French Indochina

In “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan discusses the differences in English among different cultural backgrounds. In Tan’s article she focuses on how people are narrow minded towards those of different culture and language backgrounds. She does not criticize nor correct others language. Tan says, “I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country or others.” Tan argues that it is not about the whether…

The Haitian economy along with the economy of many other nations were greatly impacted by the Haitian Revolution. The French colony Saint Domingue with its tropical climate, whose export depended on farming and trading. Saint-Domingue produced over 60 percent of the world’s coffee and 40 percent of the world’s sugar, causing it to be a very profitable plantation colony. The economy was fueled by the slavery of the Haitian people which resulted in the revolution. The Haitian Revolution had made a…

The 1848 revolution was not as revolutionary as the French revolution because it was not lasting enough to contribute major change to each individual country that had a revolution during this time. Unfortunately all of the progress made by the 1848 revolutions each returned to its beginning state when the people they drove out came right back in. An example is the 1848 revolution that took part in France. France wanted to extend its right to vote but the king Louis-Philippe opposed the very idea…

During the French Revolution, the ideas of the Enlightenment were mostly reflected because the period largely demonstrated a people’s right to overthrow their government, generally illustrated the importance of religious freedom, and significantly reduced torture in France. Although the French Revolution largely represented the Enlightenment principle of a people’s right to overthrow their government, revolutionary attempts occasionally went against Enlightenment idea that people had natural…

Voltaire, also known as Francois-Marie Arouet, was the one of the most influential satirist of the French Enlightenment. Initially a witty and satirical playwright, Voltaire was first introduced to the works of Locke and Newton during a period of time spent in England. Locke and Newton proceeded to have great impact on Voltaire’s works. Voltaire’s avid support for monarchy and hate for organized religion led him to write one of the most influential satire pieces of the time Candide (1759).…

or Spain could more easily take them over if they do not have a productive agricultural system or economy. To reach a state where some people can be idle it necessary for most people to work hard. France benefited off Haiti for a long time and the French people were allowed to be idle because they were outsourcing work to the colonies. Because Haiti cannot outsource work they must do it themselves - to a large degree former enslaved people…

During the French Revolution The impact of the French Revolution was felt not only in France and but in all parts of Europe. As the french people fought for equality and a new form of government, this period of social and political disorder also saw a new era of enlightenment, nationalism, and new rights for people. The revolution hoped to achieve a democratic government that would have internal and political changes, moral changes, and new appeals for nationalism within the french nation.…

During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth century the Political Development had many changes that occurred. France and England were growing vastly and becoming over populated. They both wanted to create and stabilize a Government. The two most important political developments were the Parliament Monarchy and Absolute Monarchy. In this short essay, I will talk about France and England, talk about the two different political models and also what the conditions were like under them. The first Political…

The French Revolution Timeline May 5, 1789- King Louis XVI convened the Estates General (which had not met in 175 years) to levy a new land tax to hopefully solve his monetary woes, (the French king and country were broke). June 20, 1789- The newly created National Assembly, which was mostly made up of the middle and lower classes of the Third Estate, was going to be shut down by the King, but N.A. declared that they would not disband until they had written a new constitution for France. This…

The population was unsatisfied with the monarchy causing them to rebel. This led to the rise of Napoleon as the newly elected French…