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The Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion occurred in September 1739, in South Carolina. A literate slave,Jeremy, led a large group of slaves against colonists.They burned several plantations and killed 20 whites.The militia ultimately defeated them. The militia suppressed the rebellion after a battle in which both slaves and militiamen were killed. After this there was a 10 year moratorium on slave imports to South Carolina and slave codes became more strict. UTA History Department,”The Rise of African Slavery" -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (1754–1763), known as the Seven Years’ War in Europe, proved to be a fierce clash between Britain and France in America. It began over rival claims along the frontier over colonial territory and wealth. Corbett,et al.U.S. History 4.0 -
Proclamation Act
. The cost of another war was something Great Britain did not want to risk.The Proclamation act was instituted largely in response to this. This Act closed the Appalachian west to settlement, it set boundaries between natives and colonials and canceled western land claims of the colonies. This intensified the already brewing thoughts that Britain wanted to hang on to control and supported less civil liberties for the emerging colonies. Corbett,et al.U.S. History 5.0 -
The Stamp Act
“An Act for granting and applying certain stamp duties…”i this was a direct tax on the colonists; the Stamp Act imposed a tax on almost every type of paper colonists used, including pamphlets and newspapers, all types of legal documents (for example tavern licenses), playing cards and even dice. The creators of the Act thought it would assist in
decreasing their costs and the colonists saw it as a pure revenue raising method. UTA History Department, “Toward Revolution"
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Shay's rebellion
This was an economic crisis and these were a protests that occurred by American farmers, against tax collectors. The name came from leader Danial Shay of Massachusetts, who had been in the army.To the farmers, this situation seemed extremely familiar; the revolutionaries had routed the British, but a new form of seemingly corrupt and self-serving government had replaced them. Corbett,et al.U.S. History 7.0 -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812, had to do with unresolved issues between the United States and Great Britain.The Americans were fed up with the British restricting their trade and capturing their sailors to serve on British ships.George Munger painted "The President’s House " ii shortly after the War of 1812, ca. 1814–1815. The painting shows the result of the British burning of Washington, DC. Munger, G. "the Presidents House" ca.1814-1815
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