American Enlightenment

1. Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms In this document, Thomas Jefferson begins with saying that if God intended for people to be slaves, he would have made it so. However, the British government, with lust for power, has overlooked this simple truth and is infringing on the rights of the colonists. For these reasons, he explains the need for the call to arms. The men in charge of the colonies came from Great Britain to seek civil and religious freedom, and gave…

XVI when given the throne was too young and inexperienced to make the necessary reforms that France needed. He was unable to solve the debt caused by the previous kings, and therefore made the French people angry. Influenced by the American Revolution and the Enlightenment, the people of France began to revolt (Pavlac 253). Ultimately, the King and his wife were both killed. The Revolution was a result of politics. There were two groups, those who embraced change and those who were against…

clergy, nobility and commoners, are interacting peacefully with each other. As the French Revolution progressed the visual images changed to fit the status of the revolution and show the effects it was having on each estate. After assisting the American Revolution in order to get back at their British rivals, France found their country in bankruptcy. The French government began to tax the people; however the nobility estate was considered privileged and resisted the taxes.…

as the French and Indian War, France was left with many debts. Also what contributed to the massive debt was King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s lavish lifestyle in Versailles. In 1778, France declared war against Great Britain in support of the American colonies. This war worsens the debt situation even…

The French Revolution (1789 – 99) had ramifications for all aspects of French life as well as influencing thought and society much more widely. Its effects on art were multi-faceted, including: subject matter; style; and the artistic audience and workforce. I will commence with a brief overview of the antecedents of the Revolution, before discussing each of these effects in turn. The French Revolution (Encyclopædia Britannica, n.d.; History World International, n.d) The French Revolution saw…

John Locke was a British philosopher, teacher and physician whose writings on political thought influenced enlightenment thinkers. He is credited with developing the theory that children prefer to be treated as rationale human beings who are capable of thought process of their own. Locke also thought that children do not respond well to long lectures, and they are taught by their life experiences and perceptions of those experiences. Also, that students need to receive better treatment and more…

Public Education: From It's Birth to the Present The American education system is a large tool for the indoctrination of the country's citizens. It creates an identity for the populous that makes a nation strong and unified. Aside from its national use, the public education system Americans know today is very familiar. Nearly 50 million children are attending elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. for the fall of 2015 (“Statistics”). However, public education was not always as mainstream…

so smart that he is able to clearly observe and analyze major enlightenments and downfalls of a new nation. Now, imagine a man so shy that he rarely talks to women. These two men are one in the same: Alexis De Tocqueville. Tocqueville was a well-respected writer, philosopher and overall scholar of the 19th century, but he never could quite figure out one very important piece of the democratic puzzle: women. He spoke highly of the American woman; however, he took diminutive time truly getting to…

ancestors. Americans do not share a common background; they came with different customs, cultures, and memories, and this is the reason Americans do not have a patriotism made from love, which at first may seem like a vice of America. The other kind of patriotism is more rational and derived from reason. It is a product of enlightenment and is caused by self-interest. Tocqueville said that this is the kind of patriotism that Americans have, and it seems to be unique to America. He said that…

Imagine a man who is so smart that he clearly observes major enlightenments and downfalls of a new nation. Now, imagine a man who is so shy he rarely talks to women. These two men are one in the same, more commonly known as, Alexis De Tocqueville. Tocqueville was a great writer, philosopher and overall scholar of his time, but he never could quite figure out one very important piece of the democratic puzzle, women. He spoke highly of the American woman; however, he took diminutive time truly…