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- American Revolution
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The American Revolution is the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America at first rejected the governance of the Parliament of Great Britain, and later the British monarchy itself, to become the sovereign United States of America.
- French Revolution
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Was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights.
- Haitian Independence Struggle 1791-1804 - History
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Documents from Haiti's struggle for independence.
- Haitian Revolution
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The only successful slave revolt in history which established Haiti as the first republic ruled by blacks.
- HMS Hermione
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A frigate which underwent a mutiny in 1782 in which her commander and most of the officers killed.
- Penal transportation
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The deporting of convicted criminals to a penal colony. Examples include transportation by France to Devil's Island and by the UK to its colonies in the Americas, from the 1610s through the American Revolution in the 1770s, and then to Australia between 1788 and 1868.
- Pontiac's Rebellion
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A war launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War.
- Pugachev's Rebellion
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The principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in Russia after 1762.
- Shays' Rebellion
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An armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.
- Spithead and Nore mutinies
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Major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797.
- A Tale of Tatamagouche
The true story behind the beginning of the Acadian expulsion
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Published: 2007
Describes the explusion of the Acadians in 1755.
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