The Success of the Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution was the result of a long struggle on the part of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue‚ but was also propelled by the free Mulattoes who had long faced the trials of being denoted as semi-citizens. This revolt was not unique‚ as there were several rebellions of its kind against the institution of plantation slavery in the Caribbean‚ but the Haitian Revolution the most successful. This had a great deal to do with
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Emily Thou Mr. G./ Period 1 September 14‚ 2012 Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution began in 1755 as an open conflict between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. The Treaty of Paris had ended that war in 1783‚ giving the colonies their own independence. There are many factors contributing to the start of the Revolution‚ but the war began as the way The Great Britain treated the colonies versus the way the colonies felt they should be treated. For example‚ the French
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Dozens of factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution but the inventions are the most important‚ such as the Spinning Jenny‚ the Telephone‚ and the Steam Engine. Before the Spinning Jenny was produced‚ workers would have to spin yarn on a spinning wheel with only one spindle. This was a laborious task and took way too much time. In 1764‚ James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny‚ which allowed workers to spin yarn on eight spindles. The Spinning Jenny rapidly increased the process
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Cathedral Mao ’s Cultural Revolution Grade 10 After the collapse of China ’s Great Leap Forward‚ initiated by the Communist Party‚ Mao Zedong had lost a lot of momentum he had gained in the pursuit of his ideal nation. In an attempt to take back the control he once had in reforming China ’s political and economic policy‚ Mao launched the Cultural Revolution‚ a movement that intended to disintegrate Chinese culture
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The French Revolution Joshua Hall King Louis XVI was in power during the revolution‚ he was thrown into this position when King Louis XV attempted to flee the country. Extravagant spending by the king’s father left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. Unrest among the peasants knowing there situation‚ were not willing to support the feudal system any longer. When the three states assembled‚ they imposed heavy tax increases‚ which were approved by Nobility and Clergy. This left the country in
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The American Revolution is a pivotal point in United States history‚ considering it was a main event in the creation of the United States itself. However‚ there are many myths surrounding it that are widely believed to be true. The main information we remember from elementary school and a lot of what textbooks and history teachers have taught us is at least partially incorrect. The main myth of the American Revolution is something that all US Americans‚ as a general rule‚ believe and agree with
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all was the Scientific Revolution. Contributions by scholars helped to define the Scientific Revolution as the most significant event of the 17th century. Through the discoveries made by astronomers during the Scientific Revolution‚ the expanse and mysteries of the Universe were revealed to the people of the 17th century. Men like Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ and Kepler gave birth to cosmic discovery and human acknowledgement of the universe. In addition‚ the Scientific Revolution helped to inspire others
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of innovation and productivity which truly allowed the British to transition to this new era. The Industrial Revolution in Britain was not caused from an individual power but the need for a better energy source than wood. The British found this in coal which contains three times the amount of energy‚ and the British coasts were blessed with this resource. Mining was what allowed the Industrial Revolution to kick start. As the coal source on the surface depleted
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Austria‚ erupted in heated revolutions seeking equality/reform from their respective governments in February 1848. By March 1848‚ the German Confederation saw an uprising in the Urban and Rural Popular classes as a result of the “political powder keg” of Neo-Feudal regimes‚ the new political force of nationalism‚ and the alliance of middle class bourgeoisie and working class against the local Princes/landed aristocracies. Nevertheless‚ the aristocracies quelled the revolutions generating changes that
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Gunpowder‚ or black powder‚ is a flammable powder and considered a “low explosive”. It consists of a mixture of Sulfur‚ Charcoal powder‚ and Potassium Nitrate (saltpeter). When put under pressure and lit‚ it will deflagrate and explode. Gunpowder was widely used in China in hand cannons (early firearms) and firecrackers (early missiles). The earliest recorded usage of gunpowder in a weapon were Chinese land mines developed in the 9th century. Gunpowder is not widely used as an explosive today‚ however
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