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- 1711: Slavery - Events That Effected Slavery
- ... slaves pretended to be sick, broke tools and worked as slow as possible. Others, ran away. When these slaves were caught, they were punished severely. Other ways slaves resisted the whites were through means of violence. Some slaves would try to poison the masters food which scared many plantation owners. The most violent though were organized riots. Slavery causes problems Slavery also caused problems where states were concerned. When Missouri sought ...
- 1712: Racism - After The Civil War
- ... created, racist groups such as the Klu Klux Klan were to emerge in the south. These groups would take their anger out on those who were different than them, mostly focusing on the African-Americans. Violence was inflicted on their victims, who were usually randomly selected by the group based only on their race. Government officials were unhelpful to the Klans victims, and corruption spread through the police force as ...
- 1713: Populist Party
- ... but it took a fatal blow from the election of 1896. It died out for several reasons. One, the voters preferred the soundness of the two major political parties. Voters identified the party with the violence caused by Coxey's Army, which was a protest group lead by Jacob Coxey that demanded the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed. And the: "Voters' repudiation of Cleveland's party opened the way ...
- 1714: Native Americans
- ... of Chief Red Cloud great forces of Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho faced off against The United States Military. This great victory of the Indians was formalized in the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. Much of the violence that Indians were involved in could not be considered battles. Native Americans have been slaughtered in great numbers, both from direct combat and more subtle ways. In one of the most terrible examples of this ...
- 1715: A Gold Rush Leads To War
- ... southern states. The blacks, while they enjoyed their freedom, were uncertain about the amendment's effectiveness, and fearful that their rights would be restricted despite federal law. Though the whites' fears of wide-scale racial violence were not immediately realized (those would not become reality for almost 100 years), the blacks' fear of oppression began almost immediately. In 1866, several southern states adopted "black codes". While these new laws did grant ...
- 1716: The Regulators Of North Caroli
- ... Carolina (3)" shortly after Tryon's announcement to build the palace, had no sympathy with the governor's desire for a fancy residence. The War of Regulation was not limited to Orange County. Outbreaks of violence during the collection of taxes in Anson County and several riots throughout the Granville District were sure signs of what was to come. A group of men, apparently enthusiastic over the success of the Sons ...
- 1717: Ku Klux Klan
- The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is one of America's oldest and most feared groups. Driven by the dream of a world with only one master race, the KKK often uses violence and moves above the law to promote their cause. They didn't start of violent, or to promote white supremacy. They have been in the shadows for over 130 years and continue to thrive in ...
- 1718: A Consise History Of Germany
- ... much royal land; cities, popes, and Normans controlled Italy; and the Lateran synod of 1059 declared that only cardinals could canonically elect the pope. Henry IV was wily, opportunistic, and headstrong in an era of violence and treachery, and as ruler he sought to recover lost imperial power. His efforts to retrieve crown lands aroused the Saxons, who resented the Salian kings. He crushed a Saxon rebellion in 1075 and proceeded ...
- 1719: Cuban Revolution
- ... in turn resulted in unemployment in the cities. With these circumstances, Cubans showed more oppression to their government and soon began to be rebellious. However, Batista jailed, exiled, executed, and used terror and threats of violence against all the challenges he faced. The people became even more unhappy, until finally a rupture occurred. While earning a doctorate of law in Havana, Fidel Castro began to participate in student protests against Batistan ...
- 1720: The 1960s
- ... became a teacher. How did you feel about the FLQ crisis and how did this influence your life? Were you for or against separation? Why? I felt it was ridiculous that people had to use violence in order to get what they want. This, however, didn't influence my life in any way. I was definitely against it. I think that every province should be treated equally and there's no ...
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