Revolution

The American Revolution(1765-1783) was a dispute over parliamentary authority between American colonists and the British. Their dispute was over who gained or obtained the North American Empire. Colonists obviously fought the British in attempt to take what was rightfully theirs. They burned effigies of English officials, started riots, and did many other destructive tasks to prove that the Northern Empire was their land and they would do anything to keep it that way. These outbursts are known…

Introduction Every revolution has to bear a semblance of nobility with regards to the slogans that characterize it. By extension, every person who claims to be a revolutionary, according to Fitzpatrick (2001), “dreams of creating a new world out of the old one, where injustice, corruption and elements of apathy are forever removed.” In this respect, it is, therefore, justified to insinuate, just as Fitzpatrick (2001) continues to afford, that revolutionaries constitutes enthusiasts and…

enemies among the French citizens because they killed the king, wanted to control the government and were not the only revolutionary group. Robespierre wanted to wipe out every trace of old France to build “A Republic Virtue” The ideals of the revolution are represented by the Declaration of Rights of both man and of citizens. The Committee allowed the country to work under duress and threats of the death penalty to work together. Prior to its establishment in 1973, more than 100…

During the years between 1770s and 1820s, a series of revolutions occurred in the west of hemisphere, which includes American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions. All of these revolutions correspond to the same series which is known as the Atlantic revolutions. Enlightenment ideas was the most incentive theme to the revolutions, as all of them were inspired by the ideas like equality, free trade, and religious tolerance and became conscious of the current situation that was filled…

Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (the Cultural Revolution) took into action to regain Mao’s credentials as leader, bringing back the Chinese revolutionary spirit…

Colonists, slaves, Native Americans, and women all played a significant part in the start and outcome of the American Revolution. The colonists fought in the war against the British for their beliefs against King George III and how he thought the land should be governed and controlled. The British armies who were coming to take Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams helped to instigate the Battle at Lexington, which started the colonial uprising after the battle took place. According to…

American Revolution led newly independent Americans to reevaluate politics, economics, and their developing society. After freeing themselves of corrupt British forces, Americans desired an innovative government that was more exclusive to all civilians. However, the Americans eventually produced a centralized government similar to that of the British. Nonetheless, ideals from the revolution led to significant societal evolution for loyalists, women, and slaves. Overall, the revolution…

certain areas but also began to shape the world we live in today. Revolutions are an important theme of the 19th century. The word revolution comes from the Latin word revolutio meaning “a turn around”. A revolution is when some, or all of a nation’s government, political, social or economic system is replaced or changed to fit the needs of its people. Often times violence, such as riots, civil wars and executions accompany a revolution. Most often, one part of a society is benefiting while…

The French Revolution is considered the most monumental upheaval of the whole revolutionary age, it has been and is at the centre of several debates between the orthodoxy historical perspective and the revisionist one. The historic Georges Lefebvre is a Marxist orthodox historian who interpreted the French Revolution as a bourgeois-capitalist revolution that led to a socio-economic transformation. It is a revolution that is still going on since following Marx’s theory, the transition from…

Market Revolution in America The tide initial a new civil revolution in daily business and national wealth. Under the pressure of war debt and positive economic environment, Americans started their own Market Revolution. They established better road system for transportation and communication; they built factories as powerhouses of economy; they invent steamboat, train and car after the Second Industrial Revolution replacing horses and carriage. Under such climate, the Market Revolution also…