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    the acquisition of Louisiana by the United States‚ and the controversies and complications of assimilating this newly acquired territory in our country. The President was Thomas Jefferson. He purchased Louisiana because it was a well coveted territory‚ mostly by the U.S. Not only was it a huge piece of land that could grow Americas size immensely‚ but commerce was huge there. Also tensions were high with France‚ who was seemed to be constantly at war. Jefferson purchased Louisiana to keep France from

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    means that the government upholds their power by keeping the people uneducated and suppressing their freedom. Maximilien Robespierre was a lawyer and a politician who strongly disagreed with the French government. He was an essential figure of the French Revolution that had an immense impact on the French government. Robespierre led France during the reign of terror and soon became suspicious of many revolutionists‚ consequently leading to his downfall. Arras‚ France was the place of birth of Maximilien

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    development was when Jefferson swallowed his constitutional reservations and bought the vast Louisiana territory. The Louisiana Purchase changed and affected the formative United States in many ways. By adding the Louisiana Territory‚ Jefferson helped expand the wave of slavery. It also resulted in a wide debate on the nature of the Constitution and the pros and cons. But on the other hand the Louisiana purchase had positive effects such as discovering new beneficial resources and giving the United

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    book Dickens discusses the French Revolution. The Jacques were people who were part of the revolution. The French Revolution was caused by the people wanting to overthrow Louis XVI. In the book Dickens describes his feelings towards those in power and those who are not in power. Dickens in multiple occasions goes out his way to show the drastic differences between those in power and those who are not. With his description of each it shows you that Dickens approved the French Revolution. In the Book

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    his downfall in 1848. Louis-Philippe’s liberal ruling style lead to his abdication and eventually the second French Republic. (liberal ideas‚ middle class tension‚ economic growth and strain‚ final demonstration of Revolution) Louis-Philippe built his government under a firm liberal establishment‚ (expand and explain this) but his governing ideas failed to please the majority of the french population. The upper class enjoyed the perks of the new liberal government‚ but the parisian middle class

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    century. One of the major territories that was continuously being fought over was‚ the Louisiana territory. At some point or another‚ Spain‚ England‚ and France all owned the Louisiana. But‚ eventually in the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ the United States became hungry for more land and wanted to expand its boundaries from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In 1682 French explorer‚ La Salle claimed Louisiana to honor King Louis XIV.i They continued to explore the Mississippi RIver and the surrounding

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    Louisiana Purchase: The purchase of Louisiana from the French was massive because it had a different effect on many people which included women‚ Native Americans‚ and enslaved African Americans. The women never really had a reason to think on such an opinion that was man based. Since‚ their only thoughts should be on the home‚ children‚ and cooking food‚ not something as land in which business comes into play in life. The quote “It’s all about land” but what would women do with it since work did

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    French Cuisine

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    French cuisine  (French: Cuisine française‚ IPA: [kɥi.zin fʁɑ̃.sɛz]) is a cuisine originating from France. In the Middle Ages‚ Guillaume Tirel Taillevent‚ a court chef‚ wrote Le Viandier‚ one of the earliest recipe collections of Medieval France. In the 17th century‚ La Varenne and the notable chef of Napoleon and other dignitaries‚ Marie-Antoine Carême‚ moved toward fewer spices and more liberal usage of herbs and creamy ingredients‚ signaling the beginning of modern cuisine. Cheese and wine are

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    Borrowings from French language The English language has been shaped by a number of other languages over the centuries‚ and many English speakers know that Latin and German were two of the most important. What many people don’t realize is how much the French language has influenced English. Without going into too much detail‚ I want to give a little bit of background about the other languages which shaped English. It was born out of the dialects of three German tribes (Angles‚ Jutes and Saxons) who

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    The French Revolution

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    The French Revolution was a major turning point in the France’s history. There were many factors that helped influence the French Revolution. There were many social‚ political and economic conditions that led up to revolution. Although‚ the success American Revolution combined with the ideas of the Enlightenment is what sparked the beginning of the French Revolution. By the year 1789‚ many people of the third estate were outraged with the current system of government. France was ruled by an absolute

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