Rebellions

Rebellions

Chapter 4
 * Bacon's rebellion**
 * 1600s= frustration of poor free former indentured sevants wanted work,land, money and women
 * **Nathianiel Bacon-** led thousands of men in rebellion against **Gov. William Berkeley-** wanted land, and were angry over friendship with Indians
 * murdered many Indians due to lack of retalitation by Berkeley because of Indian attacks on frontiers
 * in middle of rebellion- Bacon died- Berkeley crushed rebellion

Chapter 19 ---showed willingness of federal gov't to enforce laws started the precedent of the president calling up state militias for federal purposes
 * John Brown**
 * a radical abolitionist who brutally murdered white men
 * atempted raid on Harpers ferry
 * caught by Lee- hanged
 * marytyr of murderer
 * Whiskey Rebellion**
 * Hamilton gets congress to pass a tax on spirits which was about 25% of liquors value
 * small whiskey makers-lost profit and started opposition
 * Scotch-Irish in Pennsylvania were hit hard (most were distillers)
 * rebellion included tar and feathering, burning of buildings, and some shooting
 * Washington gets surrounding states to summon militias and march into western Pennsylvania
 * significance--- one of the first major tests of federal authority to the new government

Stono Rebellion(1739)- Slave rebellion, first and most successful. About 20 slaves stole firearms and freed other slaves. About 100 of them migrated to Spanish territory to gain freedom yet they were caught, killed/ captures. the captured were later killed for their rebellion. This caused strict laws to 'keeps slaves in thier place'