Causes Of The Mau Mau Revolt

“On Sunday, September 9th, 1739 the British colony of South Carolina was shaken by a slave uprising that culminated with the death of sixty people” (Foster). This was one of the first major slave revolts in which many slaves tried to escape to freedom. The fact that it was Sunday affected the timing of the revolt. The promise of freedom that the Spanish made, contributed to the idea of rebellion. This rebellion forced a negative compromise towards the slaves because all of the slave codes became even more strict; even though there was no long term effect of the uprising. In 1739, the Stono Rebellion created conflict between slaves and South Carolinian elite landowners which resulted in slaves being forced to endure stricter slave codes.

The British were cruel, forceful, and just plain mean. Colonists asked the British for their rights, but no, the British would not give them their rights. Britain was a horrible country, and they didn’t listen to the Colonists, although they were usually right.

“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the sound of that siren, till she transforms us into beast,” (Henry 103). During this period of time, everything was brand-new to the colonist. Sometimes, new things can be extremely scary and it might cause fear. The majority of the colonist wanted freedom but were scared to go against Britain’s rule. Families were very emotional because of the lack of freedom, money, and all the people dying. Patrick Henry used the colonists’ fear to help encourage and motivate them into taking a stand and fighting against the British.

One reason the Patriots were right for wanting to separate from England is that they were abused by England. On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place. “This fight was a clash between the British soldiers and the Boston Colonists (Garcia R44).” During the massacre, five colonists were killed by the British soldiers. After this event took

The Boston Massacre was the start of a rebellion. The Boston Massacre is an important event which involved the the British army killing a group of innocent people After the massacre occurred, it changed the perspective of the British. According to Document 4, there is a picture showing the British army armed and ready to kill. Although the drawing of the officer is inaccurate, it still persuaded americans to go against the British. The picture depicts the British as murderers which cause the americans to rebel against the king. This event made the British army ook cruel and violent. According to Document 6, “What is to defend us against so enormous, so unlimited a

The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was when Hawaii’s monarchy was dethroned by the Committee of Safety on January 17, 1893. The Committee of Safety was a group of thirteen people led by Lorrin Thurston that caused the overthrow of Hawaii. Foreigners in Hawaii were overruling the native Hawaiians and the natives never had a chance to speak their opinions. Many foreigners came to Hawaii to start a new life or to share their religion with people, but a group of people named The Hawaiian League (which later is the Committee of Safety) which later caused the Overthrow in 1893. The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was unjustified because Queen Lili’uokalani opposed the overthrow, the Committee of Public Safety, and the revolution was illegal.

In 1775, Patrick Henry argues to the president and delegates of the Virginia Convention that the colonists should take up arms against the British. During this speech to the convention, Henry criticizes the leaders for ignoring the reality of the situation that the colonists are in, suggests that the previous methods of diplomacy have been ineffective, begs the convention to fight for their own freedom, and argues that the British did not want to negotiate. Henry is very urgent and confident with his remarks to the convention. Patrick Henry argues to the Virginia Convention that the colonists must fight the British due to many failed attempts at peace by discussing the potential danger they are in.

“Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” famously argues for the colonies to renounce reconciliation with Britain in favor of war. Henry claims that the British intend to use force in order to impose their power, and therefore, the colonists must prepare to fight. His claims and argument prove valid and are supported with relevant and sufficient evidence. For example, Henry sites “war-like preparations which cover our waters and darken our land.” Again, he asks if the “fleets and armies” from Britain are needed for “a work of love and reconciliation.” This demonstrates effective reasoning by calling attention to the noticeable and evident military presence along side the ridiculousness of thinking peace is possible. In this light, the

No one of the time would want to start a war with the most powerful nation in the world, and many colonists demanded that they simply stay under British control. Henry makes a mockery of these men’s ideas. The most obvious form of Henry's attack on submission is when he announces, “Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace”. Henry is explicitly pointing out that, while the colonists claim to want peace, it simply does not exist. Henry furthers the argument of an absence of peace despite such cries with, “The war is actually begun.” While a war had yet to officially begin, Henry dramatizes the unrest that lingers on both sides, demonstrating how impossible peace would be to achieve in such a situation. By condemning the men’s call for peace, on the grounds that peace has already been broken, he forces men to agree that resorting to war is not out of order. In addition, Patrick Henry uses a similar method of rendering a counterargument obsolete to invoke war when he discusses the strengths of the colonies. Henry begins this with the comment of, “they tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable and adversary”. While this may be true, Henry argues that the colonists will be no stronger “by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope”. With this, Henry is able to make his

How far do you agree that the cause of the American Revolution was the introduction of the Tea Act in 1773?

The Pueblo revolt was the changing point for the relationship between the Spanish and native population and one of the earliest tragedies to befall the Natives at the time but to explain what lead to the revolt we must step back into history and look at the events that lead to this.

Imagine a fathers kids were at daycare. When the daycare was hijacked, and his kids were stolen and beaten. That's what the United states went through during the Pueblo Crisis. The Pueblo Crisis caused high tension between two countries that were already in conflict. Since false positioning led the North Koreans to believe an American ship was in their waters. The ship also had classified information that that the Koreans could not know about. Also, if the U.S wanted their men back, they had to sign a false document. The Pueblo Crisis of 1968 caused tension between the U.S. and North Korea

Unfortunately, the chances of a Prole rebellion are slim. Proles lack education, ability to organize, ability to obtain supplies. They also lack knowledge of their own oppression. It is hard to expect people to fight against something they don’t realize is there in the first place. However, even if the Proles realized they were being oppressed, it is doubtful that they could organize themselves in any fashion. They would have no means of widespread communication. They would have trouble forming groups or holding meetings, and would likely be exhausted from working. “But if there was hope, it lay in the proles. You had to cling on to that. When you put it in words it sounded reasonable: it was when you looked at the human beings passing you

United States. In Kenya, the press released horror stories of what the Mau Mau rebels did to colonists to destroy support for them among both the British back home, and potential rebels in Kenya. International news reported Kikuyu attacks on settlers as “fanatical,” “degraded,” “bestial,” and “satanic” (Robbins 295). Such press reports denied the Mau Mau rebels their own voice in the international conversation and turned potential sources of support against them.

One example of Maathai taking action against the Kenyan Government was in 1989 when Daniel Arap Moi was President of Kenya. He planned on building a skyscraper in Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, which brought great concern to Wangari. She took action by writing to politicians, companies, along with the media to exploit the nonsense of constructing this building. This is where I initially drew my comparisons to her and Gandhi. She knew that something had to be done to protect the park, like Gandhi, when she was ignored