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  United States History - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
State constitutions were written by conventions elected by the voters (generally white men who held a minimum amount of property), and in a few states the finished constitutions were then submitted to voters for ratification.
Seven states appended these to their constitutions; some of the other states guaranteed these rights through clauses within their constitutions.
State governments had often met this problem by printing paper money and by passing stay laws that prevented creditors from seizing the property of their debtors.
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 David Bradford and Causes of the Whiskey Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion Whiskey Insurrection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
State rights was considered a natural right by most, and people hesitated to surrender their state rights to a union of states because of the danger of giving the "control of the purse and sword" to the single group.
This was permitted by the state of Pennsylvania as a means of producing funds and, at the urging of Hugh H. Brackenridge, a Pittsburgh attorney, and school roommate of attorney-general William Bradford, the state took steps to outlaw the secessionist activities assuring a continued flow of income.
Secretary of State Edmund Randolph asked by President Washington to defend himself in relation to a letter from the French Minister to the French Government which analyzed the causes of the Whiskey Rebellion.
www.whiskeyrebellion.org /rebell.htm   (2954 words)

  
 Rebellion of the Seven States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rebellion of the Seven States or Revolt of the Seven Kingdoms (simplified Chinese: 七国之乱, traditional Chinese: 七國之亂) took place in 154 BC against China's Han Dynasty to protest the emperor's attempt to further centralize the government.
The seven princes, as part of their political propaganda, claimed that Chao Cuo was aiming to wipe out the principalities, and that they would be satisified if Chao were executed.
In the aftermaths of the rebellion, while the principality system was maintained, the powers of the princes were gradually reduced, and the sizes of the principalities reduced as well, under Emperor Jing and his son Emperor Wu.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rebellion_of_the_Seven_States   (2130 words)

  
 The American Revolution - Not a Rebellion
Forward: The United States of America was not born in revolution, and those who promote rebellion against authority and cite the War of Independence (1775-1781) in support of such resistance will do well to take another look at the historical times in which this nation was forged.
Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (11 Samuel 15:23) which is always judged by God.
It states in the Declaration: "He (King George) has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us." The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of American in Congress, 4 July 1776 (Declaration of Independence), was announcing that which had already happened months ago.
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 Morant Bay Rebellion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It was well received and it dealt with the one of the well known post-emancipation rebellions in the Caribbean where the historical records have been biased against the fl population of St. Thomas, Jamaica to justify the brutal and bloody suppression by British Colonial authorities.
The perpetrators of violence against women on behalf of the state during the suppression of the rebellion were somehow trying to justify their action in saying that the "rebels" saved their women from any harm as they wanted to violate them "after killing all the white men".
Morant Bay rebellion was a breaking point in Jamaican history and social and political situation have changed into better as a result of it, similarly as the Civil Right Movements of the sixties have improved considerably the situation of the African Americans in the United States.
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 Shay's Rebellion
To begin with, the states entered a league of friendship for their mutual defense and agreed to assist each other against forces and attacks made upon them.
Representatives were expected to be the eyes and ears of the state and could be recalled if the state governor or leadership felt their interests were not being represented.
The state emerged from the war with debt in the millions of dollars and a shortage of goods.
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 United States Encyclopedia Article @ Tribbiani.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Columbia remained a popular name for the United States until the early 20th century, when it fell into relative disuse; but it is still used poetically and appears in various names and titles.
Articles of Confederation, the first of which stated "The Stile [sic] of this Confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'" The name was originally proposed by
Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
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 Rebel Leaders
Defeated, he fled to the United States where he was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in prison for violation of the neutrality laws between the United States and the British Empire.
When the rebellion was in planning, Van Egmond agreed to be the military commander, to train and organize an army.
In both colonies, then, the rebellions were most strongly based in the country with farmers making up the single largest group of rebel supporters, but in Lower Canada there was also a strong urban element.
www.edunetconnect.com /cat/rebellions/1837f08.html   (2480 words)

  
 Chinese rebellions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rebellion of the Seven States or Revolt of the Seven Kingdoms' (simplified Chinese: 七国之乱, traditional Chinese: 七國之亂) took place in 154 BCE against China's Han Dynasty to protest the emperor's attempt to further centralize the government.
This rebellion came as the Qing rulers were establishing themselves after their conquest of China in 1644, and was the last serious threat to their imperium until the 19th century conflicts that ultimately brought about the end of the dynasty in 1912.
Although the Manchu finally crushed (1804) the rebellion, the myth of the military invincibility of the Manchu was shattered, perhaps contributing to the greater frequency of rebellions in the 19th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Chinese_rebellions   (5125 words)

