Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777. Louis XVI formalized French support for the American cause by signing an alliance treaty‚ recognizing American independence. Over the following years‚ French military assistance‚ led by General Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau and aided by the Marquis de Lafayette‚ proved instrumental in key battles‚ including the decisive Siege of Yorktown. Despite their pivotal role in the American Revolution‚ France faced significant financial strain. Jacques Necker‚ a Swiss banker turned
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Devon Roarick Mrs. Paquette APE 14 April 2011 Did the 1800’s Influence The Awakening?: During the 1800’s Creole society was very influential upon its population. Creole families lived in a high-class neighborhood and owned expensive houses that were admired by many. The husband supported the family while the wife was expected to be a stay at home mother as well as an accomplished artist or musician. The Awakening‚ by Kate Chopin‚ is influenced by these norms of Creole society‚ which is realized
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The Market Revolution would be described as the growth of cities‚specialization on the farms‚industrialization‚and the development of modern capitalism which ended self-sufficient households and a growing interdependence of people. The revolution took place during the 19th century and sparked economic growth.It was a shift away from local or regional markets to national markets. Although the market revolution developed a fast changing economy that presented challenges and problems‚ the economies
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Have you ever thought about how you have what you have now? The Era of The Industrial Revolution from 1750 to 1830 had a very big effect on the world because mostly everything we have now was invented somewhere. Many things are being invented still. Modern inventions‚ education‚ and modern buildings were some of many important inventions. There was many other objects and laws that have affected our world now‚ good and bad. Also there was many problems from working condition to working wages‚ and
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By period of the French Revolution‚ plantations in Haiti produced more than half of all the coffee produced around the world and 40% of the sugar for France and Britain‚ making it a profitable colony for France. Also during this time‚ the population of slaves in Haiti was between 500 and 700 thousand‚ heavily outnumbering whites and freed blacks. Due to
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The Scientific Revolution was caused by a number of preceding events‚ such as the Renaissance. The Renaissance occurred from 1300 to 1600‚ and was a rebirth of learning after Europe emerged from the Dark Ages. The Renaissance inspired a spirit of curiosity and change from learning that aided the Scientific Revolution by developing a higher education that enabled them to make opinions for themselves. Furthermore‚ the Renaissance allowed people to question both the Church and the olden ways‚ which
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all the stock immediately‚ afraid losing all they had. With stock market crash as a major factor‚ it triggered the Great Depression. However there is public perception that stock market clash of 1929 is equal to the Great Depression. In fact‚ Great Depression can be attributed to several causes other than stock market crash. According to Kelly (2012)‚ the top five causes of the Great Depression are stock market crash of 1929‚ bank failures‚ reduction in purchasing across the board‚ American economic
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Napoléon: How his actions had affected Nationalism of France and Europe Napoléon and the tremendous effect of revolutionary change in creation of a greater nationalism in France and the rest of Europe. The change in nationalism is for the better have than worse in terms of the opportunities that arose from the actions of Napoléon. The opportunities that did arise were that of several countries were able to become nationalistic and establish their own Nations. The nationalism of France is affected
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The French Revolution was a period of political and social rebellion against absolutism in France‚ resulting in violence and a reform in government. This revolution resulted in the execution of members of higher estates and people against the revolution‚ but there was a method of execution the french thought was revolutionary beyond any other method. The guillotine was an invention that had a significant impact on the French Revolution. The idea of a humane form of execution was designed by Joseph-Ignace
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The age of enlightenment was revolutionary for its time. Enlightenment was a period of time when people began to question their government and church. It allowed people to get out of the old ways and see the future. There were several philosophers who sparked and added to the age of enlightenment. One philosopher that helped bring new ideas to enlightenment was john Locke; he believed that man was good and born with natural rights. Another philosopher during the age of enlightenment was Baron de
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