Revolutionary Tribunal

History Assignment The study of the development of a revolutionary situation is also the study of crises of an existing government. The world which we live in today has been dramatically modernized due to the consequences which became of three major revolutions: the American Revolution 1775, the French Revolution 1789 and the Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution 1917. Revolution is defined as repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people…

Before our states became unified under one Constitution, there were colonies, and the British Parliament. When tyranny took its toll on the colonists, a revolution for the people began, called the American Revolution. If this revolution were to fail, America would never see independence from Britain. Many contributions to the revolution allowed it to succeed, including Britain’s trouble fighting a war from thousands of miles away, and the colonist determination, to win. Important figures lead…

Born to one of the most illustrious families in France and the only surviving member by age twelve, Lafayette became one of the nation’s wealthiest noblemen, whose annual income amassed to 120,000 livres, a fortune bolstered by his marriage to Adrienne Noailles, the second daughter of a family of equal prosperity and prestige among the royal court, if not more. Coming from a lineage of legendary warriors, it should come as no surprise that Lafayette too entered the military, though he was…

1776 was written by renowned author David McCullough and retells the events of the American Revolution. The book closely follows George Washington as he commands the American army through the hardships that they faced in these times. Both Washington and his soldiers dealt with harsh conditioning which lead to low morale. This sense of overall gloom contributed to the departing of many of the soldiers in the war and some even took weapons or other trinkets of war as collateral for their time…

“Justice and Humanity.” A few months after his arrival to America, he would come to write his most famous work of art. After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which were the first historical events involving military engagement of the American Revolutionary War, he came to a conclusion that not only should we revolt against unjust taxation, but demand independence from Great Britain in its entirety. He published Common Sense in 1776, a 50-page pamphlet depicting a “strong defense of American…

Christopher Hibbert wrote Redcoats and Rebels, in which he discuss what happened in the American Revolutionary War based on the point of view of the British. Christopher Hibbert was born in Enderby vicarage, Leicestershire. He was the middle child out of three children. Hibbert attended Radley School in Oxfordshire and then he went to Oriel College, Oxford. He met Susan Piggford in Oriel College and married her in 1948. Knowing they will be short in money, Hibbert’s wife still supported his…

was ordered to ride to Lexington by Joseph Warren to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock about the troops planning to attack. On the morning of April 19, 1775 the Battle of Lexington and Concord took place sparking the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Even with the war occurring, the colonists still wanted their independence and King George the 3rd wanted to put an end to these “radicals’. But in early 1776, a “Common Sense” pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine. Paine was a recent…

defend the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and…

most threatening opposing forces at the time placed the rebels at an advantage. However, the dispute and constant search for Loyalist support is an important reason, arguably more important than foreign intervention, why American succeeded in the Revolutionary War. Stephen Conway, who is a professor and writer from…

In 1775, the thirteen British colonies on the east coast of North America did something very bold. They began to fight for their independence. Fighting went on for eight more years until the Americans and British signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The American Revolution caused the Americans to reassess the politics, society, and economy in their young country. Americans didn’t want a government that resembled the British monarchial rule at all, but they would soon find out that they would need…