masses of former African slaves‚ an economy

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    Bacon's Rebellion Essay

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    In 1676‚ Nathaniel Bacon rebelled and held a revolt in Colonial Virginia. High taxes‚ low prices for tobacco‚ and resentment against special privileges given those close to the governor‚ Sir William Berkeley‚ provided the background for the uprising. These factors made the rebellion inevitable. All of the chaos was precipitated by Governor Berkeley’s failure to defend the frontier against attacks by Native Americans. Bacon commanded two unauthorized but successful expeditions against the tribes

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    The Stono Rebellion 1739

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    The Stono Rebellion of 1739 Of all the slave rebellions of the seventeen hundreds‚ the Stono Rebellion would come to be known as the largest and most violent‚ and would have the most dramatic effects on the government’s regulation and surveillance of enslaved African-Americans. There are several speculated causes of the insurrection‚ one of which being the Security Act of 1739; stating that men should bear weapons during church services as a precaution against slaves. Another possible cause was

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    Bacon's Rebellion Thesis

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    Bacon’s Rebellion Position Paper Bacon’s Rebellion was a very important event in the history of Virginia that happened in the year of 1676. Nathaniel Bacon‚ Jr.‚ who had settled in Virginia two years earlier‚ had led a cluster of planters‚ tenants‚ and servants in battles against Indians along the frontier. William Berkley‚ on the other hand‚ opposed of Nathanial Bacon’s actions and had desired to keep a civilized peace within the frontier with its people and the Indians. Bacon had then caused an

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    Nat Turner's Rebellion

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    Nat Turner’s Rebellion Questions and Answers 1. Who was supposed to spill the first blood? Nat Turner 2. When and where did the revolt begin? Sunday‚ August 21‚ 1831 in Southampton‚ Virginia 3. What area led Virginia in cotton production in 1840? What might this imply about the slave population in this area in between 1830-1840? Southampton It increased 4. How old was Nat Turner? 30 5. Describe Turner’s unusual upbringing. Taught to read by his white parents Spent much time

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    The Sam Sharpe Rebellion

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    Jamaica The 1st Maroon War Left behind by the Spaniards‚ the maroons joined the remaining Amerindians to form the Windward Maroon Communities in the mountainous region of Jamaica‚ the Cockpit Country Tacky’s Rebellion Many revolts had occurred in Jamaica‚ but most of them were put down with ease. Not so on Easter Sunday in 1760. A little before dawn on Monday‚ Tacky and his followers began the revolt and easily took over the Frontier and Trinity plantations

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