1808+Rum+Rebellion

The Rum Rebellion happened on the 26th of January 1808. Where: Sydney Who: NSW Corps, The Governers, and Captain Abbort. Why: The Governers took control of the rum. What: William Bligh was being deposed by John McArthur and the N.S.W Corps.The N.S.W. Corps had been gaining power since Governer Phillip had left and other good Governors could not control the N.S.W Corps. Bligh came back to take over but nobody liked him. The Corps had been doing things that they shouldn't have been doing while they were drunk so Bligh took all of the Rum away and made it expensive.

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