The Common Factors of Rebellions
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Throughout the course of human history, there has constantly been situations where a series of uprisings against a form of political power were challenged. There comes a point in time where certain peoples in a certain civilization see the need for going against a tyrannical leader for mistreatment. The fight for equality and just rules have always been engraved in every civilization. Sometimes, people strive to pursue to have this perfect city and form of government but things don't always go as planned. The cause of these ideal forms, the birth of rebellions come into play and cause a reaction to go against all rules and break that pattern of unjust ways. Either ending positively or negatively, rebellions reoccur in the timeline of human history, but the outcome and reason why each started differ in the ways of the eyes of the people leading. "Taxation without representation" a famous quote set in the revolutionary war era caused an age of historical change and a movement that will further fall into the lines of American history. The well-known slogan arose because of the unfair taxation from British power in which the colonies had no say in what would be taxed. A course of events occurred that eventually led to the rebellion further known as the Boston Tea Party. As the British started to grow a stern power on the colonists, several acts were passed to ensure that the British stayed in power. Eventually, more and more of these various acts were being enforced affecting the everyday lives of the colonists. Some of which included the Stamp Act which issued a tax on all paper produced, being passed by British Parliament in 1765. The money coming from the tax was to be geared towards military efforts in protection for the colon... ... middle of paper ... ...n>. Independence Hall Association. "The Sugar Act." Related Information. Http://www.ushistory.org/iha.html, 4 July 1995. Web. . Independent Hall Assoc. "15a. Shays' Rebellion." Ushistory. Creativecommons, 2009. Web. . Larson, Jennifer L. "A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy of Nat Turner." Documenting the American South. University of North Carolina, n.d. Web. . The Robert H. Smith Family Foundation. "Whiskey Rebellion." Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, n.d. Web. . Vox, Lisa. "Nat Turner's Rebellion." About.com African American History. N.p., n.d. Web. .
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the fight for equality and just rules has always been engraved in every civilization. rebellions cause a reaction to go against all rules and break unjust ways.
- Explains that the "taxation without representation" slogan caused an age of historical change and a movement that will further fall into american history.
- Describes how samuel adams and the sons of liberty, dressed as indians, boarded three ships to empty tea cargo into boston harbor, showing how the colonists could withstand the government.
- Analyzes how daniel shays, a soldier from the revolutionary war, led the rebellion against the massachusetts legislature.
- Analyzes how alexander hamilton decided to place a tax on whiskey after the revolutionary war, which sparked rebellions in pennsylvania.
- Analyzes how nat turner, a slave, caused the most horrific and effective rebellion in the 19th century.
- Explains that the most massive rebellion outside the united states was the slave insurrection of the 1790s that overthrew slavery
- Compares the boston tea party and the shay rebellion in terms of their similarities.
- Analyzes the differences between different rebellions, such as the tea party, the whiskey rebellion, and the slave rebellion.
- Analyzes how each civilization rebelled against the hopes of recovering a once thriving place and the strife of the people residing to make the civilization better.
- Cites banks, jerri a., emily bangston, and kristin wynn. "shays' rebellion 1787." the web chronology project.
- Describes s of holt mcdougal's world history patterns of interaction.
- Explains hawkes, james a., "the boston tea party, 1773." eyewitness to history, 2002.
- Explains that history.com staff. "shay's rebellion." the history channel. a+e networks.
- Explains larson, jennifer l., "a rebellion to remember: the legacy of nat turner." documenting the american south.
- Explains the robert h. smith family foundation's "whiskey rebellion." mount vernon ladies' association.
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In this essay, the author
- Defines rebellion as the act of revolting against a person or cause to make change in the world we live in.
- Analyzes lorde's song "everybody wants to rule the world." when governments do things that people don't agree with, citizens follow the law or fight for their opinion.
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In this essay, the author
- Describes how turner believed that he was a prophet of god. in 1825, turner's premonition from god prompted him to fight against the serpent.
- Describes nat turner's legacy from 1801-1831 on youtube.
- Describes nat turner's life as a preacher who believed he was sent to lead people out of slavery. he led one of the most violent slave rebellions in american history.
- Describes how nat turner led a group of men to kill every white person they encountered. the militia men were outraged by the violence being inflicted on the women and children.
- Describes oates, stephen, gray, thomas, and zulick's the confessions of nat turner.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that turner was a religious man, which influenced his views on slavery. in 1821, he ran away from his first master, samuel turner, but returned to the service of his earthly master.
- Narrates how turner received the sign to revolt, which was an eclipse of the sun. the rebellion killed at least 55 white people.
- Explains that nat turner was born on benjamin turner’s plantation in southampton county, virginia, and his father was a slave of his.
- Explains that nat turner's confession was dictated to thomas r. gray, who executed 55 people and banished many more. his religion helped him change his views about slavery and he was an important abolitionist.
- Explains that altman, linda jacobs, slavery and abolition in american history.
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- Analyzes nat turner's rebellion, an account of the august, 1831 slave revolt led by a slave named nathaniel "nat" turner and happened in southampton county, virginia.
- Analyzes how nat turner is the main character in the book. born into slavery, nat's favorite book was the bible, which convinced him that he was a modern-day moses, responsible for liberating slaves.
