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The Dorr Rebellion (1841–1842) (also referred to as Dorr's Rebellion, Dorr's War or Dorr War) was an attempt by residents to force broader democracy in the state of Rhode Island. It was led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who mobilized his followers to demand changes to the state's electoral rules. The state was still using its 1663 colonial charter ...
Many of Dorr's followers deserted him and he fled the state on May 18, 1842. A bungled attack on the Providence arsenal (which his father and younger brother, partisans of the "Law and Order" faction, were helping defend) led to the rebellion's disintegration. Grave of Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence
These issues came to a head with the Dorr Rebellion in spring 1842. Although the rebellion was led by middle-class urban white males, it forced conservative leaders in Rhode Island to consider the larger question of expansion of suffrage. The 1842 Constitutional Convention met in Newport's Colony House.
In mid-May 1842, Dorr, believing himself to be the duly elected governor, took drastic steps to take control, including an attempt to seize the state arsenal by force of arms.
May 19 – Dorr Rebellion: Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, Rhode Island but are repulsed. August 1 – A parade in Philadelphia celebrating the end of slavery in the Caribbean is attacked by a mob, leading to the 3-day Lombard Street riot.
3.4 Dorr Rebellion (1841–1842) 3.5 Bear Flag Revolt (1846) ... Last surviving veteran of the War of 1812 known to have held an officer's commission.
Luther's 1841 remarks foreshadowed what came to be known as the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in 1842. Luther was part of Thomas Dorr's ill-fated attempt to seize power in Rhode Island by attacking the state arsenal. When the cannon the Dorr forces were attempting to use in the insurrection failed to fire, the forces of the uprising scattered.
1842 – Webster–Ashburton Treaty; 1842 – The Dorr Rebellion: A civil war in Rhode Island; July 10, 1842 - January, 1843 – Attempted impeachment of President Tyler. 1843 – Emigrants begin their journey along the Oregon Trail. December, 1844 – Oregon passes its Black Exclusion Law. June 27, 1844 – Mormon leader, Joseph Smith Jr ...