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Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion 1794, uprising in the Pennsylvania counties W of the Alleghenies, caused by Alexander Hamilton 's excise tax of 1791. The settlers, mainly Scotch-Irish, for whom whiskey was an important economic commodity, resented the tax as discriminatory and detrimental to their liberty and e... Read more
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion popular revolt in colonial Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon . High taxes, low prices for tobacco, and resentment against special privileges given those close to the governor, Sir William Berkeley , provided the background for the uprising, which was precipitated by Berke... Read more
Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion 1850-64, revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China. Perhaps the most important event in 19th-century China, it was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong who evolved a political creed influenced by elements of Christianity. His object was to found a new... Read more
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion   Pontiac's Conspiracy, or Pontiac's War, 1763-66, Native American uprising against the British just after the close of the French and Indian Wars , so called after one of its leaders, Pontiac . Causes The French attitude toward the Native Americans had al... Read more
Pontiac
Pontiac fl. 1760-66, Ottawa chief. He may have been the chief met by Robert Rogers in 1760 when Rogers was on his way to take possession of the Western forts for the English. Although the Native American uprising against the English colonists just after the French and Indian Wars is known as Pon... Read more
Dartford
Dartford city (1991 pop. 62,032) and district, Kent, SE England, near London. Industries include flour milling and the manufacture of paper, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and cement. In 1355, Edward III founded an Augustinian convent there. The rebellion led by Wat Tyler started at Dartford in 1381... Read more
John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curran , 1750-1817, Irish statesman and orator. He became the best-known trial lawyer in Dublin when he was still very young and entered the Irish Parliament in 1783. He fought for Catholic Emancipation and vigorously opposed the repressive policy of the British government in Ireland.... Read more
Herman Max Gluckman
Herman Max Gluckman , 1911-75, British anthropologist, b. Johannesburg, South Africa, grad. Univ. of Witwatersrand (B.A., 1930) and Oxford (Ph.D., 1936). From 1947 to 1971 he was professor of social anthropology at the Univ. of Manchester; thereafter he was research professor there. His major contri... Read more
Thomas Fitzgerald Kildare, 10th earl of
Thomas Fitzgerald Kildare, 10th earl of 1513-37, Irish nobleman, called Silken Thomas. When his father, the 9th earl and lord deputy of Ireland, was summoned to London on charges of maladministration in 1534, Thomas became vice deputy. The same year, hearing the rumor that his father had been execu... Read more
Satsuma
Satsuma , peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, SW Kyushu, Japan. It gives its name to a famous porcelain, Satsuma ware, which was first manufactured there by Korean artisans in the 16th cent. As a feudal province, Satsuma was controlled by the powerful Shimazu clan, which exacted tribute from the Ryukyu... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Rebellion"

Shays's Rebellion
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law SHAYS'S REBELLION A revolt by desperate Massachusetts farmers in 1786, Shays's Rebellion arose from the economic hardship that followed...its reluctant leader, Daniel Shays, the rebellion sought to win help from the state legislature...
Whiskey Rebellion
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law WHISKEY REBELLION In 1794 thousands of farmers in western...distilled spirits. Known as the "Whiskey Rebellion," this insurrection represented the...economy of western Pennsylvania. The rebellion began in Pittsburgh during October of...
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History NAT TURNER'S REBELLION Nat Turner was an American slave who...the county seat of Jerusalem. The rebellion had little chance for success: only...slaves and the ever-present menace of rebellion that could topple the southern socio...
Razin Rebellion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History RAZIN REBELLION Of the four great rebellions that Russia experienced between 1600 and 1800, the rebellion led by the Don Cossack Stepan (Stenka...River for the purpose of brigandage. The rebellion on the Lower Volga started as a Cossack...
The Whiskey Rebellion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History The Whiskey Rebellion (1794) originated in a dispute over...leaders simply fled. If the Whiskey Rebellion had little military significance, its...1794, the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion marked the emergence of the national...
Bacon's Rebellion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Bacon's Rebellion (1676).This Virginia uprising...royal commission to investigate the rebellion, the uprising dissipated, leaving...significance of this short‐lived rebellion, there is agreement that this upheaval...
Taiping Rebellion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Taiping Rebellion 1850-64, revolt against the Ch'ing...Hail, Tseng Kuo-fan and the Taiping Rebellion (1927, repr. 1964); E. P. Boardman...Influence upon the Ideology of the Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1864 (1952); F. H. Michael...
Dhufar Rebellion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa DHUFAR REBELLION Armed insurrection against the ruler...and Saudi Arabia. The course of the rebellion changed dramatically in 1968 after a...July 1970, made defeating the Dhufar rebellion his first priority. Support from Britain...
Nian Rebellion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Nian Rebellion or Nien Rebellion , uprising that occurred against the Ch'ing dynasty of China...1853 as government strength weakened in the face of the Taiping Rebellion (1850-64). The Nien employed guerrilla tactics and swift cavalry...
Fries's Rebellion
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law FRIES'S REBELLION John Fries was an auctioneer from rural...in what came to be known as Fries's Rebellion. He was tried and convicted of treason...Continental Army during the whiskey rebellion of 1794. He then returned to Pennsylvania...

