The German Uprising happened in 1818 and lead to the eviction of French troops from Germany east of the Rhine, the end of the various French satellite republics and the unification of Germany. There had been unrest in Germany for a while; people were unhappy about: * the French garrisons that stood in every bigger city, controlling everything and even being able to depose elected politicians. * the fact that Germany stayed divided, because the French politicians had decided so * the payment of a tribute for the "liberation from the kings" to France, which had to be done every year