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1765 - Black Boys Rebellion, 1765 & 1769, Revolt against British policy regarding American Indians in western Pennsylvania. Conococheague Valley, colonial Pennsylvania 1765 - Stamp Act 1765 riots, Protests and riots in Boston, later spread throughout the colonies, notably Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South ...
Multiple rebellions and closely related events have occurred in the United States, beginning from the colonial era up to present day. Events that are not commonly named strictly a rebellion (or using synonymous terms such as "revolt" or "uprising"), but have been noted by some as equivalent or very similar to a rebellion (such as an insurrection), or at least as having a few important elements ...
Miners battled British Colonial forces against taxation policies of the Government. 1854–56: Peasant Rebel in Vietnam, led by Cao Ba Quat, against the Nguyễn dynasty. 1854–56: The Red Turban Rebellion (1854–1856) in Guangdong (Canton), China. 1854–73: The Miao Rebellion in China. 1854–55: The Revolution of Ayutla in Mexico.
Fédon's rebellion (also known as the Brigands' War, [1] [note 1] or Fédon's Revolution, [3] 2 March 1795 – 19 June 1796) was an uprising against British rule in Grenada. Although a significant number of slaves were involved, they fought on both sides (the majority being on the side of Fédon and his forces).
The Natives were unable to drive away the British, but the uprising prompted the British government to modify the policies that had provoked the conflict. Warfare on the North American frontier was brutal; the killing of prisoners, the targeting of civilians, and other atrocities were widespread. [10]
End of the First British Empire [3] Cherokee–American wars (1776–94) Part of the American Revolutionary War United States: Cherokee: Second Cherokee War (1776) Part of the Cherokee–American wars: Northwest Indian War (1785–95) United States Chickasaw Choctaw: Western Confederacy Great Britain. British North America; Treaty of Greenville ...
The first wave of protests attacked the Stamp Act of 1765, and marked the first time that Americans met together from each of the 13 colonies and planned a common front against British taxation. The Boston Tea Party of 1773 dumped British tea into Boston Harbor because it contained a hidden tax that Americans refused to pay.
Resistance to the British Empire in World War II (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Rebellions against the British Empire" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.