Unless my memory of history is mistaken, armed revolution was a last resort after more reasonable means of redressing political wrongs failed. As for the civil

Unless my memory of history is mistaken, armed revolution was a last resort after more reasonable means of redressing political wrongs failed. As for the civil war, the South refused to abide by the outcome of the political process and they were brought back in line through the use of overwhelming force by the lawfully-established government.