Revolutionary Tribunal

1. The letter was written by Don Juan de Onate. He was a Spanish-American explorer, colonizer & father that led a group from Zacatecas known then as New Spain know now as Mexico present day Santa Fe. He led his party of 600 persons buy wagon, described as moving a village some four miles long. He was a person who left his country in disgrace and was hoping to please his Lordship and Majesty with the riches that he could claim for them. He hoped to obtain the Cedula that he didn’t receive in…

Fort Rouille was built in 1720 and served the French until 1759. The fort was the last fort to be built in Toronto and served a big role for the French during the fur trade. For those of you who don’t know what the fur trade is it was a huge part in Canada's history. In the fur trade the French and British fought and even killed each other just to trade with the natives. They traded goods like iron tools muskets and ammo and many other things to help the natives The wording on the monument…

The American Revolution was unavoidable, In 1765 the American Revolution began and never stopped until 1783, the war was fought by the original 13 Colonies and Great Britain. George Washington led the colonies to the independence of Great Britain. Before the American Revolution so many other wars and issues that led up to the Revolution. Land ownership, Reaction to taxes, Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine’s messages, are some of the causes that made the Revolution inevitable. Long before the…

The Enlightenment was a period of philosophical advancement in Western Europe. The four main enlightenment thinkers were Voltaire, Rousseau, Locke, and Montesquieu. Voltaire emphasized the freedom of speech by writing attacks towards the Catholic Church even though he knew he would get punished for his writings. Rousseau was a French philosophe who emphasized the idea that all people are equal. Locke was an English writer during the Age of Enlightenment. His mostly focused on the issue of…

On May 10th, 1773, the Boston Tea Act was signed by the British. This allowed the British to have a complete monopoly on tea and raise its price and taxes, leading to the Boston Tea Party. After the Tea Act was passed, the East India Company was allowed to have a complete monopoly on virtually all tea sales, enabling them to raise the prices. The Colonists became more and more angered by the high tea prices, and began to protest the British and the East India Tea Company. On December 16th, 1773…

The American Revolutionary War is very much revered as a “man’s war”. The most recognizable figures from this era were mainly male, however there were several heroines involved in the story of how the United States came to be. Women were often overlooked as viable soldiers, their roles were mostly focused on the upkeep of the base. These jobs included being a laundry maid, waitress, and seamstress for the base residents that could afford it. These roles were neither glamorous nor glorious, and…

No event in the late 18th century was as volatile and unpredictable as the American Revolution. Ellis narrates the deeply rare and unique story of how colonial America rose up together to beat the odds and became the largest republic ever in existence and how it could not have been done without the unlikely group of founding fathers who brought their uniqueness and differences together to create something much bigger than themselves. Those who were politically successful and influential during…

Judy Wang Professor Joseph Hall HIST 140 Nov.16, 2016 A Rational Explanation The American War of Independence ended in 1783 with victory of the united states and defeat of the British Empire. It established independence of the thirteen colonialists from the empire and marked the beginning of the history of the United States. Despite their victory, the colonialists were not experienced soldiers and they cannot compare to the well trained military of the British Empire at all. They could not have…

Specific Analysis: As Dedé is the only one of the four sisters still alive, she feels responsible for making sure that they are remembered correctly as opposed to being glorified. She contrasts the women they actually are to the heroines that the public sees to show that they, too, are ordinary humans with strengths, weaknesses, and morals. However, she believes that even her own nieces and nephews stereotype her sisters as heroines because of their fame, only knowing the courage and…

The Crossing released on TV the 2000. It is about the book the crossing, which is about George Washington crossing the Delaware on a Christmas night and winning the battle of Trenton. This fill was directed by Robert Harmon, with a very low budget to work with he sat out to make this as good as possible. This movie was nominated for a couple of awards, and won two. One was the ASC award, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot. The other one was Peabody…