Dictionary entries related to "Rebellion"

Shays's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SHAYS'S REBELLION SHAYS'S REBELLION, an agrarian rebellion centered in Massachusetts and committed to debt relief for small farmers and rural artisans, August 1786 – June 1787. Though former Continental Army Captain Daniel Shays...
Culpeper's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History CULPEPER'S REBELLION CULPEPER'S REBELLION (1677 – 1679). Beginning in 1677 the thinly populated...and political fears of a coastal aristocracy, broke out in rebellion against the colonial government. Led by John Culpeper, who...
Bacon's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BACON'S REBELLION BACON'S REBELLION was a revolt in Virginia in 1676 led by Nathaniel Bacon Jr...against the allegedly oppressive rule of the governor. Bacon's Rebellion, so the argument goes, was prologue to the American Revolution...
Shays's Rebellion (1786)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History SHAYS'S REBELLION (1786) The great debate among Americans...who refused to pay taxes and fomented rebellion, and to imprison those who were in...own hands. The result was Shays's Rebellion. Starting in Boston, this was an attempt...
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History NAT TURNER'S REBELLION NAT TURNER'S REBELLION was the most significant slave revolt in United States history...enforcement of existing statutes. The immediate effect of the rebellion on the attitudes of blacks toward slavery and toward themselves...
Fries' Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History FRIES' REBELLION FRIES' REBELLION (1799) was the armed resistance of certain farmers in Bucks...similar resistance to the tax. Federal troops were sent, and the rebellion was put down. John Fries was captured, tried twice for treason...
Whiskey Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History WHISKEY REBELLION WHISKEY REBELLION (1794). Residents of the American backcountry in the 1790s...passed the first serious test of its enforcement powers. The rebellion strengthened the political power of Hamilton and the Federalist...
Dorr's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History DORR'S REBELLION DORR'S REBELLION. Dorr's Rebellion of 1842 was an extra legal attempt to achieve suffrage reform and create a new state constitution for Rhode Island. It was suppressed by force, but a new state constitution corrected the...
Taiping Rebellion
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Taiping Rebellion a sustained uprising against the Qing dynasty in China 1850–64. The rebellion was led by Hong Xinquan (1814–...British general Charles Gordon. The rebellion was finally defeated after the recapture...
Leisler Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History LEISLER REBELLION LEISLER REBELLION. The revolution in England that forced King James II to abdicate...law were executed. BIBLIOGRAPHY Reich, Jerome R. Leisler's Rebellion: A Study of Democracy in New York, 1664 – 1720. Chicago...

Thesaurus entries related to "Rebellion"

