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    The Paper Money Riot, or Exeter Rebellion, was an armed uprising in Exeter, New Hampshire, on September 20, 1786. Following the American Revolution, the...
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    Boston Tea Party (category 1773 riots)
    occurring in April 1772, in Weare, New Hampshire known as the Pine Tree Riot where colonialists protested heavy fines levied against them for harvesting...
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    incidents of civil unrest in the United States Newburgh Conspiracy Paper Money Riot Tax resistance in the United States Whiskey Rebellion Minot, p. 150...
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    The Currency Act or Paper Bills of Credit Act is one of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies...
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  • County, NY". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22. "1898 Wilmington race riot report - Page 1". digital.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-22. "Green Corn Rebellion...
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    because they were rather low depending on where they resided and how much money they had. In the first part of the 18th century, the British West Indies...
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  • 1787, Western Massachusetts 1786 – Paper Money Riot, September 20, Exeter, New Hampshire 1788 – Doctors Mob Riot, New York City 1791–1794 – Whiskey Rebellion...
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    training separate from the rest of the militia. Some also expended time, money, and effort to make sure their Minutemen were well-armed. For example, Captain...
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    but never carried it out, since the Assembly soon agreed to contribute money toward the quartering of troops; the New York Assembly allocated funds for...
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    participated in tax protests against the Royal authority such as the Pine Tree Riot in 1772 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Anticipating the arrangement of...
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    and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies, and it had to be paid in British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax...
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    because the captain of the Romney had been impressing local sailors, began to riot. Customs officials fled to Castle William for protection. With John Adams...
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    War, following the refusal of parliamentarian John Hampden to pay ship money tax. In the context of British taxation of its American colonies, the slogan...
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    Washington, "no money." The Confederated Congress could print money, but it was worthless, and while the Congress could borrow money, it could not pay...
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    paper money, known colloquially as "Continental Dollars", in 1775–1780 and in 1780–1781. The first issue amounted to 242 million dollars. This paper money...
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  • August 29, 1786 – February 1787 Shays' Rebellion September 20, 1786 Paper Money Riot Unification of Hawaii (1790 - 1795) 1790: Battle of Kepaniwai, 1790...
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    served in the United States House of Representatives from 1819 to 1825. Paper Money Riot Lynn W. Turner. William Plumer of New Hampshire, 1759–1850. Chapel...
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    the Currency Act (September 1), prohibiting the colonies from issuing paper money, are passed by Parliament. These Acts, coming during the economic slump...
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    money with the involvement of some top officials. By 1662, Russia had already been experiencing an acute financial crisis. A few days before the riot...
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    Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in September...
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    by modern researchers most notably Peter Ansoff, who in 2006 published a paper entitled "The Flag on Prospect Hill" where he advances the argument that...
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