  
 History of Athens County, Ohio During the War of the Rebellion
During the terrible four years, from 1861 to 1865, in which the government waged a tremendous war to preserve its own existence, and the union of the states, Athens county was not behind any portion of the loyal north, in the promptness and zeal of her responses to every call.
According to the United States census report of 1860, the number of male inhabitants of the county in that year, between the ages of fifteen and fifty, both inclusive, was five thousand and eighty-nine.
This is. a record of which the county may well be proud-a record which no county in the state of Ohio, and, we dare say, few counties in all the northern states, can surpass.
www.ohiogenealogy.org /athens/history/war_of_the_rebellion.htm   (675 words)

  
 The Whiskey Rebellion - 1794
Whereas, combinations to defeat the execution of the laws laying duties upon spirits distilled within the United States and upon stills have from the time of the commencement of those laws existed in some of the western parts of Pennsylvania.
And I do moreover warn all persons whomsoever against aiding, abetting, or comforting the perpetrators of the aforesaid treasonable acts; and do require all officers and other citizens, according to their respective duties and the laws of the land, to exert their utmost endeavors to prevent and suppress such dangerous proceedings.
In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand.
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 The Constitution of the United States: Amendments 11-27
But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
www.whitehouse.gov /kids/constitution/amendments11-27.html   (1414 words)

  
 Whiskey Rebellion of 1794
The Liberty Flag of the Whiskey Insurrection was much like the Sons of Liberty flags used by the colonists in their rebellion against England, but note the fifteen stripes for the then fifteen states.
The agitators objected to heavy land and poll taxes, the high cost of lawsuits, high salaries of state officials, oppressive court decisions, and dictatorial rulings of the state senate.
It hastened the movement for a federal government strong enough "to ensure domestic tranquility," as stated in the preamble to the Constitution, which established the United States.
www.bucklinsociety.net /Whiskey_Rebellion.htm   (1224 words)

  
 Top20UnitedStates.com - Your Top20 Guide to United States!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
Under this new union, the continued status of the individual states as sovereign nation states fell into dispute in 1861, as several states attempted to secede from the union; in response, then-President Abraham Lincoln claimed that such secession was illegal, and the result was the American Civil War.
The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
www.top20unitedstates.com   (4194 words)

  
 Satans Rebellion and Fall
Of the dragon, or devil, this verse states: "And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth." In context, the stars certainly refer to the angels.
In the Revelation message to the seven churches, the seven stars are identified as angels (Revelation 1:20).
We see in Revelation 12:4 that the tail of the dragon (the devil) drew the third part of the stars of heaven (the angels who followed the devil).
www.learnthebible.org /q_a_satans_rebellion_and_fall.htm   (527 words)

  
 Bacon's Rebellion
The Bacon's Rebellion Blog is updated by columnists of the Bacon's Rebellion newsletter/website as the spirit moves them.
Further, stated the report, the public is far more receptive to the idea of paying tolls, particularly for new projects, than to raising taxes.
Bacon's Rebellion publishes a daily blog and biweekly e-zine devoted to politics and public policy in the state of Virginia.
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 1798 Rebellion
The third evil is the declining state of the cultivation of the land.
Grattan's steward was one of the principal leaders of the rebellion in the county of Wicklow.
But this is not all; Our advices from the fourth state, that the county of Kilkenny is in a very perturbed situation; that the greatest apprehensions are entertained in the counties of Tipperary and Waterford; and that in the county of Cork, an open rebellion is hourly expected.
www.irelandoldnews.com /History/1798rebellion.html   (11433 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The State Boys Rebellion: Books: Michael D'Antonio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
And therein lies D'Antonio's compelling saga of the "State Boys." The central character, Fred Boyce, was taken from his alcoholic, widowed mother as an infant and spent six years in four loveless foster homes.
His State Boys are fascinating people who maintained their humanity and pride against the daily assaults of institutional life.
Like all the state boys, he was locked away in an institution for the retarded because, as an orphan, he did poorly on an IQ test.
www.amazon.com /State-Boys-Rebellion-Michael-DAntonio/dp/0743245121   (4418 words)

