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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a violent uprising that occurred in western Pennsylvania in 1794, in opposition to an excise tax on liquor. After anti-tax protestors assaulted federal tax collectors and threatened to march on Pittsburgh...
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Gabriel's Rebellion
Gabriel's Rebellion (30 August 1800) was a carefully planned slave revolt in Virginia orchestrated by the literate slave blacksmith Gabriel (l. c. 1776-1800), property of one Thomas Prosser, and so referred to as Gabriel Prosser...
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Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and political thinker. His most famous work is Reflections on the Revolution in France a critique of the social and political turmoil in that country in the final decade of the...
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George III of Great Britain
George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) was the third of the Hanoverian monarchs, and he remains the longest-reigning king in British history. His six decades on the throne saw the creation of the United Kingdom, the...
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James Armistead Lafayette
James Armistead Lafayette (l. c. 1748-1832) was an African American Patriot who served the Continental Army as a spy during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). During the Siege of Yorktown, he infiltrated the British...
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Russian Civil War - The Failed Fightback Against Bolshevism
The Russian Civil War (1917-22) began shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917. The Bolsheviks (the Reds) immediately found themselves in conflict with various opposition forces...
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Abbasid Revolution - How the Umayyad Caliphate Fell DOCUMENTARY
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval history, as well as the history of Islam continues with a video on the Abbasid Revolution, as we see which...
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The Texas Revolution: Goliad Massacre
Get 4 months extra on a 2-year plan here: https://nordvpn.com/warhawk. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! As General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna leads his invasion into the rebellious state...
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History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution by Mercy Otis Warren, Boston, 1805.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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Feature History - Texas Revolution
Be one of the first 200 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/FeatureHistory ———————————————————————————————————– Hello and welcome to Feature...