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American Rebellions and Uprisings

Name these rebellions and uprisings in American history.
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Location
Years
Description
Rebellion
Massachusetts
1786 - 1787
Influenced the writing of the Constitution
Shays' Rebellion
9
Pennsylvania
1791 - 1794
Uprising against liquor taxes
Whiskey Rebellion
18
Virginia
1831
Slave uprising; ensuing riots killed dozens
Nat Turner's Rebellion
~ 215
New York
1839 - 1845
Land reform war against the Patroon system
Anti-Rent War
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Rhode Island
1841 - 1842
Uprising in order to expand R.I. suffrage
Dorr Rebellion
1
New Mexico
1847
War against the U.S. occupation of New Mexico
Taos Revolt
~ 280
Virginia
1859
Led by John Brown; prelude to the below
Harpers Ferry Raid
12
Entire country
1861 - 1865
Deadliest war in American history
Civil War
616 k
New York City
1863
Riots against forced conscription
New York Draft Riots
120
New Orleans
1874
Uprising against the election of Republicans
Battle of Liberty Place
32
Alabama
1874
Election Massacre of 1874
~ 10
North Carolina
1898
Wilmington Insurrection
~ 60
Appalachia
1890 - 1930
Series of strikes against unfair labor practices
Coal Wars
200 +
Oklahoma
1917
Rebellion against WWI conscription
Green Corn Rebellion
3
Tennessee
1946
WWII veterans rise against local corruption
Battle of Athens
0
Puerto Rico
1950
Uprising for Puerto Rican independence
San Juan Revolt
3
New York
1971
One of the deadliest prison riots in U.S. history
Attica Prison Riot
43
Washington, D.C.
2021
Trump supporters rally and storm this building
Storming of the Capitol
9
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Level 66
Dec 5, 2022
Just realized something. Using simply the Netherlands as a country is wrong as the Netherlands is not a sovereign state. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Netherlands. If Netherlands is a country so is Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.
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Level 67
Dec 5, 2022
But what is the common name of the Kingdom of the Netherlands? It's similar to saying the 'United States of Mexico'.
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Level 74
Dec 5, 2022
Surprised Battle of Blair Mountain doesn't appear. Largest armed uprising since the Civil War of a bunch of coal miners in West Virginia in the 1920s.
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Level 67
Dec 5, 2022
I figure it's already semi-included with the Coal Wars. Perhaps I will update the quiz to include individual battles.