Velvet Revolution

INTRO: In the late 1780’s France had undergone quite a bit of change. Me, a middle aged man and middle class citizen, was caught in the raths of all of these power struggles. Being a radical, I was all for a change but, nothing seemed to be a permanent fix. People from all over came to take control but it seems as though we were too far gone to be helped. Many revisions to the government took place and many lives were lost. All of the estates were put to the test and now, bowing at the feet of…

Today’s American government is derived from many Enlightenment thinker’s ideas. When one thinks of the Enlightenment period, many names come to mind, including; John Locke, Thomas Paine, and Baron de Montesquieu. These three philosophical thinkers molded our government to how it is two hundred years later. Life, liberty, and property. John Locke stated these three powerful words are the foundations to American natural rights. On page 9 of United States Issues, Ideas, and Institutions, it…

freedom. The conflicts between the two countries were enlarging due to an numerous amount of disagreements. For many years, colonies fought for justice to gain their independence from the British Parliament. In addition, causes leading up to the Revolution, the movement of rebellion and, the new formation of the United Sates’ government led to the reasoning that the Americans had the right to go to war. Many causes were demonstrated to proceed against the colonies. Colonies were very…

The American Revolution was a unique revolution. Unlike the revolutions which followed it, like the French and Russian revolutions, the American Revolution did not end in tyranny. This defies the trend of history. Interestingly, there was also little provocation on the British side. In the history of revolutions, a people who have been downtrodden and abused for a long time will revolt, but it is usually after numerous and great injuries. The American Revolution seemed to spring from nowhere.…

The british empire helped to establish the thirteen colonies in the new world, however the british did not enforce their power over the colonies.When the colonist had already begun to self-govern themselves ,britain then asserted power over the colonies by creating unjust laws and taxes.The colonist based on many factors believed that they were being mistreated in which caused them to protest.When their protest efforts did not change the way they were being treated the colonist decided to…

When in the fourth while, a new world blooms in the new age, and the old gears begin to fray upon the blankets of a new millennium, then and only then can the parts needed to build upon the old equipment, introduce the new. This new age, spreading across cities to major countries, began an age that started technological innovations that created this world that brought upon today. Those innovations like the steam engine, the battery, the incandescent bulb, and etc. created a sort of nouvelle…

formed by people, any government must protect the rights of man, and rebellion by people is allowed if government fails to protect those rights. Locke’s theory of freedom inspired Thomas Jefferson to write Declaration of Independence. The American Revolution was known as a minority movement because many colonists were either apathetic or neutral. The Declaration of Independence and Common Sense were drafted in order to change these Loyalists’…

The Industrial Revolution steered humans into doing what was thought to be impossible. By the 1800s, the creation of energy resources, goods, and jobs skyrocketed worldwide. From Britain, to Germany, France, Belgium, and the United States, citizens began to urbanize their cities into more stabilized and sanitary communities. In result of creating a more salubrious environment, people throughout many countries began to live longer. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily…

The French Revolution was a pivotal period because it brought about social, economic and religious changes in France. The absolutism of the monarchy was overthrown. The National Assembly, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, and the march of the women to Versailles initiated a significant period known as the French Revolution. High inflation caused a steep rise in prices of such staples as bread which led to the physical hunger of the lower class people, and unequal taxation…

There is a gender amnesia that surrounds the American Revolution. For many Americans, the Revolution consisted of noble generals and brave citizen-soldiers. It is often portrayed that the American Revolution was exclusively an all-male event. When telling the story of the Revolution, one must not forget the complex role women took on during that time. Carol Berkin, author of Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence, writes the stories of many women and examines the…