Looking back at all the abuse of the skaa i would picture something like the Haitian Revolution instead of just meekly transferring power to the Only Good Noble. The only place where they actually got some justice, Urteau was subverted into a corrupted fascist regime that practiced purges based on eugenics because Ruin was manipulating the man in charge.

Sanderson even had a historical precedent in the french revolution and Robespierre.

And this is all before we get into the character stuff like you point out.