Revolutionary Tribunal

This essay will discuss the life and accomplishments of William Bradford. William Bradford was a very interesting figure in early American history, he became a pilgrim, helped found, and became the governor of Plymouth Colony, and signed the Mayflower compact. The life of William Bradford was a very interesting and exciting life and is now one of the most iconic figures in early American history. William Bradford was born in 1590 in Austerfield, in Yorkshire, English. His father was a yeoman…

READING: Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution 1763-1775 Key Concept Questions: Why did salutary neglect of the 13 Colonies end after the Seven Years’ War (French & Indian War)? Salutary neglect is a historical term that refers to the 17th & 18th century when Britain avoided strict enforcement of parliamentary laws. These laws were meant to keep American colonies obedient to England but with the lack of enforcing these laws, they did the opposite. Salutary neglect of the 13 colonies ended after…

“Immigrants: we get the job done,” This is one of the most loved and perhaps the most hated line from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s broadway hit Hamilton. While the song titled Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down), is talking about the emotions faced by key founding members of our country, they specifically highlight Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette was a French citizen however, several individuals, (including the state of Maryland) considered him to be a United States citizen, as he shared many of the…

The Last of the Mohicans The Last Of the Mohicans is one of the books from The Leather-Stocking Tales series written by James Fenimore Cooper. The book is set on the frontier during the french and indian war and follows the main character, Hawkeye, who is a white man that was adopted by a native american man and raised by him from the age of two years old. The book is about Hawkeye, his father, and his brother helping a soldier transport two women to a fort after they were attacked by an indian…

On June 17, 1789, with talks of national reform reduced to an issue of voting, the representatives of the Third Estate met alone and officially adopted the title of the National Assembly. Three days later, they found the chamber doors locked and guarded by soldiers. This conflict culminated in the French Revolution, a social and political upheaval against France’s aristocracy from 1789 to 1799. Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), known to his contemporaries as “The Incorruptible” and hailed as a…

What might constrain a country to proclaim war? In 1774, the American settlements proclaimed war on the English Lord since he was requesting that the provinces pay imposes on specific things and to house the warriors. A portion of the homesteaders did not concur with the Ruler, so they chose to wind up revolutionists; in any case, there was a few people who believed that the new laws set up were not absurd and progressed toward becoming supporters. Besides, the revolutionists needed to get more…

Around the late 1700’s there was an American Revolution that ignited the flame for freedom. Many abolitionists began to share their revolutionary ideas around the early 1800’s after being inspired by the ideals of the American Revolution. Many abolitionists wrote books, poems, and newspaper articles in hopes that their moral suasion would inspire slave owners to emancipate their slaves. Other abolitionists didn’t share the sentiment that inaction and words would do the cause justice. Therefore,…

life, liberty, and property. John Locke influenced the foundation for people believing in natural rights. This stimulated an outbreak of revolutions such as The Revolutionary War, French Revolution, and The Saint Domingo…

independence, almost the entirety of of the colonies’ population wanted nothing but a reconciliation with Britain. It was not until a man by the name Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet entitled Common Sense that the colonists were fully swayed onto the revolutionary side. Made for the common man, this pamphlet was used as more than just a tool to begin the shifting of the tides towards patriots; it was one of the first extremely successful published persuasive essays. Within its pages, this pamphlet…

The french and american revolution had a lot of similarities and a lot of differences. Even though the french revolution was against themselves to change the social structure, the american revolution was against England to gain the same rights as people that lived in England and. In this essay i'm going to tell you three differences between French and American and also tell you 2 similarities between them. Even though both revolutions were similar in some aspects, the differences outweigh the…