List of rebellions in the United States

This is a List of rebellions in the United States, it shows all rebellions fought in what is today the United States.

Name: Date: Location: Events: Rebel Groups: Result: Notes
Bacon's Rebellion 1676 Colony of Virginia Bacon's forces attacked many of the neighboring Native tribes before driving governor William Berkeley from the capitol of Jamestown, burning the city. Suppressed by reinforcements from England. Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon The rebel forces, being composed of a mix of classes and races - many slaves and indentured whites among them - inspired the passing of the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705.
War of the Regulation 1765 – May 16, 1771 Colony of North Carolina War of the Regulation
Battle at the Yadkin River
Battle of Alamance
 Regulators Result - Decisive government victory. British Royal Governor William Tryon and General Hugh Waddell (general) With 1,500; Defeat 2,300+ Regulators Led by Commanders and leaders Herman Husband, James Hunter, James Few (POW), Charles Harrington; Benjamin Merrill (POW) - Executed
American Revolution 1765 - 1783 British North America American Revolutionary War
Boston campaign
Boston Massacre
Pine Tree Riot		 Thirteen Colonies The Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America.
Shays' Rebellion August 1786 – June 1787 Western Massachusetts Paper Money Riot Anti-austerity protesters and discontented Revolutionary War veterans led by Daniel Shays Rising up against economic injustices and suspension of civil rights by Massachusetts. Won economic reforms in a landslide election shortly after protestors were dispersed by a privately raised militia at the Springfield Armory. Contributed to the convocation of the Constitutional Convention after the government established by the Articles of Confederation could not raise troops.
Whiskey Rebellion 1791–1794 Western Pennsylvania Frontier tax protesters Tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, over 175 distillers from Kentucky were convicted of violating the tax law. Suppressed by an army personally led by George Washington No specific events
Fries's Rebellion 1799 - 1800 Rebel farmers Armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers. Thirty men went on trial in Federal court.
State of Muskogee 1799–1803 Florida William Augustus Bowles, various tribes of Southeastern Native Americans Bowles desired to unite all the Native Americans to form a single country. Andrew Jackson destroyed the capitol Miccosukee—the largest town in Florida at the time—in 1817.
1811 German Coast Uprising January 8–10, 1811 Territory of Orleans Rebel slaves Between 64 and 125 enslaved men marched from sugar plantations near present-day LaPlace on the German Coast toward the city of New Orleans. Militia companies to hunt down and kill the insurgents.
Nat Turner's slave rebellion August 21 – 23, 1831 Southampton County, Virginia Rebel slaves Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people. The rebellion was put down within a few days. Local blacks are massacred. Led to discriminatory legislation against both free blacks and slaves
Dorr Rebellion 1841-42 Rhode Island Attempt to force a new government of Rhode Island under a new constitution that allowed more men to vote Dorrites Charterite victory, but later legal expansion of voting rights
1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation 1842 Indian Territory Rebel slaves Slaves escape and fight police, eventually captured.
Anti-Rent War 1839-1845 Upstate New York Anti-Renters The tenants could not pay the amounts demanded, could not secure favorable terms, and could not obtain relief in the courts, so they revolted against the patroon system. Trials of leaders of the revolt.
Taos Revolt January 19-July 9, 1847 New Mexico Cienega Affair
Las Vegas Affair
Red River Canyon Affair
Second Battle of Mora		 Mexico
Local rebels		 New Mexicans and Pueblo allies rebel against the United States' occupation of present-day northern New Mexico during the Mexican-American War. The rebels fought but after being defeated they abandoned open warfare.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry October 16–18, 1859 Harpers Ferry, Virginia Raider slaves and abolitionists Abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt. Raid ended by troops.
American Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865 Southern United States Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
Western Theater of the American Civil War
Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War
Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War		 Confederate States of America Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States of America.
New York City draft riots July 13–16, 1863 Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York Riots expressing discontent with new draft law; white attack on blacks because of economic competition. Residents of New York City New York Guard and Union Army troops restored order. Largest civil and racially-charged insurrection in American history.
Battle of Liberty Place September 14, 1874 New Orleans, Louisiana White League Attempted insurrection by the Crescent City White League against the Reconstruction Louisiana state government. Federal troops restored the elected government. Part of anti-Reconstruction violence against the Union.
Election Riot of 1874 November 3, 1874 Eufaula, Alabama White League White supremacists take Republicans out of office and declared the Democrats as winners Part of anti-Reconstruction violence against the Union.
Greenwood, New York, insurrection of 1882 February 1882 New York Governor Alonzo Cornell proclaimed a state of insurrection after local residents resisted the seizure of property to pay for railroad bonds from the Rochester, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad. Residents of Greenwood refused with violence and threats of more violence to pay a tax levied to repay money Greenwood had borrowed to help construction of a never-built railroad. Citizens of Greenwood Taxes paid, insurrection ended at threat of calling out militia. Molly Maguires said to be involved.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 November 10, 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina Waddell's Army

