US+Rebellions

**US REBELLIONS!!!!! :)** **Extralegal Affairs- i.e. action taken against authority**

**Bacon's **** Rebellion - ** **Nathaniel Bacon and other members of backcountry gentry disagreed on policies toward natives; Bacon on governors council, in 1675 led counter-attacks against Indians against governors orders, ended b/c Bacon died **

**The "Glorious Revolution" - ** **James II overthrown by William and Mary (in England) ** == **Boston Massacre - ** “liberty boys” pelted customs house sentries w/ rocks, scuffle ensued and British fired into crowd and killed 5 ppl == == **Boston Tea Party - ** Enraged merchants, revived taxation without rep. issue, December 16, 1773 Bostonians dressed as Mohawks boarded ships, poured tea chests into harbor == == **Paxton Riots - ** frontiers men rioted due to governments lack of support with Indian attacks, Franklin resolved it peacefully == == **Lexington and Concord - ** Farmers and townspeople of MA had been gathering arms and training “minutemen”, British heard and were trying to suppress; Paul Revere warned that the British were coming, fight that started the revolution == == **American Revolution - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">colonists rebel against British; colonists won independence == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Shay's Rebellion - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">farmers did not recieve military $ = in debt, land being taken, uprising of farmers was supressed by Washington == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Whiskey Rebellion - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">1791 PA farmers refused to pay whiskey excise tax, Washington called militia, Whiskey Rebellion collapsed due to military intervention == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">VA-KY Resolution - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Jefferson + Madison had VA, KY adopt resolutions arguing when govt exercised undelegated powers, its acts “void”, states could “nullify” the appropriate laws—only VA and KY did so == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Burr Conspiracy - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Burr planned capture of Mexico from Spanish and possibly make his own empire. 1806 tried for treason, acquitted == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The "Indian Problem" - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">After dislodgement by Americans, Indians looked to Brits for protection, tensions b/w natives and colonists == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Corrupt Bargain - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Jackson received more popular and electoral votes than other candidates but not majority; Clay supported Adams b/c Jackson = (a political rival in West + Adams a nationalist and likely American system supporter) Adams receives presidency and makes Clay sec.of state == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dorr Rebellion - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">formed "People's Party" wanted new constituiton with more rights for the people, govt refused it; Dorrites planned to, but failed to capture state arsenal == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Rise of Nativism - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">people began to recieve pride for homeland and have bitterness towards immigrants == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Slave Rebellions - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">slaves rose up and killed many whites in hopes to escape slavery, ie: Nat Turner, Gabriel's Insurrection, Stono Rebellion, Denmark Vessey == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">"Bleeding Kansas"- ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Pro-slave forces burned down anti-slave govt, abolitionist John Brown then killed 5 pro-slave settlers (Pottawatomie Massacre) == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Texas - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">fight over independence for Texas from Mexicans; Santa Anna, Sam Houston (1st President of TX), Battle of the Alamo; US did not want to annex TX at first == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Bear Flag Revolution - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">American forces successful in capturing NE Mexico, Polk ordered offensive against New Mexico and California. Col Stephen Kearny captured Santa Fe, then aided US forces in CA’s “Bear Flag Revolution”, captured CA == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Secession - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">SC first to secede from Union (after Lincoln won election) tensions b/w north and south, Upper South seceded after Fort Sumter == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Draft Riots - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">draft said that people of certain age and health MUST fight in civil war, most did not want to, immigrants (irish) had riots in NY b/c did not want to fight for blacks, "copper heads" == == **<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">KKK - ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Christian group, led violent raids against blacks == ==<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Haymarket Square- Labor and radical leaders held a protest meeting at Haymarket Square; When the police ordered the crowd to disperse, a bomb was thrown (killed 7 police officers and injure 67 other people); this incident became a symbol of social chaos and radicalism; led to fear of labor strikes and anarchism == ==<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Taos Rebellion- General Steven Kearny only got Anglo-American officials and ignored Hispanics; eventually Hispanics killed the governor == ==<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anti-Coolie Clubs- <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">sought to ban Chinese employment because they felt threatened ==

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Nativist Opposiont to the New Immigrants who threatened to take away jobs for lower wages
== <span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Mining Strikes- <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">examples of these include Pike's Peak, Black Hill strike in Dakota == ==<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pullman Strike- <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">﻿The Pullman Palace Car Company cut wages by 25%; Workers went on strike and persuaded the American Railway Union (led by Eugene V. Debs) to support them by refusing to handle Pullman cars and equipment; General Managers' Association opposed the striker and tried to discharge switchmen who refused to handle Pullman cars; eventually transportation from Chicago to the Pacific coast was paralyzed == ==<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Railroad Strike of 1872- <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10% wage cuts; strike disrupted rail services, President Hayes stopped it with military force == ==<span style="color: #ff0065; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">City Beautiful Movement- <span style="color: #2c2121; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By Burnham and provided beautiful, symmetric, and orderly architecture; basically made cities better looking; faced opposition from private landowners == Emilio Aguinaldo- revolt in Philippines Panama- US helped revolt against Columbia <span style="color: #2c2121; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Anti-Imperialism League -Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) - Chinese rebelled against the countries part of the Open Door policy -Black Migration due to : Jim Crow laws, poverty, discrimination in the South -Palmer Raids, "Red Scare", Sacco and Vanzetti Trial -unfair treatment of immigrants (like Japanese) --> National Origins Acts (restricted newcomers for Southern/Eastern Europe; earlier restriction = Chinese Exclusion) -urban riots -race riots

Roaring Twenties- -sexual revolution -bootleggers -speak-easies -gangsters, mobs -Al Capone -Jazz -Flappers -Fundamentalism- Scopes Trial

Civil Rights Revolts - Freedom Riders -sit-ins -Rosa Parks -Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr -Black Panthers- Newton -Black Muslims- Malcolm X -protest music

Massive Resistance against Civil Rights -Ku Klux Klan -lynching, mobs -governor of Arkansas didn't allow admission of blacks to college -race riots in the 60s in Detroit and Chicago

Post WWII Critics -social critics against conformity of postwar culture (revival of cult of domesticity as seen in shows like I Love Lucy) -William H. Whyte- The organization Man -David Riesman- The Lonely Crowd -Sloan Wilson- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit -John Kenneth Galbraith- The Affluent Society

Noncomformists- led by Jack Kerouac- On the Road Beat Generation stressed alienation and disillusionment in mainstream American culture James Dean and Marlon Brando -->youthful rebellion

The Woman's Rights Movement -Betty Friedan- The Feminine Mystique

Vietnam War Resistance -hippies -draft-riots -teach-ins -student sit-ins -Hawks vs Silent Majority -Kent State shooting

Bays of Pigs- failed attempt of when the CIA trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro

Water Gate scandal- Nixon abused his "executive privledge" and used the CIA for political purpose

Iran Hostage Crisis- During Carter's presidency; failed attempt to rescue hostages

Iran-Contra Affair during Reagan; supported the Contras