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    The rebellions which occurred during the reign of Edward VI were mainly political in origin The rebellions which occurred during the reign of Edward VI were mainly religious and not political in origin. The political reasons for the rebellions are that there were absent landlords‚ mainly because they were in the council‚ which meant the peasants had no-one to stop them and the incompetent advisors‚ Peter Carew‚ sent down to deal with the issue. The religious reasons were that the reforms of Somerset

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    faced rebellion in 1483 (12 Marks) Shortly after Richard III usurped the throne he faced a series of rebellions‚ the majority of which coming from the south of England. Many people call these rebellions after the Duke of Buckingham but in fact most of the rebellions took place before he switched sides and he himself on backed a few of the rebellions. In these rebellions (Kent‚ Sussex and Surrey being the biggest ones) Richard needed to rely on his loyal over mighty Lords to crush the rebellions and

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    obvious rebellion is shown by the feminine movements during this time. The 1920’s led to a new role for American women‚ in which females desperately tried to rid themselves of Victorian roles they had played in the past. In an effort to become modern and masculine‚ the "flapper" led to newly recognized rights for females in the male fields. The flappers showed their rebellion by wearing short skirts that in previous years would have been entirely inappropriate dress for women. Rebellion was also

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    The Sepoy Rebellion

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    Sepoy Rebellion began because of the British using pig and cow fat on the ammunition cartilages‚ which are both animals that are forbidden to be consumed in the Muslim and Hindu faith. The Sepoys‚ who were expected to ripe off the ammunition paper before loading their guns saw this as a clear form of disrespect towards their religious beliefs. Although the rebellion led to many deaths on both parts of the battle‚ the Indians turned out losing when the British managed to suppress the rebellion. Since

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    Is armed rebellion ever justifiable? Why or why not? Nowadays‚ we knew that there’s some point where armed rebellion can be justifiable and not so really justifiable. Its inceptive was usually due to the unrest‚ disturbances and disorders of the ruling government. But in my opinion‚ armed rebellion is not that much justifiable for some reasons such as: First‚ they don’t have any considerations‚ they ruining everything which affecting the normal living of the citizens. Second‚ those who

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    Discuss the consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion In 1676 in Virginia‚ governor William Berkeley was under a lot of pressure‚ the colonist believed that Berkeley was protecting the Natives. Berkeley feared the poor colonist would go against him; he increased taxes‚ revoked their right to vote which made it impossible for anyone to be included into Berkeley’s inner circle. This was only the beginning of what is soon to be a disaster. In 1674‚ when Nathaniel Bacon‚ a wealthy colonist‚ had the connections

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    The Sepoy Rebellion

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    Sepoy Rebellion In May 1857‚ the Indian Soldiers‚ called Sepoys‚ rose against their employer‚ the British East India Company. At the culmination of the fighting‚ hundreds of thousands of people were killed on both sides. The British government disbanded the British East India Company and took control themselves. The ended the Mughal Empire and sent their last emperor to exile in Burma. The commencement of this rebellion started during the British Imperialistic take over in India. After acquiring

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    The Boxer Rebellion was a series of fights between the U.S. and China around the early 1900s. This war was started in an effort for Chinese people called “Boxers” to keep foreign missionaries out of their country in order to avoid the influencing of their culture and communities. There were many arguments for and against the U.S.’s involvement in the war. U.S. involvement was needed in the Boxer Rebellion because the rebellion threatened U.S.-China trade relations‚ American missionaries were dying

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    because of the color of their skin. The legacies of slave rebellion leaders such as Nat Turner‚ Gabriel Prosser‚ and Denmark Vassey have and continue to be heroes for thousands of slaves worldwide. ------------------------------------------------- Thesis Statement (Usually the last sentence(s) in the introduction): ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Tacky’s Rebellion Together with a small group of Ashanti followers‚ he

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    The Boxer Rebellion What was the effect of the boxer rebellion on the Qing dynasty? Qing Dynasty: Founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Northeastern China In the late 16th century‚ Nurhaci‚ originally a Ming Vassal‚ began organising jurchen clans into “Banners”‚ military social units. Nurhaci formed them into Manchu people‚ and people‚ especially foreigners‚ called Northesast China Manchuria. In 1636‚ his son Hong Taiji began driving Ming forces out of Liaodong and declared a new dynasty‚

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