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Leisler's Rebellion was in the New York City. It was between the landholders and the merchants. Jacob Leisler did lead this rebellion and he gained control of the lower colonial New York. This rebellion was significant since it established resentment against the British domination and increased the tension between colonists and the British.

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What is leislers rebellion?

when a man named jacob leisler atempted to overthrow the government in 1689. this took place in new york. the leislers rebellions objective was to give the poor the richs money. jacob leisler and his son in law were both sentanced to death on the charges of murder and treason. hope this helped!


What did Shay's rebellion demonstrate?

weakness in the Articles of Confederation


The result of Shays's Rebellion was to demonstrate that?

Shay's Rebellion was trying to prove to the government that they were taxing the lands too high. So they burned down buildings and killed people where involved with the high taxing. Does that help?


Did shay's rebellion demonstrate the need for more of a central governmet to ensure private liberty?

This is more of a matter of opinion. In some case yes it is.


Why did Washington decide to crush the rebellion and enforce the tax?

Washington decided to crush the rebellion, known as the Whiskey Rebellion, to assert the federal government's authority and uphold the rule of law. He believed that allowing the rebellion to succeed would undermine the credibility of the new government and encourage further insurrections. By enforcing the tax on whiskey, he aimed to demonstrate that the federal government had the power to levy taxes and maintain order, thereby reinforcing national unity and stability.


How was the Whiskey Rebellion an opportunity for the federal government to demonstrate it's authority?

Whiskey Rebellion, (1794), in American history, uprising that afforded the new U.S. government its first opportunity to establish federal authority by military means within state boundaries,


Did shays rebellion demonstrate the need for a stronger central government?

Before Shay's Rebellion, only congress could call the army into action. When Shay's Rebellion began, congress was not in session. No one had the authority to do anything. A movement arose to change the constitution so someone had the authority to act when congress was not in session. The new constitution made the President the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. He would be on duty when Congress was not in session. If a rebellion happened, he would be able to act.


Compare shays rebellion with the whisky rebellion?

Shay's rebellion and the Whisky rebellion were both armed rebellion over taxes.


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Significance of shays rebellion and whiskey rebellion?

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The verb form of demonstration is demonstrate.Other verbs are demonstrates, demonstrating and demonstrated."We will demonstrate the steps to you"."They have demonstrated this before".


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