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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.
The Jacobite Rising of 1719 was a failed attempt to restore the exiled James Francis Edward Stuart to the throne of Great Britain.Part of a series of Jacobite risings between 1689 and 1745, it was supported by Spain, then at war with Britain during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
To cope with the war-time debts, several states were forced to raise taxes to a level several times higher than it had been prior to the war. These taxes sparked anger among the populace, particularly in rural areas, and in Massachusetts led to an armed uprising known as Shays' Rebellion. As both Congress and the government of Massachusetts ...
From the violent Shays Rebellion to the Jan. 6 insurrection, American democracy has been tested several times. | Opinion
The war is named for the alliance signed between Austria and the Triple Alliance of Great Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic against Spain on 2 August 1718. [5] Savoy entered the alliance on 8 November, despite fighting Spain in Sicily since 1 July. [2] Inversely, the Dutch Republic did not declare war on Spain until August 1719. [3]
The defeat led to the collapse of King George's control of Parliament, with a majority now in favor of ending the war on American terms. On September 3, 1783, the British signed the Treaty of Paris , granting the United States nearly all the territory east of the Mississippi River and south of the Great Lakes .
Tacky's War Great Britain: Slaves 1761 1761 Canek Revolt Spain: Mayans 1762 1763 Fantastic War Part of the Seven Years' War Portugal Great Britain Spain France: 1763 1764 Berbice slave uprising Dutch Republic: Berbice slaves 1763 1766 Pontiac's War Great Britain: Pontiac's confederacy Seneca: 1763 1864 Russo-Circassian War Part of the Caucasian War
Tacky's War: Great Britain. Colony of Jamaica Maroon allies. Enslaved "Coromantee" people: Rebellion suppressed 1763 Berbice slave uprising: Society of Berbice Society of Suriname Barbados Navy Dutch Navy: Arawak and Carib allies Rebellion suppressed 1763–1766 Pontiac's War: Great Britain: numerous North American Indian tribes Military ...