Marie Antoinette

From being the General of the Continental Army until on the brink of death, George Washington, the first president of the U.S., cared about America and wanted to keep it safe against upcoming and unavoidable dilemmas the country would face. To accomplish this, he wrote his Farewell Address, with the help of the Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, and the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. In this letter, George Washington informed the people that he would no longer run for…

Both, American and French, revolutions began due to the discontent with the current government. The Americans in the colonies were unhappy due to increase in taxes on a wide selection of imported articles by the Townshend Act (1767) and especially on tea. They also protested the requirement of having to provide lodging and accommodations for British soldiers by the Quartering Act (1765). The French was encountering fiscal problems which were the start for revolution. The French government also…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (WOLF-gang, ah-muh-DAY-us, MOE-tsart) was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. His father, Leopold, was a bookbinder. He was also a violin teacher and became famous when he published a method of study for the violin. Wolfgang's older sister Maria Anna was called Nannerl by the family. Her father began teaching her to play the clavier when she was seven years old and Wolfgang also showed an interest very early. Both…

“Napoleon Bonaparte, the most extraordinary character who has ever yet figured on the great theatre of the world,” is how he was viewed in the early 19th century, during his rise to power, after the French Revolution. However, today the character of Napoleon and his achievements sparks a great debate between historians. Was he a true revolutionary or a dictator? Was he a reformer or repressive authoritarian? It would be simple to conclude that Napoleon did not promote the values of the…

While France was passing through a financial crisis, Marie Antoinette, the King’s wife, was extravagant and unsympathetic towards the French people. She continued to spend lavishly upon her own desires and took no notice of the miseries that the common man was forced to face. Therefore, in short, the monarchy was…

leader King Louis XVI. King Louis XVI was a very weak leader and paid very little attention to this problem as France was already in debt from the American revolution. During this revolution they borrowed alot of money. King Louis wife, Queen Marie Antoinette spent all of their money on clothes, gambling, and jewelry. After being in debt the King decided to call an estates general meeting to approve a new tax, which really did not go well. Foreign troops were called in from Paris. They were…

Table of Content Introduction…………………………………… 3 Togo facts………………………………………4 Ethnic group……………………………………5 Hotels……………………………………………6 Clay Castles……………………………………7 Togo food………………………………………8 Festivals……………………………………… 10 Languages…………………………………… 12 Conclusion…………………………………… 13 References To visit Togo, first of all you have to learn a little bit of their history… Togo is part of Sub-Saharan Africa, lies between Ghana and Benin; it is like a corridor between the two countries. Its capital is Lome and…

In order to understand the effect of Napoleon Bonaparte’s role in France, it is first necessary to understand something of Napoleon’s life, understand the ideas of The Enlightenment and understand the stage upon which the French Revolution occurred. These are massive and complex topics which can receive only the most cursory of glances in a short essay. Napoleon was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica, which had only belonged to France for a year at the time of his birth. It was an Italian…

Families in the past and today are shaped and judged very often on the women’s actions alone. It doesn’t matter if queen of a country that covers thousands of miles or the wife of a farmer with four children messes up it reflects back on their family, the only difference being that the family may be an entire population for a leading lady. The role of the woman in the household is important but not always recognized by others in the sense of realizing all a wife does but women are watched…

During the 17th-18th century, a movement referred to as The Enlightenment arose in the efforts by philosophers to reassemble European politics, beliefs, science, and communications. The purpose was to solve problems in the world with reason. An example of philosophers can be seen in Baron de Montesquieu’s view on wanting a separation of powers; Adam Smith’s thought of laissez-faire where the government allows business to operate with little or no government interference; and John Locke’s idea…