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    The French revolution ideal was to become independent from the crown, whereas the Haitian revolution ideal was to maintain their freedom from the chains. The French revolution’s main motivation was the abuse of power in the hands of the royal, nobles (400 thousand) and the church (100 thousand). Since each class had one vote the church and the nobles joined votes to overrule votes that could have aided the peasants, merchants, etc. (25 million). When the representatives of the 3rd class joined…

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    had a military success of winning many wars and being victorious. Everyone like Napoleon even though he had crowned himself as emperor. I am now able to afford more things even as a peasant. He had a great impact on the reforms of France and the revolution. He was restoring economic prosperity, and I really needed that. He controlled the prices, encouraged new industry, and built roads and canals. This was a rise to democracy because when Napoleon came into rule, he spread nationalism.…

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    Before humans were able to communicate with people easily around the globe, culture and technology were some of the rarest and most important commodities to humankind. This was especially true during the Neolithic Revolution. Despite all the benefits urban living provided, it still resulted in a major detriment to people: it greatly reduced the number of nomads in the world. Exchanging new ideas and cultures would have died out had it not been for pastoralists, who filled this vital role by…

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    The French Revolution led to a shift from an Aristocracy to a Democracy wherein the principles of “freedom,” “equality,” and “free enterprise” were core. This period also led to a shift to a capitalist economy. During the medieval time, power was an important part of a political system and the king was at the top of the hierarchy of aristocrats. By this ruling, it meant if you were born into the position of power you were a part of the Aristocracy. An aristocrat is a term that refers to…

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    The Industrial Revolution of the mid 1700’s to the mid 1800’s had a huge effect on the society at that time. In the Industrial Revolution, high tech machines replaced the work that people used to do by hand. Everything was increasing in technology and the times were improving. While some might argue that industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society, and while the sentences above support this, I would completely disagree. The primary positive ramification…

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    The years leading up to the American Revolution were a critical time in American history. Tensions were very high between the colonists and the British government. In 1765, the British government needed money to afford the approximately ten thousand officers and soldiers living in the American colonies, and intended that the colonists living there should contribute. The British passed a series of taxes aimed at the colonists, and many of the colonists refused to pay certain taxes. They were…

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    The American Revolution happened because of unjust. The colonist did not feel treated right by the British government, they were still a part of England, but they had no longer the goods as come with living in Britain and being British. Therefore they decided to fight for some more equal rights, in the beginning they were not aiming to be independent or parted from Britain, they just wanted more equal rights. But as the events came along, the Stamp Act, the Boston massacre and the Tea Party, new…

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    colonies of britain in 1775, after the battle of lexington, the people of colonies of america were split into three parties: The loyalist, who wanted to stay under the government and protection of great britain; the patriots, who wanted to lead a revolution against britain and form their own independent government with no foreign taxes; and the undecided party. Each of the colonies had to decide whether or not to fight for their independence from britain- if it would be of enough value to the…

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    Thomas Jefferson’s plan for America, was to weaken the central government and oppose taxes on farmers. In spite of this, America was headed towards another direction. The American Industrial Revolution opened up barriers for the work force. It took place from 1790- 1830, and it was originally started in Britain. It introduced many new machines that would help the workers complete their duty’s faster. The government only saw it to their benefit, and disregarded the bad effects that having new…

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    The American Revolution began in 1777, empowered by the beliefs of equality between government and their people, unjust taxation opposed on the colonists and The Navigation Acts. The colonists wanted freedom from the suppressing British government. The colonists wanted to create a different government system, serving the people instead of controlling them. Britain imposed taxes on the colonists to pay for their debt after the French and Indian War. The colonists repealed the Stamp Act and…

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