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Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. [2] [3] [4] The fighting took place in the areas around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.
In the 1st century AD, Jewish Zealots in Judaea resisted the poll tax instituted by the Roman Empire. [3]: 1–7 Jesus was accused of promoting tax resistance prior to his torture and execution ("We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ a King" — Luke 23:2). [4]
From the violent Shays Rebellion to the Jan. 6 insurrection, American democracy has been tested several times. | Opinion
New Spain: Rebels led by Juanillo: Rebellion suppressed [152] [153] 1598 First Tarnovo uprising: Ottoman Empire: Bulgarian rebels Rebellion suppressed 1600–1601 Thessaly rebellion: Ottoman Empire: Greek rebels Rebellion suppressed 1600–1607 Acaxee Rebellion: New Spain: Acaxee: Rebellion suppressed 1606–1607 Bolotnikov rebellion: Tsardom ...
This effectively destroyed every accomplishment the Spanish had made in the past 10 years since the Dutch Revolt started. Furthermore, it brought about the ruin of the Antwerp Cloth Market. English traders, not wishing to risk visiting a town that now resembled a war zone, sought out new commercial links.
Spain's involvement in the American Revolutionary War was widely regarded as a successful one. The Spanish took a gamble in entering the war, banking on Great Britain's vulnerability caused by the effort of fighting their rebellious colonists in North America while also conducting a global war on many fronts against a coalition of major powers ...
Two new countries entered the war in 1762. Britain declared war against Spain on 4 January 1762; Spain reacted by issuing its own declaration of war against Britain on 18 January. [82] Portugal followed by joining the war on Britain's side. Spain, aided by the French, launched an invasion of Portugal and succeeded in capturing Almeida.
April 23 - Denouncing the blockade as an act of war under international law, Spain declares war on the United States. [76] April 25 - The U.S. Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21. [76] April 27 - The U.S. Asiatic Fleet leaves Mirs Bay, Hong Kong, China, and heads for Manila. [80]