- Opines that citizens are responsible for discovering the depth of our history and not taking things on authority of what one person or group says.
- Opines that it is their responsibility to form some understanding of current events, whether they are local, regional or national.
- Opines that nat turner should be remembered as a victim at the hands of persecutors and oppressors.
- Opines that oates, stephen b., the fires of jubilee: nat turner's fierce rebellion.
- Analyzes how nat read the bible religiously and the daily rituals that developed from his readings convinced some slaves he may have been a prophet.
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- Explains that rebellion only happens because individuals are dissatisfied with authority. many conflicts occur frequently, but what is the frequency of individuals rebelling against authority?
- Analyzes how a rebellious action can come in many different forms, from harmless picket sign protest to an all out revolution.
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- Explains that france's peasants lived in rural areas and struggled to grow enough to feed families and meet obligations. the paper will cover revolts in france during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
- Explains that the peasant's lives and dwellings must first be understood in order to discuss and understand revolts.
- Explains that the revolt against "gabelle" began in 1548 and is known as the initial peasant revolt in 16th century france.
- Explains that the revolts and uprisings of the croquant peasants in southwest france occurred numerous times. the revolt was started by the communes, who were simply parishes during a time of conflict.
- Explains that the increase croquant peasant revolts during the seventeenth century was a result of ‘tax rebellion’.
- Explains that the audijos revolt took place between 1664 and 1667, when jean-baptiste colbert became france's minister of finances.
- Describes how audijos led his revolt covertly, using the element of surprise to his advantage. government suppression took place through dragoons, who were members of the french military.
- Explains that the huguenot revolts were based on religion, not tax, and started ten years after king henry iv's death.
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- Describes how the siege of nègrepelisse saw the royal forces as victors, and all huguenot residents were massacred regardless of sex or age.
- Explains that the treaty of montpellier was no longer being honoured by king louis, which caused tensions among the huguenot.
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In this essay, the author
- Compares the similarities and differences between david walker's appeal and the confessions of nat turner. they analyze how writings which have the same purpose of liberating enslaved black people can be interpreted so differently.
- Analyzes the differences between the two writings: the appeal was by himself and the confession was written by a white individual with the "goal" to enlighten the public.
- Opines that the confession was written to appeal to the white, dollar-owning citizens, and to awaken the black people of america.
- Analyzes the role of the black enslaved women in the recapturing of slaves in kentucky, which supports walker's statement that blacks are more humane than their white christian american counterparts.
- Analyzes how turner wasn't influenced by walker, but the latter's could be seen as an indicator of the future if blacks weren’t immediately emancipated.
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- Explains that rebellious people dream of bringing the good that has taken too long to acquire to ashes. some rebellions form a transformation platform for the nation.
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- Describes how v was used by the government for the study of the human body and how the body could resist epidemics. he vowed with his life he would bring justice to the country.
- Explains that communication was difficult as one had to move from one point to another to inform each other on the mission of the rebellion. technology and communication have improved and any groups can form a resistance without being discovered.
- Analyzes how v manages to convince as many people as possible. the use of explosives and weapons results to too much loss of lives and brings another problem in which instead of saving people’s lives, he is taking away innocent lives.
- Explains that v's mission to overthrow the totalitarism government came true, and he began the minority government.
- Analyzes how v allowed people to watch as the parliamentary building was brought down. this marked the beginning of the governance of minority in britain by overthrowing the existing tyrannical form of government.
- Explains that the overthrowing of the government was made possible by the weakening bond between the citizens and the strengthening bonds between v and citizens of britain.
- Concludes that v's courage to form a rebellion changed the governance of the nation even though it cost several lives being lost and much destruction of property.
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- Explains that the three theoretical claims still hold true today as the interviews done by uw-madison students refute and support them.
- Analyzes how the relative deprivation theory was not supported by the interviewees.
- Analyzes how the resources mobilization theory was refuted and supported by interviewees, such as josh feng, who claimed that money was the problem for him not being an activist.
- Argues that the resources mobilization theory is the strongest theoretical claim in the twenty-first century.
- Explains that social activism existed in the united states of america since its founding fathers, and it continues to exist today as citizens strive for improvement for the future.
- Analyzes how the number of social actors decreases with each generation. younger generations grow up in a less chaotic time period than those of world war ii, so the sense of urgency is lost.
2054 wordsRead More - Nat Turner Rebellion Research Paperanalytical essayNat Turner’s rebellion created an atmosphere of fear and paranoia among many Whites and as a result needs recognition as a contributing factor to the outbreak of the Snow Riot in D.C. Although Nat Turner’s revolt happened in 1831, four years on the it’s influence and the atmosphere of paranoia created it by it were still very much present in American and more specifically D.C. This becomes clear when considering the facts of the revolt which began on August 22, 1831, when Nat Turner and some fellow slaves snuck into their master's house and killed him and his family before moving from plantation to plantation doing the same to other White families. While the revolt was put down and the seventy slaves with Turner were either arrested or killed and Turner himself was hung two months after the fact, their revolt caused many White communities to feel great fear and paranoia.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how nat turner's rebellion created an atmosphere of fear and paranoia among many whites and as a result of the snow riot.
- Analyzes how nat turner's revolt raised racial tensions and created paranoia among whites that another slave revolt could be on the horizon.
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