World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other
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still used in the Concordat (the separation of Church and State) b. Still allowed religious freedom (as long as 50.001% of the people were Catholic) c. Great gain for Napoleon (recognition as a country from the Pope again)‚ little to no loss The Code Napoleon (and its impact and significance) a. As a result
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him for his support in helping them win their fight for equal rights “to achieve wealth‚ status‚ and security for their property” (Kagan‚ Ozment‚ Turner‚ Frank 586). Another of Napoleon’s domestic achievement was the Civil Code of 1804‚ otherwise known as the Napoleonic Code. This new law reform emphasized the abolishment of privileges based on birth‚ it also “allowed freedom of religion and stated that government jobs must be given to the most qualified” (Bio.com). Privileges that the aristocracy
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Asprey‚ Robert B. The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York: Basic‚ 2000. Print. Cronin‚ Vincent. Napoleon Bonaparte; An Intimate Biography. N.p.: Cronin‚ Vincent‚ 1972. Print. Schom‚ Alan. Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life. New York: HarperCollins‚ 1997. Print. Cronin‚ Vincent. Napoleon Bonaparte; An Intimate Biography. N.p.: Cronin‚ Vincent‚ 1972. Print. Early Life “Napoleon was born in Ajaccio‚ Corsica‚ on August 15th 1769”12 “…a wealthy family from the Corsican nobility‚ although when compared
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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/napoleon_bonaparte.html Overview: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history’s greatest military commanders. Napoleon was a French military general and political leader‚ who grew famous and important during the French Revolution. He became the first emperor of France‚ serving from 1804 until 1814‚ and again in 1815‚ and his motive for military expansion changed the world. Napoleon changed military organization and training‚ and reorganized
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• MUST INCLUDE WHEN‚ WHERE‚ WHO/WHAT AND SIGNIFICANCE • *These are arranged chronologically according to lecture notes TRIANGLE TRADE When: 18th century‚ period of Enlightenment Where: Atlantic Ocean‚ Britain‚ Africa and Americas Who/What: Triangle Trade was a system of slave trade in which ships took manufactured goods from Britain‚ brought them to Africa where they traded them for slaves‚ traveled to the Americas to trade the slaves for raw materials and took such materials back to Britain
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reform recognized military and civilians alike for their bravery and/or honorable service. Another reform was the equality of all in the eyes of the law. Freedom of religion was another one as well. The most important reform though was the Napoleonic Code. This code was designed specifically to reform the French legal system according to the principles and forbade privileges based on birth‚ allowed freedom of religion‚ and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified.
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supported the ancien regime; meaning that he published some of those laws in his Napoleonic Code. Furthermore‚ his Civil Code may have abolished the old feudalism ways‚ but it only benefited the men‚ and actually made the inequality of men and women worse. Also‚ he failed to improve the conditions of the poor‚ and focused directly on the middle class people. In addition‚ the promises of freedom he made in his code never actually took place. He would use that freedom thought to only increase the
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helped most of the reforms instated by the revolution. He set up many more schools under strict government control. He recognized their right to lands they had bought during from the Church and nobles during the revolution. And established the Napoleonic Code‚ a sort of constitution that embodied many Enlightenment Principals such as freedom of religion‚ equality of all citizens before the law‚ and the opening of jobs to all talents. And most important Nationalism‚ a feeling of loyalty to ones state
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after the tiring Napoleonic Wars scourged the continent. The Napoleonic Wars had dragged unwilling countries into a financially and socially exhausting conflict‚ and the goal of the Congress of Vienna was to end this conflict and restore harmony to Europe. The Congress of Vienna was ultimately successful in accomplishing its goals of preventing a recurrence of the Napoleonic nightmare and arranging lasting peace. The Congress of Vienna prevented a recurrence of the Napoleonic nightmare by restoring
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