  
 United States House of Representatives - Amendments to the Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Thirty-ninth Congress, on the 13th of June, 1866.
It was declared, in a certificate of the Secretary of State dated July 28, 1868 to have been ratified by the legislatures of 28 of the 37 States.
The twenty-first amendment to the Constitution was proposed to the several states by the Seventy-Second Congress, on the 20th day of February, 1933, and was declared, in a proclamation by the Secretary of State, dated on the 5th day of December, 1933, to have been ratified by 36 of the 48 States.
www.house.gov /house/Constitution/Amend.html   (2086 words)

  
 Han , Sui, Tang Dynasties
It is fair enough to state that contemporary empires of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were the two superpowers of the known world.
Non-Chinese states were allowed to remain autonomous in exchange for symbolic acceptance of Han overlordship.
From 138 BC, Emperor Wu also dispatched Zhang Qian twice as his envoy to the Western Regions, and in the process pioneered the route known as the Silk Road from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), through Xinjiang and Central Asia, and on to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
www.crystalinks.com /chinadynasties2.html   (2575 words)

  
 Role of the United States Marines During the Relief of Peking in the Boxer Rebellion and Maj. General Smedley Butler
The first United States ship to reach Taku Bar, the Yellow Sea roadstead 40 miles down-river from Tientsin, was the USS Newark, a cruiser which anchored on 27 May. The Newark carried a double strength complement of Marines.
The withdrawal was signalized by the rescue of a wounded Marine, inadvertently left behind, by a rear guard consisting of Lieutenants Butler and A.B. Harding and four enlisted Marines.
One a 30-foot outer wall, a relic of the Taiping Rebellion, and a second wall about a mile inside which was 24 feet thick and likewise about 30 feet high.
www.corvalliscommunitypages.com /asia_pacific/china/boxerrebellion.htm   (5081 words)

  
 Top Worry in Congo Conflict: Wider Regional Violence
The leaders of the rebellion are trying to present an ethnically diverse face to the country to avoid the hostility a Tutsi-led regime would attract, but few Congolese say they would accept any government that they believe is installed by Rwanda.
When Kabila himself was swept to power at the head of an alliance principally armed and manned by Rwanda, Uganda and Angola, the United States seemed to applaud after a brief moment of hesitation over the military overthrow of a longtime ally, Mobutu Sese Seko.
Whether the rebellion succeeds in toppling Kabila or not, many here say that over the long term, Rwanda's interventions in Congo politics are likely to come back and haunt it.
partners.nytimes.com /library/world/africa/081998congo-rebellion.html   (1312 words)

  
 The United States Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
www.usconstitution.net /const.html   (5187 words)

  
 The Constitution of the United States
The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves.
But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice.
A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/revolution/constitution.html   (2537 words)

  
 Pueblo Rebellion
Reconquest, the epic seven and one-half century crusade to drive the Moorish sultans and their armies from the Iberian Peninsula.
It was April 30, 1598, the day Onate stood on the right bank of the river and ceremoniously claimed the land of the Puebloans on behalf of himself and his caravan of colonists, the first of the southwestern United States.
Their houses are three, five, six and even seven stories high, with many windows and terraces.
www.desertusa.com /ind1/P_rebellion.html   (2788 words)

  
 The Story of Bacon's Rebellion
No matter what the provocation to rebellion might be, the crime of presuming to resist the King's government was one that could not be justified, and the chief policy of Sir William's administration was to keep the people where they were as little as possible likely to commit it.
At the end of the seven weeks, during which fifty of the besiegers were killed, the Susquehannocks silently escaped from their fort in the middle of the night, "knocking on the head" ten of their sleeping foes, by way of a characteristic leave-taking, as they passed them upon the way out.
Lawrence was thought by many to have been the chief instigator of the Rebellion, and it was rumored that it was he that laid the stones in Bacon's coffin.
www.newrivernotes.com /va/bacon.htm   (15316 words)

  
 Until the Rebellion Occurs
That prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he preached rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow.
The Law of Moses states that a false prophet that leads people to worship other gods is to be put to death for the sin of “rebellion.” The sin of rebellion is not only the sin of a false prophet.
The rebellion has to do with those who would be deceived (see - Thessalonians 2:2), by the "False Prophet" (the beast from out of the earth), and then would bow down before the image of the Antichrist.
members.tripod.com /lastdayscalendar/rebellion.htm   (1310 words)

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