The Dark Rebellion Research Paper

was a period in time that came right after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Dark Ages were not

Richards, Leonard L (2002). Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-1870-1. OCLC 56029217

Rebellion. People always think the worst when they hear this word, but that is not always the case. Rebellion and disobedience has been a part of our history which turned into a favorable outcome.

In the decades before the Civil War, there was a growing anti-immigration atmosphere in response to the population boom brought on by European immigrants. There was a fear that these new immigrants were either immoral, ‘not good enough’ due to race or religion, corrupt, or stealing jobs from the hard-working ‘native’ Americans. A new political party, members called ‘Know Nothings,” was formed, in an effort to regain control of the population. Some methods they wanted to use were requiring the ability to read and write in English in order to vote, banning certain types of people from holding political office, and making the process of becoming an American citizen more difficult. This party had some mild success in the Northeast, particularly in Massachusetts, but they fell out of favor and vanished shortly before the Civil War.

In 1786, debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts organized an insurrection, now known as Shays’ Rebellion, against the state government. These farmers were struck by the economic depression that followed the American Revolution and they petitioned the state senate to issue paper money and to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their property. When the state senate failed to pass reforms, armed insurgents under the leadership of Daniel Shays and others, began forcibly to prevent the county courts from sitting to make judgments for debt. The ineffectiveness of the state government in ending the Rebellion was obvious and many Americans realized that the Articles of Confederation had to be revised. The Articles gave Congress virtually

Early Sunday Morning, on September 9th, 1739, a band of slaves marched, carrying banners that declared “Liberty!”. This revolt, named the Stono Rebellion, was the largest uprising in the colonies with over 50 people killed. Although the reason for this slave revolt is not 100 percent clear, there are multiple theories. To address the validity of these theories, it is important to get a deeper understanding of the backgrounds of the key leaders and participants of this revolt, such as Jemmy.

The coercive acts came to be when the British got upset/mad from the event of the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was an event when the Sons of liberty destroyed tons of British tea by dumping it into the river. The British then established a series of four acts to try to restore order. First the Boston Port Act, which was the port to be closed until the tea that was dumped into the river was paid for. Second Massachusetts Governing Act, to suppress town meeting and trials of royal officials to be held outside of New England. Third was the Quartering Act, governor’s requisition housing for British troops. Fourth Quebec Act, allowing freedom of worship to Canadian Catholics. Which all lead to Shays Rebellion. Shays Rebellion was a series of protests. How it lead to the constitution because it was the most dramatic social, political and economic struggle.

Just a year ago, we were all either participating in or witnessing a rebellion; Shay’s Rebellion.

The video that I watched was about Shay’s Rebellion that happened on January 25 1787.Washinton reigned on November 2, 1783. That same year he rode to New Jersey to sign the Peace Treaty. During the 1780’s was when the American Revolution ended and was when the most critical period happened. Thousands of people died, a lot of farmers lost their crops.

Leisler’s Rebellion, started by Jacob Leisler, disagreed with British rule and took over the government. This rebellion created a division of people who were for and against his cause. Governor Robert Hunter was able to make New York at ease again, but governor William Cosby started the controversy over salary funds. Lewis Morris, who was a member of the supreme court, disagreed with Cosby and because of that he was relieved of his duties and he established the New York Weekly Journal to make light of the injustice. The paper taken down two months later and editor, John Zenger, was arrested and freed of charges because of the right to free press. Pennsylvania was made up of two parties: the Proprietary and the Quakers. Neither of them agreed

Shay’s Rebellion, in many history books, is often given no more than a short paragraph. This leads many people to believe that the rebellion was unimportant to the constitutional history of the United States. However, as is often the case, truth is rarely ever that simple. The real story of Shay’s Rebellion is complex and long and, most importantly, highly influential in America’s constitutional history.

When the Canadian Government became the main ruling power of this land, they, of course, had to create laws and boundaries, and other things of the same, just like a proper country should. However, this certainly did not benefit every group involved, specifically the Metis. The population of the Buffalo was dwindling, which was their most important food source, and without it, their culture and way of life would be completely ruined. They tried to sustain themselves, but as you would guess, it was no use. They began starving, so their last option was to call for help from the Canadians. This was fantastic news for the Government, as they could trade the Metis food and small plots of land, for their much

“When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.” The Whiskey Rebellion, a tax protest in the United states beginning in 1791, ending in 1794, during the presidency of George Washington. This so called “whiskey tax” was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed government. Although the tax applied to all distilled spirits, whiskey was by far the most popular beverage in 18th century America. The Whiskey Rebellion in the United States was immediately controversial because the protesters despised it, the government became stronger and it added on the legacy of George Washington.

The Impact of the Rebellions of 1837-38 By:Ishan Imagine a party taking place in a courtyard in the early 19th century. Everyone’s having fun, but after a while, the mood darkens as British loyalist forces close in on the courtyard and start a full-blown stone fight just because it was a Canadian political party. This event actually happened right before the 1837 Rebellion! The British loyalists attacked Canadian politicians with stones!

The revolution started because france was in serious debt. People were starving because bread prices were rising because of bad weather ruining their crops. No one had money, but people were still being taxed unfairly. The goal of the revolution was for france to have a republican government. The killing of king louis and Maximilien Robespierre taking over created the reign of terror. The reign of terror was justified because the threats did require, the methods weren't to extreme, and it did support the ideas of the revolution.