I think that the peasants were a major part of the rebellions against the government. For example, there were three peasant uprisings in Mexico but only the last one was successful because it had a strong leader. While the peasants made up a big majority they were ineffective until they had a leader.
Farmers were once known for being able to do everything themselves. They grew their own food and sewed their own clothes. People often yearn for the old days and complain about so many people living in cities. Many farmers had to give up their farms and move to the cities, because of something that happened in the late nineteenth century.
The peasants seemed very poor and their children were ragged. The peasants were being crushed and couldn't do anything about it. The only thing they could try to do was revolt and hope for change. (Document 1)
During the revolt, not all peasants were going around and causing destruction. Some of them were trying to come to a much more peaceful agreement. One of the main groups that had this goal was the Peasants Parliament.
The American Revolution was preceded in part by a series of British Parliament laws that regulated trade and taxes. Rumors from England that more taxes might follow encouraged some colonists to begin thinking about whether they really consented to taxes passed by a Parliament to which they elected no representatives. (1) This particular legislation of taxation caused tensions between colonists and local imperial officials, who readdressed the colonists concerns that the British Parliament would not address American complaints concerning the new laws. The unwillingness to respond to American demands for change by the British opened the doors to colonial argument that they were part of a corrupt and tyrannical empire in which their traditional liberties were at stake! This position eventually served as the foundation for the Declaration of Independence.
The Extent to Which Tudor Rebellions Have Similar Causes Tudor rebellions were caused by one or more of the following factors: dynastic, political, religious, and social and economic. There was an element of both similarity and continuity in the period as most of the rebellions were politically motivated starting with Warbeck’s rebellion in 1491 until the end of the period with Essex’s rebellion in 1601. This displays clear political motives across the period. During the reign of Henry VII, many of the rebellions were dynastically motivated with a series of challenges from pretenders to the throne, Simnel and Warbeck and rebellions due to heavy taxation; Yorkshire and Cornish anti tax riots.
From 1524 to 1526 peasant revolts were occurring throughout the German states. Many causes and responses brewed out of these revolts. One cause is from religion issues (1,3,6) , Luther’s idea of equality. Another cause is the peasant gaining power (2,8,9). As a result of these causes came out response, the most common response was riots and chaos (5,11,7). These revolts would end in thousands of rebel deaths and others are also killed.
The government did not respond to their economic troubles, and the farmers, feeling ignored by their government, decided to protest against it. Several farmers were agitated, and decided to come together. Meetings were called and an organized rebellion was organized
The Church changed with Martin Luther’s returning. The German princes who supported Luther took control of Catholic churches in their own territories. This caused the formation of separate churches under supervision of the government. The Peasant Revolts, in 1524, helped Luther. Peasants thought that social issues should be changed like church issues had been. 100,000 people ended up being killed, leading many to go back to the Catholic Church. In 1555 the Peace of Augsburg was put into effect. The Peace of Augsburg was an agreement to accept the division of Christianity of Germany. The German princes could choose whether they wanted to accept Lutheranism or just stay Catholic. The people of had no choice.
According to Leonhard von Eck, the peasants began the revolt in the name of Martin Luther and his belief, Lutheranism. He argues that they were following Lutheran teaching to inhibit the impeding cruelty of the nobility, and therefore their actions were religiously justified (Doc. 1). Similar to Doc. 3, this document states that the peasants wanted equality. Doc. 1 sets forth the peasants’ beliefs in the word of God and the Gospel giving them the right to repress the nobility, whereas Doc. 3 gives their claim on Christ’s desires and their need for release from serfdom. In agreement with von Eck, Sebastian Lotzer expresses that the peasants were obligated to rebel to have a mutual pact with the nobility. They demanded equal treatment and in conclusion, like before, they were justifying their deeds as their right (Doc. 2). The fact that Lotzer, a lay preacher, would demand their rights from the nobility is understandable considering that the peasants believed God gave them the right to do so. They believed it was God’s hope that they rebel against a group or society that was doing them wrong. In accordance with Lotzer’s argument,
Peasants had a strong believe in the power of the church and also in the power of their lord. Peasants had to pay rent for his land to his lord; he had to pay 10 percent of what he had made from farming to the church which was called a tithe (Trueman). Peasants didn’t make much money already but they thought that paying their tithe would someday pay off in the end and that maybe they would be blessed by their lord. “A serf had to work and do menial jobs for his lord. He had to pay inheritance tax when his son took over his father’s role to the lord” (Difference). The serfs and peasants would never miss paying their taxes to their lord, because the power of the lord was so high and the serfs and peasants were scared by what they could do to
During the earlier years of history, people from Britain came over to the new world, or what is now known as the United States due to overpopulation. Britain began unfairly taxing the British colonists in the new world to raise money for the costs of the French and Indian war. This unfair taxation, which ultimately was stripping the colonists of their right to self-govern, caused them to want to declare their independence. The Americans established a government separate from the British one due to the previous overpowerment inflicted by the British government. The Americans used their enlightenment beliefs to define the new nation.
As our discussion post provided this week, the colonists responded with rebellion because of the new acts that were imposed upon them by the British (Schultz, K., 2013). Their attempt to reform the American colonies contributed to the growth of the Revolutionary movement because the British tried to enforce stricter policies and laws (Schultz, K. M., 2013). The British wanted to tighten the policies over the colonial officials so that it would reduce the corruption, the British wanted control over the area of land that the settlers occupied, and they wanted to raise revenue by taxing goods. Although the British were adamant about their purpose, the colonist believed that rebelling against them would help in receiving their independence.
The American Revolution was undeniably the most pivotal time period in respect to United States History, but who was really to blame for initiating the conflict? While both the British politicians and American colonists shared the blame for the kindling of the revolution, one party was certainly more at fault than the other: the British. Through short-term causes of taxation and incommodious trade acts, and long-term causes of salutary neglect and involvement in the burdensome French & Indian War, the British politicians proved to ultimately be the most responsible for igniting the Revolutionary War.
In American history everyone believes that the American Revolution would begin in 1775. But many would argue that the American Revolution had started even earlier than that. As the American Revolution would not spring up overnight, but throughout a series of events that would build tension caused by different views on government, and conflicting interests between the British and their colonies on the western hemisphere.
America’s government is known for the strongest government as well as the strongest army. Somethings that might lead to rebellion with the citizens not feeling the sense of security . If americans feel like the government is using propaganda against them or terror tatics they are going to rebel. In the world police brutality is a major issue as well terrorist attacks known as isis. Some may call it a rebellion and others may call it a revolution. There is a thin line between rebellion and a revolution because some people have different motives. A rebellion is a act of violence against the government , a revolution is a non violent forcible overthrow of the government. If I were to choose to be apart of either one my decision would base off