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    after the French and Indian War After the great war of the French and the Indians‚ Britain became the controlling authority in America‚ this came in the grimes of resentment and dissatisfaction from the other colonists. The British increased taxes demanded from the American colonists in which the previous taxation systems were lower than those demanded from mainland English citizens. The revenue coming from taxation was used to pay for their defense. Moreover‚ the fund contributions from American

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    Culture Shapes Society Culture is the way a person is raised‚ and they are all taught different ways and values. They’re many differences as well as similarities among people of the world as of culture. What would our society be like without culture? Culture shapes our society. Education is one example. To explain‚ in some areas of the world children are sent to school until they are 18 and in others they are given very little education or none at all. Not even all kids in the US finish high

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    The world has seen many revolutions in history. One of the biggest revolutions was the French Revolution because it came with many consequences and influences.   Nothing else like this had ever happened this powerful to change the political status quo. There are so many traces that suggest the cause of the revolution. One of them is from Arthur Young’s Travels in France. “The confusion in the finances great; with a deficit impossible to provide for without the states-general of the kingdom.” He

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    European history in the eighteenth century was the French Revolution. From its outbreak in 1789‚ the Revolution touched and transformed social values and political systems in France‚ in Europe‚ and eventually throughout the world. France’s revolutionary regime conquered much of Western Europe with its arms and with its ideology. But not without considerable opposition at home and abroad. Its ideals defined the essential aspirations of modern liberal society‚ while its bloody conflicts posed the brutal

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    300-year periodfrom 1450 to 1750. There were both changes in religion and other things‚ such as politics and core subjects. There were two main religions in Europe. These were characterized as Catholic and Protestant. Both parties were dedicated to their own religion‚ and despised the other whole-heartedly. As a result‚ the reformations started many religious wars fought by both religions. These wars caused many things. First‚ it caused the groups to realize that there will be multiple religions worshiped

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    as the "Encyclopedie‚" The Social Contract‚" and "Wealth Of Nations" all helped and were revolutionary in spreading the ideals of the Enlightenment. Religion in the Enlightenment period was enormous. Critical of the church and the corruption within it‚ was a philosopher by the name of Francois-Marie Arouet. Better known as "Voltaire." Enlightenment era religion was a response to the previous century of the religious conflict in Europe‚ especially

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    A revolution‚ in definition‚ is the overthrow of one government with replacement of another. The American and French Revolutions were both successful revolutions that happened in different ways. The French revolution took place because the French saw that the Americans were successful in overthrowing the British rule over them. No taxation without representation was a major cause of both revolutions‚ the Americans were being taxed by Great Britain and the king taxed the French heavily. The American

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    The American and French Revolution caused many government‚ social‚ and economic structure issues that compared to one another. The first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord marking the beginnings of armed conflict between Great Britain and America. The American Revolution lasted from 1775-1783. The French Revolution was an influential period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789-1799. Both revolutions lasted a long time which caused many

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    The enlightenment philosophers during the late 17th and 18th century in Europe‚ helped shape the capitalistic and democratic world we live in today. Among those enlightened thinkers where John locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. John Locke laid much of the ground work for the enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism. Locke suggested that government should respect freedom of religion except when the dissenting belief was a threat to natural rights

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    The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution has similarities like slaves and peasants are doing the labor of their country‚ believed in having equality‚ liberalism and authority over their choice‚ but also different by their rebellion purpose. France was one of the countries that Haiti was inspired to rebel because they gave hope to them. Influenced by similar events‚ such as the enlightenment‚ these two revolutions are intertwined with each other. At the end of their fight‚ both countries won

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