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    The French and Indian War was fought in the Americas. The end of the French and Indian War was twelve years before the Revolutionary War was started. The French and Indian War in many ways had lead to the revolution of the American colonies. The reasons behind the Revolutionary War this was the money‚ the land‚ and the people involved. One of the main reasons for the revolution was money. Britain was involved heavily in the French and Indian War‚ on the Native American side. When the Native Americans

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    The Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment The scientific revolution and the enlightenment are two major historical events that helped shape modern Western society. Beginning in the 14th century‚ these events were preceded by the renaissance‚ which was initiated in Italy and was the rebirth of classical Greco-Roman heritage. The aim of these intellectual movements was mainly to revive rational thought through science and reason‚ evidently bringing about the opposition of the Christian church

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    The Second Industrial Revolution changed the society in many ways. Marie Curie‚ Albert Einstein‚ and Sigmund Freud changed the way many people thought about the world through their studies. Zionism‚ feminism‚ racism‚ social darwinism‚ and modernism were very important ideas and acts during this time. Advancements in architecture and technology were big parts of the Second Industrial Revolution. Even though racism was a very serious problem during the Second Industrial Revolution‚ there were many good

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    Research Paper 12/29/2011 Legacy of the Revolution If you look up the word “legacy” in the dictionary the meaning of the word will be something like this: “The legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over.” So the legacy of the French Revolution is how the result of it affected the whole world and the fact that it is still a living issue. The French Revolution began in 1789 and it happened because of the peasants’

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    Influence on America The ideas from the Enlightenment included the philosophies of Voltaire‚ Baron de Montesquieu John Locke‚ Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. These ideas included inalienable rights such as freedom‚ life‚ privacy‚ etc. There is a social “contract.” In return of the government protecting the people’s rights‚ the people would let the government rule. If this contract was not kept‚ the people had the right to overthrow the government. There was also the idea or the Separation of

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    Essay 2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were similar in

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    Revolutions often spread through ideologies and are likely to have serious consequences. The Haitian and French Revolution stem from the Enlightenment ideals introduced in the late 18th century. Although both revolutions had the same ideology‚ the causes and consequences of both revolutions were remarkably different. One difference is the causes of the Haitian Revolution as it originated from racial inequality while the French Revolution originated from social inequality. Another difference is the

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    Both the American and French Revolutions were focused around liberty and equality. Both countries were trying to gain freedom. The American Revolution had many causes‚ similar to them trying to gain freedom from the rules and taxes put upon them by Great Britain. Whereas the French wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government‚ in which the people could have more of a say in society. Although the revolutions of both started for very similar reasons‚ and both countries fought

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    Liberty‚ property‚ equality‚ fraternity‚ uniformity‚ utility‚ popular sovereignty; these are just some words that best describe the aims and principles of the French Revolution. Did Napoleon Bonaparte I‚ Emperor of France‚ hinder‚ maintain‚ or in fact ‘further’ the aims of the revolution?‚ this is a question in which many historians argue about and can come to no definitive answer. First of all‚ in an economic sense‚ Napoleon definitely followed some of the earlier revolutionary principles in his

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    The idea of human problems being able to be solved by reason is called the Enlightenment‚ or The Age of Reason. The ideas of this inspired educated people throughout Europe and beyond. Salons‚ places where Parisian woman held gatherings‚ were used to debate the new ideas. They were all so inspired by these ideas that they shared their thoughts by writing their ideas in books‚ magazines‚ and inexpensive pamphlets. This helped the ideas get around to other educated people. The Enlightenment reached

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