exercises control over some part of the government and lays claim to its exclusive control over the government. A revolutionary situation continues until a single‚ sovereign polity is reconstituted. The Third Estate’s Oath of the Tennis Court in June 1789 and its claim of representing the sovereignty of the nation creates a revolutionary situation in France. Revolutionary Process or Stages: · One interpretation from this definition is that a revolution will continue until a single
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The French had good reasons for wanting equality. Before 1789 inequality was typical of the old government. The nobles and clergy were the privileged orders. They were exempt from such direct taxes as the taille‚ or land tax. Most taxes were paid by the Third Estate--a class that included peasants‚ artisans‚ merchants‚ and professional men. Even among these groups taxes were not equal. Some provinces were exempt from certain assessments‚ such as the gabelle‚ or salt tax. In addition‚ the collection
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Why a Bill of Rights and What Impact Does it Have? All have heard the saying‚ “Great minds think alike.” When many great minds of the colonies gathered to create a new government‚ two rarely thought exactly alike. The Bill of Rights was created through the kind of debate and exchange of ideas that it protects to this day. The Declaration of Independence states the purpose of government is to protect our basic human rights. This was one principle that all the Founders did agree on. But if
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Waitangi) The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) was a treaty signed by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs of the North Island of New Zealand. Te Tiriti O Waitangi was first signed on the 6th of February 1840. The treaty’s regulations had • Inaugurated a British Governor of New Zealand (the throne’s representative in a commonwealth country) • Let other people live in New Zealand (such as Dutch‚ Europeans‚ Asians etc.) • Let the British make the rules
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CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World‚ 1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)
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The major causes of the French Revolution were the disputes and inequalities between the different types of social classes in French society‚ and the financial problems‚ facing the French government‚ during the year of 1779. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France‚ which at the time of the Revolution was the most powerful state in Europe. The Revolution led to the development of new political forces
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Revolution (1789-1794)‚ worked towards the end of feudalism in France by establishing nationalism and the French nation. The King‚ Louis XVI established the Estate General which included a lack of representation and un-proportioned Third Estate which included majority of the French Population. With the Enlightenment era at that time‚ the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and swore the Tennis Court Oath‚ vowing not to disperse until constitutional reform had been achieved. On August 4‚ 1789‚ the
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large amount of people employed 15 How did technology and industrial ingenuity prepare the way for the expansion of industry and the growth of the American economy? Developed industries relatively immature‚ fine items came from England. But by 1840s rapid machine technology advances‚ sophisticated textile industry. Technology and demand led to factories- began in New England textile industry‚ large water-driven machines increased production 16 Who were the "merchant capitalists" and what
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● ● ● ● ● Most familiar form of rule in the ancient times has been monarchy. The vast majority of people in the past lived under some form of imperial rule. The French Revolution of 1789 introduced the idea of Liberty‚ Equality and Brotherhood. Tom Paine’s pamphlet ‘The Rights of Man’ established the idea that men had basic human rights. In the nineteenth century‚ the British and French empires began to expand rapidly. These two traditional overseas empires developed alongside older imperial powers such
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The 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille is the occasion of national celebrations in France‚ a flood of books‚ articles and TV programmes‚ presenting opinions for all tastes. Yet beneath all the ballyhoo‚ the ghosts of 1789-93 are beginning to stir uneasily. The modern descendants of that very bourgeoisie which was the principal benefactor of the revolution are experiencing a crisis of identity in their attitude to their own past. As one journalist expressed it‚ "although all serious
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