Leisler's Rebellion

Examples of Leisler's Rebellion in the following topics:

• Colonies in Crisis

  • Following similar frustrations against the rule and policies of James II as the Bostonians, German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern part of the colony of New York and ruled it from 1689 to 1691.
  • Leisler was arrested by these forces, who tried him for treason.
  • Leisler was convicted and executed, but the revolt left the colony polarized and bitterly split into two rival factions.
  • Maryland saw Coode's rebellion, or the Protestant Revolution of 1689.

• The Boxer Rebellion

• Gabriel's Rebellion

  • Gabriel's Rebellion was a planned slave revolt in Virginia in 1800 that was quelled before it could begin.
  • Numerous black slave rebellions and insurrections took place in North America during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries.
  • After plans for the rebellion were quelled, many slave holders greatly restricted the slaves' rights of travel.
  • For many southern white slave owners, Gabriel's Rebellion proved that slaves would tend toward rebellion and resistance if not kept forcibly contained and controlled.
  • For many slaves and free African Americans, the rebellion proved the power of strategic organization and resistance.

• Shay's Rebellion: 1786-1787

  • Shays' Rebellion (1786-7) against economic oppression challenged federal authority and partly affected the new Constitution being drafted.
  • Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.
  • The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
  • The rebellion was precipitated by several economic factors beginning in 1785 when the states attempted to solve their debt problems.
  • Examine the impact of Shay’s Rebellion on the political debate during the Constitutional Convention

• Pursuing Both War and Peace

  • The petition was rejected, and in August 1775, A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition (or the Proclamation of Rebellion) formally declared that the colonies were in rebellion.
  • The Proclamation of Rebellion was written before the Olive Branch Petition reached the British.
  • In August 1775, upon learning of the Battle of Bunker Hill, King George III issued a Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition.
  • On October 26, 1775, King George III expanded on the Proclamation of Rebellion in his Speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament.
  • The Proclamation of Rebellion was King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition.

• Nat Turner's Rebellion

  • Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was the era's largest slave insurrection.
  • Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia during August 1831.
  • The rebellion was put down within a few days, but Turner survived in hiding for over two months afterward.
  • Turner took this as the final signal, and began the rebellion a week later on August 21.
  • Evaluate the effect of Nat Turner’s rebellion in the southern black community

• Shay's Rebellion and the Revision of the Articles of Confederation

  • Shays' rebellion prompted the Boston elite and members of the central government to question the strength of the American government.
  • The state responded with troops sent to suppress the rebellion.
  • Thomas Jefferson, who was serving as ambassador to France at the time, refused to be alarmed by Shays' Rebellion.
  • In a letter to a friend, he argued that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
  • Discuss the historical conditions that prompted Shay's Rebellion and its impact on the Articles of Confederation

• Decline of the Tang Dynasty

  • After the difficult suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion, the jiedushi increased their powers and accelerated the disintegration of the Tang dynasty.
  • The Tang dynasty, established in 618 CE, after experiencing its golden age entered its long decline, beginning with the An Lushan Rebellion by Sogdian general An Lushan.
  • The rebellion and subsequent disorder resulted in a huge loss of life and large-scale destruction.
  • The An Lushan Rebellion and its aftermath greatly weakened the centralized bureaucracy of the Tang dynasty, especially in regards to its perimeters.
  • Some lost faith in themselves, concluding that a lack of moral seriousness in intellectual culture had been the cause of the rebellion.

• Early Opposition to Slavery

  • The early 1800's witnessed attempted large-scale slave rebellions, including those planned by Gabriel Prosser.
  • Gabriel Prosser was a literate enslaved blacksmith who planned a large slave rebellion in the Richmond area in the summer of 1800.
  • On August 30, 1800, Gabriel intended to lead slaves into Richmond, but the rebellion was postponed because of rain.
  • After the rebellion, many slaveholders greatly restricted the slaves' rights of travel when not working.
  • Prior to the rebellion, Virginia law had allowed education of slaves to read and write, and the training of slaves in skilled trades.

• Pontiac's Uprising

  • British expansion into American Indian land after the French and Indian War led to resistance in the form of Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763.
  • The most organized resistance, Pontiac’s Rebellion, highlighted tensions the settler-invaders increasingly interpreted in racial terms.
  • Despite previous rumors of war, Pontiac's Rebellion began in 1763.
  • While the rebellion was decentralized at first, this fear of being surrounded helped the rebellion to grow.
  • The total loss of life resulting from Pontiac's Rebellion is unknown.