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Brewer's: Rebellion
(The). The revolts in behalf of the House of Stuart in 1715 and 1745; the former in behalf of the Chevalier de St. George, son of James II., called the Old Pretender, and the latter in…Sepoy Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Sepoy Rebellion: see Indian Mutiny.Shays's Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Shays's Rebellion, 1786–87, armed insurrection by farmers in W Massachusetts against the state government. Debt-ridden farmers, struck by the economic depression that followed the…Pontiac's Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Pontiac's Rebellion,&sp;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…Bacon's Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) 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…Taiping Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Taiping Rebellion, 1850–64, revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China. It was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong who evolved a political creed and messianic…Dorr's Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Dorr's Rebellion: see Dorr, Thomas Wilson.Nien Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Nien Rebellion: see Nian Rebellion.Nian Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Nian Rebellion or Nien RebellionNien Rebellionboth: nēˈĕn [key], uprising that occurred against the Ch'ing dynasty of China. Bands [Chinese,=nien] of antigovernment rebels in the south…Easter Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Easter Rebellion: see Ireland.Trending
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