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- 391: Alexander Hamilton
- ... a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was Alexander Hamilton, of Grange, Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock, the Laird of Cambuskeith. Hamilton's mother was Rachael Fawcette Levine, of French Huguenot descent. When she was very young, she married a Danish proprietor of St. Croix named John Michael Levine. Ms. Levine left her husband and was later divorced from him on June 25, 1759. Under ... a clerk or the like … and would willingly risk my life, though not my character, to exalt my station." During adolescence, Hamilton had few opportunities for regular schooling. However, he possessed a commanding knowledge of French, due to the teaching of his late mother. This was a very rare trait in the English continental colonies. Hamilton was first published in the Royal Danish-American Gazette with his description of the terrible ... 579, 4 Wheat. 316 (1819). Hamilton sometimes overstepped the limits of his office in interfering with other departments. For instance, serious differences between Jefferson and Hamilton developed in the field of foreign affairs. When the French Revolution turned into war against all of Europe, and the French Republic sought to involve the United States, Hamilton advocated strict neutrality, which Washington proclaimed on April 22, 1793. Hamilton defended the proclamation in ...
- 392: Events leading to the American Revolution
- Events leading to the American Revolution During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditions of rights of the colonists will slowly be changed as the constriction of the parliament becomes more and ... should be destroyed, thus separation from England. A new society would follow, where the people of the society would have these rights necessary for self-autonomy. The Declaration of Independence was a strong justification for revolution. The Revolution follows the Declaration of Independence, where a transition occurs. The transition has to do with the rights of the colonists. The colonists acquire their rights through resistance to British imperial conformity, by resisting certain ...
- 393: Mercantilism
- ... was a government to unite us, but it involved British rules, so we split off on our own slowly but surely. As we began to rebel we did so in many ways slowly escalating to Revolution, The American Revolution by our terms. We started by a simple dissent towards the Sugar Act, where Britain put a tax on sugar in 1764; it was the first enforced tax. The poll tax was never enforced, however ... a result the colonists decided that it was "them" vs. "us", and so came insurrection. As a result came the Boston Massacre. This was a violent protest, and yet another step on the "road to revolution" where the Americans actually fought and killed many British soldiers. The Americans started to organize and unify at this point, forming the Commitees of Correspondence, so that they could communicate over what was happening ...
- 394: Henry V
- ... He wants to claim the throne of France "with right and conscience." He secures from the Archbishop of Canterbury a declaration that states that the "Salic Law" barring women and their descendants from ascending the French crown could not be urged legally against his claims to titles "usurp'd from (him) and (his) progenitors. The King resolves, therefore, "by God's help … to bend(France to (his) awe or break it all to pieces." His purpose is strengthened by the arrival of the French ambassadors who bring a reply from the Dauphin to Henry's demand for "certain dukedoms (in France) in the right of his great predecessor," King Edward the third", an insolent message that he "cannot revel ... of plague. Pistol, Nym, and Bardolph resolve to follow the King to Southampton and thence to France. In Southampton, on the point of sailing, Henry orders the execution of three English noblemen who have accepted French bribes to assassinate him. At the French palace the King and the Dauphin receive from the English a demand that the "crown and kingdom" be resigned to the English ruler. Proof of King Henry' ...
- 395: Nationalism In Europe
- ... a common language, religion, political authority, as well as common traditions and shared history. Of all the European nations, France was the first to sport the idea of nationalism. Many countries became influenced by the French's ideas of nationalism, as a result nationalism had spread throughout Europe by the nineteenth and twentieth century. One result that nationalism had on Europe was the wanting of unification. The people of nation states ... a rivalry between nations and empires. The build-up of armies and navies created fear between nations. France feared Germany, Germany feared Russia, Britain feared the German's expanding navy, and Italy was jealous of French and English colonies in Africa. The Ottoman Empire also struggled to survive in a hostile climate. Germany signed a secret alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy, creating a Triple Alliance. France and Russia signed an ... Metternich imposed new polices that established censorship or the press, closed supervision over the universities, and the dissolution of youth groups. Consequently, total persecution of and injustice towards nationalists followed. During the period of the French Revolution political nationalism was born and it placed great passion and a sense of urgency into the new ideology. Several countries excepted nationalism and put it into effect when there was a great demand ...
- 396: Tupac Amaru And The Comunero Revolt
- Tupac Amaru And The Comunero Revolt Introduction In order for a revolution to be called just that, one has to wonder if it should first be born to a lesser term, a subordinate concept that would perhaps undermine the implicit sensation of alarm and chaos one experiences ... perfect!..."No need to fear ladies and gentlemen, just a 'minor uprising' by the workers which will soon be controlled...there's nothing to worry about! The question is, what does it take for a revolution to be called a revolution? Is this well known concept, only suited for a time of crisis, when all other options have been forgone? When we, modern society members, think of a revolution we immediately imagine bloodshed. What ever ...
- 397: Long-term Cause Of The Russian
- ... long as an enemy stood on Russian soil. Little did he know that not much more than a century later the enemy was those who were native to the Russian soil-the people. The Russian Revolution was an event that shaped the rest of the 20th century worldwide. The causes of the revolution go back many years before the actual revolution had even showed signs of breaking out. The causes included a weak government, indecisive leaders and, a very backwards way of life for the people. In the mid to late 19th century Russian leaders ...
- 398: The USA Becoming Less Democratic Prior To The Revolution
- The USA Becoming Less Democratic Prior To The Revolution Was what is now the United States of America becoming more or less democratic just prior to the American revolution? Evidence found in a series of documents from Weathersfield, Connecticut during that time supports both sides of the argument, but the strongest case can be made to say that America was becoming less democratic in ... population, and religious tyranny being commited by those in power. It is definitely safe to say that evidence from Weathersfield, Connecticut suggests that democrcy was not on the rise in America prior to the American Revolution.
- 399: Federalist Party
- ... a great accomplishment. If the Federalists (they didn't call themselves that until 1792) weren't in power the nation would have been weaker and more decentralized. Foreign Difficulties There were three views on the French Revolution and the French-British war in 1793. Jefferson's followers favored France. They wanted to abide by the treaty America signed with France in 1788. They thought it was the right thing to do. Hamilton's followers ...
- 400: Causes of the American Revolution
- Causes of the American Revolution During the late seventeen hundreds, many violent events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. The conditions of rights of the colonists will slowly be changed as the constriction of the parliament becomes more and ... should be destroyed, thus separation from England. A new society would follow, where the people of the society would have these rights necessary for self-autonomy. The Declaration of Independence was a strong justification for revolution. The Revolution follows the Declaration of Independence, where a transition occurs. The transition has to do with the rights of the colonists. The colonists acquire their rights through resistance to British imperial conformity, by resisting certain ...
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