How the enlightenment influenced the French revolution A revolution happens over time‚ people decide that they don’t like the way things are running and that a new system is to be established. The enlightenment brought ideas of separation of church from state‚ skepticism‚ and of course reason‚ people began to think logically and fought in order to gain equality. It could be argued that a revolution could not happen without the ideas that were brought upon by the enlightenment. Some enlightenment
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During the American Revolution‚ fighting in the war was considered too much work for the women in the family. Only men were allowed to serve as soldiers during this time because they were the only ones able to understand military strategy. Although women were considered unskilled and uneducated about the war‚ they also had a great impact on the victory of the war. Because they severed several roles‚ women were the primary reason men were able to function during the revolutionary war. Women had a
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War‚ also known as the War between the States‚ was a significant event in American history that lasted from 1861 to 1865. It was a conflict between the Northern and Southern states over issues such as states’ rights‚ economic policies‚ and most notably‚ slavery. While many factors contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War‚ slavery was the main cause of this bloody and devastating conflict. Slavery has been a part of American society since the early colonial period. The Southern states‚ also known
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Susie Taylor‚ all were fighting for different things during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln pledged to forbid slavery in the new states and do nothing about ending slavery in the states where slavery was already existed. When people pressured Lincoln to make freedom one of the outcomes of war‚ he defended his policy. He wanted to save the Union whether it meant saving or destroying slavery. The war aims of the former slave and the black soldiers was different than President Lincoln because they actually
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Morgan’s American Freedom American Slavery documents the early and late beginnings of Virginia‚ and the factors that both hindered and encouraged the growth of the colony. It chronicles the most difficult and almost impossible survival of the first colony. The Trouble with Tobacco‚ Chapter 9‚ addresses exactly that the trouble with tobacco. In 1644 for the first time since its founding the colony was able to sustain a population that was not only healthy but was far out living their predecessors;
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The Industrial Revolution and its Major Effect on the World The Industrial Revolution was a time of dramatic change in which people advanced in many areas by abundantly industrializing. Almost all tasks were previously very labor based and inefficient‚ but became much easier thanks to new technology. It not only helped the globe become more productive‚ but it also allowed people to not have to rely on their own communities’ resources as much as before. Few things from previous periods were kept
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Thomas Jefferson‚ a founding father of the United States and one of its many presidents. The impact that Thomas Jefferson has had on the development of the United States cannot be stated enough‚ through his involvement in the creation of the Declaration of Independence‚ as he was the main contributor‚ his influence on the politics of the country as its leader‚ the role of the third President‚ and his help to expand the nation through the Louisiana Purchase. With his hand in so many projects in the
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Women in Cuba experienced great inequality despite their contributions to the revolution. Many women did join the revolution and began a revolution within the revolution to increase women’s involvement in society. They created the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) to help get women out of the home and into the workforce. However‚ the attitude of the country still saw women as homemakers despite Fidel Castro‚ the Cuban government‚ and the revolutionaries wanting women to be directly involved and join
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and new innovations‚ the Market Revolution was born‚ thus causing the United States economy to boom. Market revolution was an important process that drastically changed the economy of the United States during the 19th century. On the same hand‚ it also affected the society and certainly was the cause of the Second Great Awakening‚ the changes in ideas about gender and the creation of the new middle class during this era. During the Market Revolution‚ many Americans changed from producing goods for
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Life before the Industrial Revolution was tough because the people did not have access to the same availability of goods and everything was man-made. If something broke‚ it had to be fixed manually rather than buying it new because goods were not mass-produced. Although the Industrial Revolution improved life in some ways it was also difficult for the workers‚ because shifts at the factories were long‚ conditions were bad‚ and people were often hurt. Slowly‚ agricultural improvements started coming
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