BACON’S REBELLION GINA HARRISON HIST221 I005 SPR 13 PROFESSOR GWENDOLLYN NOBLE 26 May 2013 The occasion of this rebellion, which occurred in 1676, is not easy to recognize but has been determined there were many things that concurred towards it. Bacon’s Rebellion was a riot in the early history of the colony of Jamestown, Virginia; Nathaniel Bacon rebelled and held a riot in Colonial Virginia. Numerous factors made the revolution inevitable, such as, high taxes, decreased tobacco prices, and resentment against unexpected privileges towards those close to the governor, Sir William Berkeley. Bacon, later elected to the new House of Burgesses forced Berkeley to summon because Bacon commanded to forbidden but successful expeditions
Apart from the colonist being harassed with taxes, their trade with all parts of the world except Britain was another reason why the colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence. The illegal imposition of rules over their trade and production, commonly known as the Navigation Acts, which have been pressed on them for over a century and made worse by the Sugar Act and Townshend Acts was controlled once the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. Furthermore, the colonists were being deprived in many cases. The Boston Massacre was when a mob of 50 colonists gathered to protest against the officials. As fists and clubs began flying a soldier dropped dead, this forced the soldiers to fire, killing five civilians and wounding six.
This lack of leadership at the highest level would inevitably cause disturbances to many facets of society; quarrels between nobility were not regulated or controlled, ownership of lands (abroad as well as England) was not properly accounted for. Henry had already laid the seeds for violence to grow; and in doing so he had made the very foundation of the monarchy unstable. In 1450 Cades rebellion had just ended, the first demonstration of mass public opinion channelled through violence for many a year. These events had not only empowered the common people, but had also given them belief in the fact they could influence the running of their country. The common people were not to be underestimated, their political awareness had grown substantially and they had formulated clear and concise thoughts.
The last handful of years leading up to the American Revolution was a tumultuous period marked by vocal and physical protest. The colonists were no longer willing to accept the imperial rule being imposed on to them by Parliament and the King. Their protests varied in intensity and manner, which caused varying reactions between the colonists and the British Thomas Hutchinson was a wealthy, leading conservative in Massachusetts, who at the height of the uproar over the stamp act became a target of mass protest. Hutchinson’s home was destroyed during the night by a mob of Massachusetts’ protestors. The act of violence that brought about this destruction results the mob mentality that goes along with the nature of mass protests.
The peasantry were consistent opponents of Russian Government throughout the period, yet were rarely successful in doing so. One reason for this is the continuing role which the army played in limiting opposition from the peasantry, with military force frequently being deployed throughout the period. Lenin used it in the Civil War against the Green armies and Stalin used a similar style of brute force during the collectivisation process, albeit on a much grander scale. Middle Military force was continually employed by the state, with Lenin crushing the Kronstadt mutiny in a similar effect to the Lena Goldfields massacre of 1912 and Bloody Sunday. The
Evidence suggests that 3,000 rebels were killed by the Earl of Warwick at Dussindale, suggesting Kett’s Rebellion involved a significant force. Similarly, the Western Rebellion mentioned resulted in mass execution of 4,000 after Russell caught the main rebel force at Sampford Courtenay. Source 4 develops this threat further in noting that the rebellion gathered “with astonishing speed” and from “precisely the areas from which the gentry had been summoned”. The addition of speed and absence of loyal gentry add real significance to the rebellions numbers. Indeed the rebels in the South West were able to move Eastwards without violent dissuasion until the 28th July.
Bacon’s Rebellion and Metacom’s War also known as King Philip’s War were two of these conflicts that greatly hurt the relationship between these two peoples. During Metacom’s War multiple towns in the colonies of Plymouth, Massachusetts bay, Rhode Island, and Connecticut were attacked. These attacks left thirteen town completely destroyed and pushed the colonist back toward the east coast. This battle which started in 1675 lasted just about fourteen months and ended in 1676. During Bacon’s Rebellion, we can see where the colonist retaliated against the Native Americans despite the wishes of their
So In South Carolina, a group of slaves (about 20) gathered by the Stono River and revolted.These slaves raided firearms shop and killed 20 whites colonists while marching south towardsSt. Augustine, Florida where land was available to any fugitive by the Spanish. The colonistrecovered and chased down the slaves and killed most of them while other scattered. Thisuprising planted seeds of fear in the slave owners as well as the government. After the rebellion,the government past harsh acts to further limit
British Pigs in Powdered Wigs The disorganized and disconnected British rule on the thirteen American colonies created situations that led to the Revolutionary War. Through unwarranted taxes, unwanted wars, and an overall mismanagement of the colonies lead the colonies to view Britain as an incompetent government. These complicated times brought thoughts of a revolution which was critically evaluated by leaders in the colonies. Leading up to the revolution men voiced their opinion through writings and speeches similar to Patrick Henry, John Adams, and Samuel Seabury. Small disagreements between the English Empire and the colonies continuously went unresolved until thoughts of rebellion started to become a serious topic in the colonies.
The KKK quickly adopted violent methods. The increase in murders finally resulted in a backlash among Southern elites who viewed the Klan's excesses as an excuse for federal troops to continue occupation. The organization declined from 1868 to 1870 and was destroyed by President Ulysses S. Grant's prosecution and enforcement under the Civil Rights Act of 1871. In 1915, the second Klan was founded, it preached racism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Communism, nativism, and anti-Semitism. Some local groups took part in lynchings, attacks on private houses and public property, and other violent activities.