 When Joseph replaced the central organs of government (most notably the Collateral Councils) with a single General Council of Government, and abolished the Council of Brabant, replacing it with a supreme court, he provoked widespread rioting and a rising in Brussels known as the "Small Revolution" in May 1787.The government in Brussels tried to calm down the unrests by suspending the edicts from January 1787 which caused the troubles.This prompted a furious reaction from the emperor.