Boxer Rebellion

1. Adams-Oñis Treaty: In 1812 nationalist president and former State Secretary James Monroe became America’s new president. With what he felt was a well established team consisting of Adams, Calhoun, and Crawford Pres. Monroe wanted to improve America as a continent implementing them in national affairs. One of his biggest unsettled issues was the undecided border in the South. Spanish Florida in particular had no established border. Spanish Florida actually posed a threat to American because…

An event in which occurred in early American history is the Whiskey Rebellion. This event took place in Western Pennsylvania and started in 1791. Alexander Hamilton, who was George Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury, had an idea to impose or to put taxes on all whiskey products produced and sold in the U.S.A. Congress in 1791 established excise tax. This way, the U.S can pay of the enormous debt they are facing because of the Revolutionary War that occurred prior to this event. With nearly…

Whiskey Rebellion was an uprising of southwestern Pennsylvania distillers who were incensed by Hamilton’s excise of the exportation of whiskey two years earlier. Duties levied on alcohol considerably strained the commerce of backwoods communities where it represented the region’s major trade good, causing an outbreak of tarring-and-feathering revenue officers who attempted to collect the tax. Much like Shays’ Rebellion, Washington reacted with excessive force in response to a tiny rebellion of…

Chinese wanted peace and for poverty to become abolished, so the people started the Taiping Rebellion, which was led by Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan and his army successfully rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Imperial troops and British and French forces attacked the Taiping. After this the Taiping government was brought down by these attacks and many people died in the rebellion. The many rebellions and external pressure to modernize and interact from foreign powers in China led to the…

The Bacon’s Rebellion Bacon’s rebellion is a revolution that occurred in Virginia, which started in the year 1676. Nathaniel Bacon was the leader of this revolution who was born in England. Since he was very troublesome, his father sent him to Virginia from England with an expectation that he would mature and have a better life. During that time, William Berkeley was the governor of Virginia and also happened to be bacon’s cousin. The governor, Berkeley, treated Bacon with respect by giving…

Have you ever imagined of a life where your every move is controlled and there are no choices? In a futuristic world, people are forced to live in a mansion and treated as slaves. In Wither, by Lauren Destefano, a virus is spreading to young men who are turning 25 and women who are turning 20. Rhine is a teenage girl who is kidnapped by a scientist named Vaughn, and she’s given to his son as a wife. His son, Linden, has three wives already. Rhine is forced to marry Linden and is trapped within…

The Bacon's Rebellion was about a group of slaves that gained there freedom by working for slavery for 5 to 7 years and when they were free they seek land, however they were unable to because of the Indian's would not allow them to share the land, therefore when the issue was addressed they were rejected due to the Governor Berkley had a secret trade agreement with the Indians. However these events caused a rebellion against the Indians, because once again this was another fight for the…

Hong Xiuquan and his followers were able to capture many cities, but ultimately were defeated by the Qing Dynasty because his behaviours after proclaiming his dynasty made him lose the right to become a ruler. In 1860, the Taipings attempted to gain strength by taking Shanghai, but were defeated by the “Ever-Victorious Army” who were led and trained by western leaders. After deciding that Hong was a threat to business they allied with the Qing armies to fight with the Taipings. Because of his…

Nathaniel Bacon led one of the most memorable uprisings in history. As a 29-year-old, he led a thousand Virginians to rebel against Virginia Governor William Berkeley. There were many tensions that led to the rebellion, many people who were included in the rebellion, and a few long term consequences of the rebellion’s failure. During the 17th century, many new settlers and indentured servants came to Virginia, which eventually caused tension between white freed men, indentured servants, and the…

Documenting and Interpreting a Southern Slave Revolt The Stono Revolt is a slave rebellion that took place in South Carolina during the mid-1700s. The rebellion is notable because it was one of the largest slave rebellions that took place in early America. However, the revolt took place at a time when history was still in the making. Scholars did not have modern technology to perfectly capture all of the events that took place. Instead, different people documented events that they saw or heard…