Segregationist rioters

 Successful removal of local government, retaining segregationist policies.
Green Corn Rebellion August 2–3, 1917 Seminole County, Oklahoma Rebel farmers The uprising was a reaction by radicalized European-Americans, tenant farmers, Seminoles, Muscogee Creeks and African-Americans to an attempt to enforce the Selective Draft Act of 1917 during World War I. The country rebels met with a well-armed posse of townsmen, with whom shots were exchanged and three people killed.
Coal Wars c.1890 - 1930 Eastern United States and Colorado Coal Creek War
Colorado Coalfield War
Battle of Blair Mountain		 Miners and unions The Coal Wars, or the Coal Mine Wars, were a series of armed labor conflicts in the United States, they occurred mainly in the East, particularly in Appalachia.
Battle of Athens (1946) August 1–2, 1946 McMinn County, Tennessee Angered citizens, including World War II veterans Citizens assault buildings and cause later reforms.
San Juan Nationalist revolt October 30, 1950 Puerto Rico Jayuya Uprising
Utuado Uprising		 Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Nationalist revolt that took place on October 30, 1950, in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. The top leaders of the Nationalist party were arrested, including Albizu Campos and Blanca Canales, and sent to jail to serve long prison terms.
Black Power movement 1960s – present Nationwide Glenville shootout
1969 Greensboro uprising		 Black Guerilla Family
Black Liberation Army
Black Panther Party
Black Revolutionary Assault Team
George Jackson Brigade
M19CO
MOVE
Symbionese Liberation Army
Weather Underground
White Panther Party		 Radicalization of the Civil Rights Movement.
Red Power movement 1960s – present Wounded Knee incident American Indian Movement Radicalization of a Native American movement.
Attica Prison riot September 9–13, 1971 Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, New York Prison riot after the killing of George Jackson Inmates Prison retaken by the New York State Police on orders from Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. No specific events
Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge January 2, 2016 – February 11, 2016 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, Oregon Radical right militias led by Ammon Bundy Land reform movement opposed to federal ownership of public land, ended by police. Related to the Bundy standoff.
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone June 8, 2020 - July 1, 2020 Seattle, Washington The zone, originally covering six city blocks and Cal Anderson Park, was established on June 8, 2020, by George Floyd protesters after the Seattle Police Department (SPD) left its East Precinct building Black Lives Matter

Antifa

 Police and National Guard cleared out on July 1st.
2021 storming of the United States Capitol January 6, 2021 United States Capitol, Washington, DC Supporters of President Donald Trump (some of whom were armed) stormed the capitol building after being incited there by the President, his sons,[1] and his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.[2] They broke through barriers, broke down doors, busted through windows, and stole public property.[1] The supporters obtained access to the Senate Floor, balconies, and offices; and sat at the Senate President's desk.[1] Trump Supporters On the order of Vice President Mike Pence and Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller[3][4] the National Guard from DC, Virginia, and Maryland were activated. The Governors of Maryland and Virginia sent in additional police support to assist in quelling the insurgents. The insurgents were removed, albeit with five deaths, and numerous injuries of police officers.[5] The Senate and The House were able to resume the counting of the Electoral College Votes. President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on January 13, 2021 for ‘Incitement of Insurrection’.[6]

See also

References
  1. Staff, Washington Post. "Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building". Washington Post.
  2. Blake, Aaron. "Analysis | 'Let's have trial by combat': How Trump and allies egged on the violent scenes Wednesday". Washington Post.
  3. Sonne, Paul; Lamothe, Dan; Ryan, Missy; Horton, Alex (January 6, 2021). "Pentagon, lambasted for heavy response in the past, on sideline during Capitol melee". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. Boykin, Nick (January 7, 2021). "National Guard troops deployed to DC to quell riots". WUSA9.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. CNN, Mary Kay Mallonee and Paul LeBlanc. "US Capitol Police confirm death of officer after pro-Trump riot". CNN. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. "House impeaches Trump for 'incitement of insurrection'". CNN. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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