During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries colonial America experienced a number of rebellions by various groups for a variety of reasons. The protests took place in Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York. Each protest began for a different reason, however, all involved the discontent that some groups underwent in the colonies. Some of the most notable rebellions include Bacon's Rebellion, The Regulator Uprising, Leislor's Rebellion, Culpepper's Rebellion, and the Paxton Boys Uprising. The Paxton Boy Revolt, which occurred in Pennsylvania, was a response to Pontiac's Rebellion, one of the greatest Indian Uprisings to ever happen. The Paxton Boys felt that the government of colonial Pennsylvania that was mainly controlled …show more content…
Edmund Andros the governor prior to the Glorious Revolution was known for being an extremely strict man that strongly supported the Navigation acts and this is one reason why he was overthrown by Leislor. The rebellion established a rebellious attitude towards British domination, and reinforced the idea that the colonies were subject to British rule by their free will. The War of Regulation was caused by corruption in the government. Officials were unfair and corrupt. Many of the officers were deemed to be very greedy and oftentimes would band together with other local officials for their own personal gain as they sometimes stole tax money along with other things. This war ended with the rebels winning and the regulators were forced to leave. This rebellion was different from the other rebellions for the fact that it did play a role in giving people the confidence to have an American Revolution as the regulators ended up becoming tories while the rebels ended up becoming patriots. The causes of this rebellion were similar to the others as people were unsatisfied with the way the colony was being ran. Culpepper's Rebellion was a revolt where Thomas Miller, an official attempted to take control of a large portion of the Carolinas (later would be known as North America). A counter party was formed that was led by John Culpepper. This party would evtually improsen Miller and have him