rebellion
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus rebellion • noun   1. troops suppressed the rebellion synonyms : uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny...See note at uprising.   2. an act of rebellion synonyms : defiance, disobedience, rebelliousness...
uprising
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...down by government forces synonyms : rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution...insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, putsch, rebellion, revolution There are a number of ways...first sign of a general or widespread rebellion , which is an act of armed resistance...
sedition
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...speakers accused of sedition synonyms : incitement to riot/rebellion, agitation, rabble-rousing, fomentation.   2. advocating sedition synonyms : civil disorder, rebellion, insurrection, insurgence, uprising, mutiny, rioting...
incite
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English incite • verb   1. incite a rebellion synonyms : instigate, provoke, foment, whip up, stir...extended period of time (foment a discussion; foment the rebellion that leads to war). An instigator, in other words...
suppress
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English suppress • verb   1. suppress the rebellion synonyms : conquer, vanquish, put an end to, crush, quell, squash, stamp out, extinguish, put out, crack down on, clamp...
stamp
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...poisonous insect synonyms : trample, step on, tread on, trample on, crush, squash. stamp out   stamp out the rebellion synonyms : quash, suppress, put down, quell, crush, squelch, extinguish, put an end to, eradicate, eliminate.
revolution
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English revolution • noun   1. the French Revolution synonyms : rebellion, revolt, insurrection, uprising, rising, insurgence, mutiny, riot, coup, coup d'état.   2. a revolution...
put
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...murder, slaughter, slay, dispatch, finish off, destroy; inf. bump off, wipe out. put down   1. put down a rebellion synonyms : crush, suppress, quash, quell, stamp out, stop, repress, smash, extinguish.   2. put their names...
instigate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English instigate • verb   1. instigate legal proceedings | instigate a rebellion synonyms : bring about, start, initiate, actuate, generate, incite, provoke, inspire, foment, kindle, stir up, whip...
thwart
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...using cleverness rather than force to bring about the defeat of an enemy or to block progress toward an objective (thwart a rebellion; have one's goals thwarted by lack of education). Balk also emphasizes setting up barriers (a sudden reversal that balked...

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Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Middle Eastern Studies; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...culture--so we are very often told--rebellion is always condemned, the shadows of...usurpation is legitimated, then the rebellion leading to the usurpation could not be...venerated figures in Islam. The attitude to rebellion in the generations that followed could...
President to lift state of rebellion order on May 7; Hopes normalcy returns soon for elections.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/4/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...to lift her declaration of a state of rebellion in Metro Manila on May 7 as she hoped...apprehension that a protracted state of rebellion in Metro Manila may have deleterious...7 because she feels strongly that the rebellion is on the way to being totally suppressed...
State of rebellion questioned at hearing; ill effects cited.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 8/7/2003; 700+ words ; ...CASAYURAN & BEN ROSARIO The state of rebellion declared by President Arroyo nationwide...President of her declaration of a state of rebellion has empowered government agencies to...Enrile, adding that there could be no rebellion as no shot was fired. Ong said that...
PIECE OF CAKE: Was declaration of 'State of Rebellion' constitutional?
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 5/17/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...PIECE OF CAKE: Was declaration of 'State of Rebellion' constitutional? "Rebellion is a deliberate, organized resistance, by...Makasiar. Hence, the declaration of a "State of Rebellion" by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on...
Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law
Magazine article from: The Muslim World; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law By Khaled...development of Islamic legal discourses on rebellion by relying on original sources from the...a more accurate title may have been "Rebellion and Violence in Pre-modern Islamic...
THE MAU MAU REBELLION
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/31/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...Press. 298 pp. $22.95 THE MAU MAU rebellion in Kenya has fascinated scholars and...Kenya's independence in 1963, the rebellion was given its due as a war of liberation...revealed a more complex picture: The rebellion which sought to drive the colonizers...
From 12 to 40 years; (Editor's note: Here's a brief story of rebellion since the execution of Rizal in 1896 as summarized by the author.).(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 6/9/2007; 700+ words ; ...was immediately detained. He referred to rebellion as one of the various remedies or alternatives...regime was happily ended by a military rebellion in February, 1986. After the success of rebellion the Penal Code has no table of penalties...
Hit squad: on the straight-friendly L.A. Rebellion gay rugby team, men of all sexual stripes come together to butt heads--but in a good way.(PRIDE 2007: adventures in pride)
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 6/19/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...inclusive gay rugby club, the L.A. Rebellion. "That was good--if you were wearing...rugby pitches around the world, but the Rebellion's trash talk is a bit unusual. "And...or helmets, the hits are real. Most Rebellion team members can list numerous rugby...
Taking to the mountains.(Aftermath: Post-Rebellion Insurgency in Wicklow. 1799-1803)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Irish Literary Supplement; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...RUAN O'DONNELL Aftermath: Post-Rebellion Insurgency in Wicklow. 1799-1803...AFTERMATH IS A SEQUEL TO THE AUTHOR'S The Rebellion in Wicklow, 1798, the first full-length study of the 1798 rebellion in that county, published in 1998...
NYU prof honors Easter Rebellion
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/13/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...The spirit of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rebellion lives on as a watershed moment in Irish...last night at Hemmerdinger Hall. At the Rebellion, 1,250 Irish made a desperate attempt...000 British troops, the Easter Week Rebellion was a milestone in forging an Irish identity...