William III had to depose a man who led a coup in this colony ostensibly to take it from James II, while another conflict here saw tenant farmers rise up following the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer.
John Ury was scapegoated for a 1741 plot to burn much of this state to the ground, which was blamed on poor whites and slaves. William III had to depose a man who led a coup in this colony ostensibly to take it from James II, while another conflict here saw tenant farmers rise up following the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer. Besides Leisler's Rebellion and the Anti-Rent War, this state saw a riot by groups of men who could not afford the $300 commutation fee in 1863, and a 1969 disturbance following a police raid on a gay bar. For 10 points, name this state, site of the Draft Riots and the Stonewall Riots, both of which occurred chiefly in Manhattan.
John Ury was scapegoated for a 1741 plot to burn much of this state to the ground, which was blamed on poor whites and slaves.
{New York}