Henry Louis Gates

powers allied with Russia combine forces in order to defet Napoleon and they succeeded. With its glory ceding control of France fell as the other branches of Napoleon Force to resign, which allowed the older brother of the late Louis XVI, Louis XVII to take power even though Louis was old and weak that he had support because the French had lost faith in both the republic and Napoleon and had been under the influence of foreign monarchy and so the monarchy was established once again. Napoleon,…

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and stability and Napoleon an upcoming general with many successes who was always on the front edge of the revolution was the obvious choice and the only true option for the French people. Slightly before Napoleon another great leader of France, Louis XIV, led his country for the longest time of any monarch in Europe to this day.…

Though he hadn’t set foot on the battlefield, Lafayette would play an important role in the creation of the United States of America. Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757, in, Chavaniac, France. To Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette and Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière. He moved in 1759 when his father was killed and his mother moved themselves to Paris. He was raised in Chateau Chavaniac in the mountains of Auvergne until the age of twelve. A fun fact about Marquis de…

“Deep-Holes” is a deeply intellectual short story; on the surface (of the hole), this slice of literature seems to be about a narcissistic father, a mediating mother, and their hipster, poseur-esque son, but is really trying to convey the cavernous symbolism that is represented by the deep-holes. The deep-holes in the story represent something much larger than a pit in a field; id est the complexity of family relationships and bonds, the gaping void of genuine love in the family that Alice Munro…

military campaigns and spent an absurd amount of money to decorate his imperial palace, called Tuileries Palace, which was located in the French countryside. At the time of the French Revolution, excessive spending by the monarchy led to revolution. Louis XVI spent excess money on his palace and private affairs and used the tax dollars of the peasants to pay off France’s growing debt. In this way, Napoleon embodied a despot and contradicted Enlightenment…

Over several years of world studies, there are many people who deserve their name for an example, Peter the Great, Alexander the Great, Catherine the Great and etc. They all did something that changed the world but did Napoleon Bonaparte do the same? Did Napoleon do what he needed to do to make his name appreciatable? In my opinion, I don't think that Napoleon deserves the name " the great "at all he is a bad leader and can tell you why. October 21, 1805, was the battle of Trafalgar which…

Napoleon Bonaparte was a controversial French military and political leader. He rose to power in a coup d’état near the end of the French Revolution. France was largely ambivalent about Napoleon, but the overwhelming opinion of Napoleon outside of France was negative. Still, even with all bad, Napoleon came to France when they needed him most, amidst all the death and insanity of the French Revolution. Many people took advantage of the French Revolution to gain power, including Jacques Roux,…

The first reason why I think Louis Riel is a freedom fighter is because he fighted for Native rights. Around pages 131-140 Riel helps the Métis win land for their people by starting a petition against the Canadian government to let them have more land. John MacDonald agrees with a permit for more land but only for half-breeds living in the north-west and for only a small part of land. This makes the half-breeds angry. So Riel starts a rebellion and a new government called, “the Exovedate”, with…

Napoleon Bonaparte started off as a middle-class man with large amounts of ambition. He slowly gained his power by leading various successful military campaigns during the French Revolution. After he got his name out there, he quickly rose through the military ranks. Using this fame to his advantage, and he gained many government positions. He also attracted Joséphine de Beauharnais, the former mistress of Barras during this time period. Their marriage had brought a positive influence in…