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    Shay's Rebellion

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    the French and Indian War as well as Pontiac’s Rebellion; Shays’ Rebellion‚ which were a chain of protest by American farmers from New Hampshire

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    Transcendentalism: The Rebellion Transcendentalism‚ as defined by Dictionary.com‚ is "any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the study of the processes of thought‚ or a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical…" (Transcendentalism). This new philosophy created a rebellion and turn away from the traditional religions in the United States. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau are two primary authors and

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    Taiping Rebellion

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    Jason Bishop Prof. Nardini HIST 112-A 6 April 2011 The Rise and Fall of the “Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace” The Taiping Rebellion is the largest and bloodiest ever to take place in china‚ the rebellion lasted all the way from 1850 until 1864. It is estimated that over twenty million Chinese died resulting from this rebellion. This movement was started by a man name Hong Xiu-quan who started his career as a failed Confucian scholar that later claimed to have been visited by God and Jesus

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    bacons rebellion

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    his commission. Then he demanded general over all forces against the Indians but Berkeley refused. 8. “Berkeley regained complete control and hanged the major leaders of the rebellion. He also seized rebel property without the benefit of a trial. All in all‚ twenty-three persons were hanged for their part in the rebellion.”

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    The Tuareg Rebellion

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    The intensification of the rebellion was one of the consequences of the AFRICOM coordinated NATO intervention in Libya and the overthrow of the Gadhdhafi regime.[76] Gadhdhafi’s fall led many Tuareg who had been part of his security forces or who had been working in Libya to flee into

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    Youth Rebellion

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    My own thoughts on Youth Rebellion Youth rebellion is a vital process of a child’s turning into an adult. It can also be seen as teenage rebellion. What is the exact definition of youth rebellion? This is the Wikipedia version: "As part of their development into young adults‚ humans must develop an identity independent from their parents or family and a capacity for independent decision-making. They may experiment with different roles‚ behaviours‚ and ideologies as part of their process of

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    Slave Rebellions

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    owners? The severe actions of slave owners towards their slaves led to several revolts and rebellions. Of all the slave revolts‚ one of the most notorious and successful was the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion of 1831. Before the Civil War‚ an abundant amount of slaves lived a life with harsh labor and treatment. The living conditions of slaves resulted in several revolts against slave owners. All the slave rebellions resulted in the capturing of the slaves and hanging them‚ or cruel punishments such as

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    Rise to Rebellion

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    Rise to Rebellion The Boston Massacre John Adams * His response when he first walked out of his home was almost confusion and then when he found out what had happened he was almost dismayed at what the British had done. During the trail Quincy comes in with the man explaining how he personally knows Captain Thomas and believes he is being arrested and tried under false charge. * External conflict: The information given to John about the riot arrangement appears to be true dismaying

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    Bacon Rebellion

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    Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. The colony’s lightly organized frontier political culture combined with accumulating grievances‚ especially regarding Indian attacks‚ to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley. He had failed to address the demands of the colonists regarding their safety. The rebellion was first suppressed by a few armed merchant ships from London whose captains sided

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    Bacons Rebellion

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    Bacons Rebellion was the first stirring of the revolutionary sentiment in America. It began in Jamestown Virginia in 1676. It was a short rebellion between two stubborn men wanting all the power in the world‚ or just Jamestown. Due to economics‚ environmental‚ and social struggles the rebellion got further out of hand than it should have and did not really solve much‚ other than a few issues. Bacons rebellion was not truly a fight against tyranny but a dispute between two stubborn selfish leaders

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