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[1] [2] A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a portion of a state. [ 2 ] A rebellion is often caused by political, religious, or social grievances that originate from a perceived inequality or marginalization.
1871–72: Porfirio Díaz rebels against President Benito Juárez of Mexico. 1871: The liberal revolution in Guatemala. 1873: The Petroleum Revolution in the First Spanish Republic. 1873–74: The Cantonal rebellion in the First Spanish Republic. 1873: The Khivan slave uprising against slavery in the Khanate of Khiva. 1875: The Deccan Riots.
The right of revolution only gave a people the right to rebel against unjust rule, not any rule: "whoever, either ruler or subject, by force goes about to invade the rights of either prince or people, and lays the foundation for overturning the constitution and frame of any just government, he is guilty of the greatest crime I think a man is ...
The rebel forces, being composed of a mix of classes and races – many slaves and indentured whites among them – inspired the passing of the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705. [2] Boston Revolt: April 18, 1689 Dominion of New England: Popular uprising against the rule of Edmund Andros, the governor of the Dominion of New England. Dominion ...
After the American Revolutionary War began the year before, in 1775, many patriots assimilated into the Continental Army, which was commanded by George Washington and which secured victory against the British Army, leading the British to acknowledge the sovereign independence of the colonies, reflected in the Treaty of Paris, which led to the ...
The letters' contents were used as evidence of a systematic plot against American rights, and discredited Hutchinson in the eyes of the people; the colonial Assembly petitioned for his recall. Benjamin Franklin, postmaster general for the colonies, acknowledged that he leaked the letters, which led to him being removed from his position.
The rebel army grew to several hundred thousand men [5] and their leader, Deng Maoqi, declared himself king. [a] In the latter half of 1448, the conflict spread throughout Fujian, overwhelming the local militia's ability to handle the insurgents. [3] The government deployed troops to combat the rebels in September 1448. [3]
The rebellion was initiated by the Society of United Irishmen and led by Theobald Wolfe Tone. The revolt was motivated by a combination of factors, including Irish nationalism, news of the success of the French Revolution, and resentment at the British-instituted Penal laws, which