Low Rebellion
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Militia encamped in Low | |||||||
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Government | Local residents | ||||||
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Edward McSheffrey | |||||||
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| 200 civilians[1] |
The Low Rebellion was an 1895 tax revolt by approximately 200 Irish settlers in he Gatineau Hills of Low, Quebec, who had refused to pay taxes to the federal Canadian government over the past fifteen years.[1][2]
On 13 November 1895, ran the local police out of town, along with a bailiff they held hostage for two days,[1] and the county treasurer.[2]
82 soldiers from the Ottawa Field Battery and Princess Louise Dragoon Guards were deployed against the rebels on 17 November, and on 20 November they departed for Ottawa, having convinced the residents that they could not avoid paying their taxes.[2]
One of the rebellion leaders, Edward McSheffrey, later became the mayor.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-river-of-many-conflicts/article31216558/
- ^ a b c d Municipality of Low. "A Page of History". lowquebec.ca. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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- All Britain Anti-Poll Tax Federation
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- Catalunya Diu Prou
- Committee for Non-Violent Action
- Fasci Siciliani
- I Don't Pay Movement
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- Northern California War Tax Resistance
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- Zuism
- An Act of Conscience
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- The Cold War and the Income Tax: A Protest
- Vyborg Manifesto
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