2. The Flour Riots

In the midst of the depression of the 1830s, a meeting was called to protest the rising price of flour and grain. Stores, specifically Eli Hart & Company, had jacked up their prices and the working class wanted it returned to original pricing. The group stormed Eli Hart & Company, a store that sold flour by the barrel, and when authorities tried to stop them, the workers threw ice and rocks at them and took over a second warehouse, before the National Guard was called to stop them.

The riot was ultimately unsuccessful: flour prices remained at the high price, and the depression continued until 1843.