Category
page 1Rebellions against the United States

American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the United States, which they saw as threatened because of the election of Abraham Lincoln and the growing abolitionist movement in the North. The war lasted a little over four years, ending with Union victory, the dissolution of the Confederacy and the abolition of slavery, freeing four million African Americans.
Philippine–American War
armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States
New York City draft riots
1863 civil unrest over American Civil War conscription
Whiskey Rebellion
tax protest in the United States from 1791 to 1794
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
1859 effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in Southern states
Black Liberation Army
American underground, black nationalist militant organization
Moro Rebellion
1899–1913 conflict between the Moro peoples and the United States Army
Wounded Knee incident
1973 American Indian occupation protest
Fries's Rebellion
armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800
Autumn Uprising of 1946
revolt in southern Korea against US Military Government policies
Six Years' War
civil war in the Dominican Republic, fought by revolutionaries and elements in the military against the regular Dominican Army loyal to President Báez
Battle of Alcatraz
escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Taos Revolt
insurrection in New Mexico Territory in 1847 resulting in the death of Charles Bent and other government officials
Sakdalista
The Sakdalista movement was founded by the writer Benigno Ramos in 1930. The name of the movement is derived from the Tagalog word "Sakdal", which means "to accuse" and a nod to the ''J'Accuse…!'' editorial of the French novelist Émile Zola. The movement's platform was centered upon immediate independence, estate redistribution, taxation reductions, and greater governmental transparency. The movement lasted until 1935, when the Sakdalista leaders organized an active uprising that quickly failed, causing the party to dissolve. The movement is estimated to have had 20,000 formal members that inf