Jackson Spielvogel said‚ “Yet for all of its obvious impact‚ the American Revolution proved in the long run to be far less important to Europe than the French Revolution. The French Revolution was more complex‚ more violent‚ and far more radical in its attempt to construct both a new political order and new social order.” The French Revolution was extremely influential to the rest of Europe because it proved that a country could benefit from a republic. It also showed just how brutal a monarch could
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The main causes of the American Revolution can be explained in the following three aspects: Society: In the long-term process of communication and integration in America‚ English became the common language in the colonies‚ and the American culture had gradually created. On this basis‚ the American nation began to take shape. The national consciousness started to wake up. In the 18th century Enlightenment was being spread in the American colonies‚ a number of prominent thinkers emerged‚ such as Franklin
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group had any right to infringe upon. The Boston Massacre sparked the colonists’ desire for independence for all Americans. This desire was the main factor in the birth of the American Revolutionary War‚ and subsequently the United States of America. The American Revolution officially began on April 19th of 1775‚ and officially ended on September 3‚ 1783. What really kicked off the Revolution were skirmishes between British troops and Colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord. As mentioned before
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One main factor that was used to compare and contrast the Mesoamerican and Andrean cultures is their use of the calendar. The two cultures had different methods for keeping track of time‚ which very closely coincided with their religious practices. Both communities had specific times‚ many having to do with lunar cycles‚ on which they relied on to know when to hold certain ceremonies and ritual. 2. In classic and post-classic Mesoamerica the temples that were built were sponsors of the ruled by
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Christopher Columbus started a domino effect by introducing sugarcanes to St. Domingue. The Spanish were the first ones in introducing sugar plantations in the early 1500’s and used the indigenous population as slaves to work on these plantations. That was until Bartolomé de las Casas advocated for the importation of African slaves to save the brutalized indigenous population. By the seventh century‚ however‚ St. Domingue gained official status as a French colony. St. Domingue became the most profitable
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put upon one another. Throughout the years‚ these changes have had affected society significantly resulting in more or less conflicts. The French Revolution was one of the many changes that affected society resulting in both conflicts beginning and others being resolved. The French Revolution began in 1789 due to the inequality of French society. The French society was divided into three estates. The first two consisted of clergy and nobility respectively. The third was made up of merchants‚ businessmen
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To what extent had Napoleon betrayed the French Revolution in his domestic policy by 1804? The main objectives of the French revolution were to abolish Feudalism‚ to ensure the people of France have freedom of religion‚ and to uphold the Rights of Man. Napoleon did achieve most of these objectives to a certain degree‚ for instance he introduced the Prefect system to keep royalist revolts to a minimum‚ and he did make sure that the monarchy was not restored in France. He introduced lyceé’s‚ which
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NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION "We have finished the romance of the Revolution‚ we must now begin its history‚ only seeking for what is real and practicable in the application of its principles‚ and not what is speculative and hypothetical." After Brumaire (9-10 Nov. 1799) --the coup d’etat which first set Napoleon on the path to becoming the supreme executive of a French empire-- Napoleon declared‚ "The Revolution is made fast on the principles on which it began; the Revolution is finished
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the main cause of the American Revolution? The American Revolution was caused by the unique nature of the American Colonists and their society in contrast to their relationship with the English Government and peoples. Life in America was not a life of leisure. American colonists had worked hard to cultivate their lands and develop their towns and cities. Rural life in the American colonies consisted not only of farmers but tradesmen also prospered. (Handlin. 24) By 1763‚ the American Colonies
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God. Many pursued more education. The common man was taking power over their own lives. It was in this atmosphere that the French Revolution was first ignited. What started as commoners wanting a voice in how they were governed ended in one of the bloodiest times France would ever know. Although started with the intent to champion the ideas of enlightenment‚ the French Revolution peaked in a reign of terror that was the antitheses of the enlightenment. One of the philosophers from the enlightenment
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