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The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Likewise, the end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage and self-emancipation, across the entire Americas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

As the rebellions calmed towards the end of the year, the aftermath has been mixed for the young people who inspired them.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The first national railroad workers’ strike in 1877 was the beginning of industrial-era struggles between labor and capital, as Army and National Guard forces suppressed worker rebellions along rail lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Revenants from forgotten wars, lost causes, failed rebellions, a brotherhood of the failed and the fallen, the disgraced and the disinherited.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin