In 1789 our first President‚ George Washington‚ faced many problems. It seemed as though the Westerners might abandon this new government‚ and the United States were afraid that their western territory might be taken away by the foreign powers. There was a possibility that the United States would break up into several small republics. Three main problems that might cause this are: export restrictions‚ fighting on the frontier‚ and the national debt. In 1789 the United States had to deal with many
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Social factors contributed to the French Revolution of 1789 Although social tensions within France certainly contributed to the revolutionary situation in August 1789 it was not the only contributing factor. Divisions and inequality between‚ as well as within‚ the Three Estates created an atmosphere of disharmony while the influence of the enlightenment and liberal ideas fueled the growing discontent of the Estates toward the government and Louis XVI. However‚ political factors‚ like the undermining
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------------------------------------------------- What were the grievances of the Third Estate in 1789? There were three national ‘estates’ in France‚ the First Estate made up of all clergy ranging from Archbishops to Priests and the Second Estate made up of nobility were the ‘estates’ that did not need to pay any tax at all. The Third Estate was defined negatively as everybody who did not belong to the first two estates including the bourgeoisie‚ the artisan workers and the peasants. With a
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Matthew Kirkpatrick Br. Herb AP American History Period 4 10/8/12 Emergence of a Two-Party System 1789-1808 A two-party system is a political system in which the electorate gives its majority of votes to only two major parties and in which one or the other party can win a majority in the legislature. An example of a two-party system is the United States of America‚ which has the Republicans and the Democrats. For the candidacy to be president‚ the person must have a majority of the party supporting
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Between 1789 and 1799 France was going through great turmoil. Immense political and social upheavals were commonplace in the changing nation. New ideas were growing‚ ideas of freedom‚ government and of self-expression. Such new attitudes by the people gave rise to a new style of clothing. The clothing became more expressive and more ornate. People began to dress the way they wanted. French soon became the center stage for fashion. The French revolution‚ while failing in many aspects did one thing
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EXPANSION IN THE 1840’S AND 1850’S 1. As our nation expanded from 1845-1860 political leaders could not solve‚ evade or escape the question as to whether or not to allow the expansion of slavery into the territories. MANIFEST DESTINY- had overtaken American justification for expansion- The US had the right and the obligation to expand to the Pacific. 1846- Americans fought an 18 month war against Mexico that resulted in the acquisition of more than half of Mexico--- one third of the current
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In 1789‚ France was not a unified country. Instead‚ it was divided into three estates. The first estate was the clergy‚ who claimed to be ordained by God‚ which gave them authority over the second and third estates. The second estate was the nobility‚ a wealthy group of individuals who were almost all land owners. Buying into nobility was an option‚ but you had to be very wealthy to afford it. Between 1700 and 1789‚ around 50‚000 commoners were able to afford a noble title. The third estate was the
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betydet en del for Danmark‚ men hvorfor skete den kolossale udvandring‚ hvad skete der i det danske samfund der gjorde at så mange udvandrede. Udvandringen skete ikke jævnt‚ og man taler normalt om tre bølger‚ hvor den første store udvandring begyndte i 1840’erne‚ den næste og meget større i 1860’erne og den sidste og største i 1880’erne. Når man ønsker at redegøre for de forskellige årsager‚ der kunne være skyld i udvandringen‚ taler man om push og pull faktorer‚ d.v.s de omstændigheder‚ der var medvirkende
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point The most important factor behind the phenomenal American economic growth that occurred between 1840 and 1860 was manufacturing advancements. an increase in agricultural productivity an increase in agricultural productivity. an adequate supply of laborers. a constant influx of immigrants. Question 2 1 / 1 point In contrast to the Germans‚ Irish immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s often worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern U.S. cities. entered at the bottom
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by Weidenfeld & Nicolson‚ London‚ in 1962. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hobsbawm‚ E.J. (EricJ.)‚ 1917The Age of Revolution‚ 1789-1898 / Eric Hobsbawm.—1st Vintage Books ed. p. cm. Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson‚ 1962. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-679-77253-7 1. Europe—History—1789-1900. 2. Industrial revolution. I. Title. D299.H6 1996 940.2’7—dc20 96-7765 CIP Random House Web address: http://www.randomhouse.com/ Printed in
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