The term "mob" was first used during the years of the Glorious Revolution, and it was to become a central term in the 18th century. Enlightenment 's era witnessed its shares of rioting, and in the late 18th century, when the dominant, organized, and trained urban mob was organized, disturbances started to display signs of the great political upheaval. To counter the potential threat of mob rule, there was an increase in taxes to preoccupied the common people with the burden of it.
