Unit 4: Topic 6 - CHALLENGES to STATE Power

Unit 4: Topic 6 - CHALLENGES to STATE Power

Local Resistance

• Fronde (France)

  • new edicts —> increased taxation —> peasants rebellions

  • rebellion crushed —> monarchy rose

• Queen Ana Nzinga’s resistance (Africa)

  • Allied w/ Dutch & Congo to resist Portuguese advancements

• Pueblo Revolt (North America)

  • resistance against Spanish colonial powers

Resistance from the Enslaved

• Maroon Societies (Caribbean & Brazil)

  • slaves escape to join these societies

• British colonies (North America)

  • Stono Rebellion of 1739