Revolution

Lumières Revolutions “Give me Liberty, or Give me death!” cried out the British American colonists on the eve of their independence movement. Yet, the tale of liberty does not begin with the cannons sounding the American Revolution, instead, the story begins with a quill and ink pad in France. In particular, the idea of the social contract, where the power of kings rested solely on the social acceptance of the populace, inspired Americans to clamor for reform against the imposing British crown.…

The Inevitable Revolution Founding Brothers serves as a chronological analysis of some of the United States most important Founding Fathers during the time of turmoil against the mother country, Britain. Ellis’s words serve as an informational and accurate storyline portraying the struggles and decisions that they faced leading up to the American Revolution and how much the American government was in transition. Most know the basis of each historical event; however, Ellis sheds light on…

Was the American Revolution really all that revolutionary? Due to all the political bodies and documents written, it can be proven that the American Revolution was revolutionary. Most of the ten documents researched, can show revolutional subjects. These subjects contain letters written to political leaders for rights, religion, conflict, and anger from colonists. Through all the documents, most of them were anger from the colonist and not getting what they deserved. There were ten documents,…

The United States and France are very similar countries in a lot of aspects. Starting with how they have both had very interesting history as to how they became the powerful countries that they are today; it began with their very dramatic revolutions in which a lot of people gave their life in hopes for a better future. When a country is founded after they have suffered oppression they tend to choose a more democratic government, which in the case of the United States and France it is true.…

Zinn is arguing that the American Revolution was not really an honest effort to create a fair and democratic society. Also, he argues, the Revolution was mainly a way of replacing the British with another elite the colonial or American one. The Revolution, then, did not really do much to change the experience of the working class and the poor. The elites were just interested in keeping the rich rich and the poor poor. They had the ability to do this by using democratic rhetoric. During this…

One of the primary causes of the French revolution was the Third Estate’s poor treatment by the King of France, the First Estate, and the Second Estate. For example, in the political cartoon titled, “The People Under the Old Regime,” three fat people are riding on the back of a skinny person (Doc A). The three fat people represent the King of France, the First Estate, and the Second Estate while the skinny person represents the Third Estate. The image demonstrates how unfair the social system of…

Industrial Revolution Photo I’m analyzing a primary source photo of the Industrial Revolution. The photo is in black and white. The picture is centered on one person with a blurred background. I will scrutinize the people, objects, and activities in the photo. To begin, I will analyze the people in the photograph. There is one male estimated to be about fifteen to seventeen years old. He’s wearing a hat and overalls. Also, his face is very dirty and smudged as are his overalls. Lastly, his…

French Revolution Feminism Despite the various events that happened during the French Revolution, such as the fall of Bastille, March on Versailles, and the Reign of Terror, women still prevailed and fought for their rights in a sexist and misogynist world. On October 4, 1789, a crowd of women marched towards Versailles demanding bread for their families. Fewer than two years later, in 1791, Marie Gouze, or better known as Olympes de Gouges, proposed a reform platform to the French National…

changes in society was the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a time of economic productivity and population growth. The Industrial Revolution began in England at the end of the eighteenth century. It began in England for a multitude of reasons, these including a stable economy, an effective system of waterways connecting the nation, and the Scientific Revolution changing the way people solved problems. Soon after the Industrial Revolution started, England saw large population…

Russian Revolution of 1917 has been interpreted by various historiographical positions regarding the causation and overall inevitability of the revolution. While the theory of deepening revolution, theorized by Crane Britton which suggests that the Russian revolution followed a determinist state of events leading towards a new governmental ideology, is a possible explanation for the events in 1917, the historiographical position which best explains the inevitability of the Russian revolution is…