Today people are defined by their skin color, looks, sexuality, gender, and beliefs. In the late 1700s people were also defined and given a title, except they were given different titles than those today. Today someone would be defined as black, white, asian, hispanic, homosexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer, lower class, middle class, upper class, […]
American Revolution is considered to be the colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1763. It occurred as a result of the thirteen colonies in America won independence from Great Britain, thus, calling the nation, United States of America. For the thirteen colonies to defeat the British in the American Revolutionary War, it got […]
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Get startedThe start of the revolution • During the Estates General, every Estate created a list of their grievances, known as cahiers. • All the Estates believed that there needing to be liberty of the press, a constitution, and a removal of internal trade barriers. • The groups disagreed on many more topics, though, as the […]
Those components are; planning and having the right government, having a well developed plan and goal, and having the resources to keep your people safe, healthy, and alive. If you are planning on starting a revolution and you have these three main components, then you’ll be setting yourself up for success! Make sure you think […]
When looking at the artwork of David Jacque-Louis, entitled “The Death of Marat,” I could see this masterpiece being analyzed in a couple different ways. With my first glance of the painting, I thought for sure it was a young man that was very tired after a long day, who then decided to relax in […]
Abigail Adams, Margaret Corbin, Sybil Ludington, and Deborah Sampson. These may just sound like names to you, but they are the names of women in the American Revolution who changed history. Although we might not hear about them as much as we do the founding fathers, they contributed just as much. Deborah Sampson A man […]
The French Revolution was one of the most significant, radical revolutions of all time. Before the revolution, France was broken up into three social classes. The First estate was the clergy, the Second Estate was the nobility, and the Third Estate was everyone else(Bourgeoise, peasants, small business owners, doctors, lawyers, and more). The First and […]
I decided to take a 48-hour trip to Paris, France to take in the culture and visit historical sites that contributed to the culture of France today. During my trip, I had $2,000 to spend on food, a hotel, activities, transportation, and a souvenir. The hotel I chose to stay in was the Maison Souquet, […]
As time passes humans like to think they evolve and change according to new tendencies and new technologies, which we do we learn new things we make new things but we don’t change as much as we like to think we do. There’s always a recurring problem and there’s always someone there to take advantage […]
The cost of building Versailles and other palaces, maintaining his court, and pursuing his wars made finances a crucial issue for Louis XIV. He was fortunate in having Jean Baptiste Colbert as controller general of finances. Colbert sought to increase the wealth and power of France through general adherence to mercantilism, which stressed government regulation […]
Women before the French Revolution had limited rights and followed traditional roles in a society governed by men. During the Revolution, progressive thinkers declared the rights of man, inspiring women to stand up for their rights by attempting to declare “Les droits des femmes.” Although these declarations caused women to protest, they were unsuccessful, and […]
The French and Indian War was a contention in North America in which Incredible England battled France and their Local American partners. It kept going from 1756 until 1763, so it was otherwise called the Seven Years War. At the harmony meeting in 1763, the English got Canada from France and Florida from Spain, yet […]
After reading “George Robert Twelves Hewes” my understanding of the American Revolution has changed. Before reading this text I was under the assumption that during the American Revolution all men had to join the military. Also, that women stayed home and took on the task that the men left behind. But after reading I now […]
The Industrial Revolution has many positives, negatives, and leaders like Susan B. Anthony. The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain started in the 1700s with the steam engine. It was successful because they had natural resources like iron and coal, lots of skilled workers, and colonies to provide raw materials and to buy goods. One inventor […]
