Under what conditions can government be dissolved? Reading 2: John P. Roche, The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action 1. What does Roche mean when he describes the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a democratic reform caucus? 2. What were the major political constraints operating during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Zinn refers to the 1760’s and the post–French and Indian War period as a time in which colonial social and political elites turned their “rebellious energy” against England. He stated that this was “not a conscience conspiracy, but an accumulation of tactical responses”. List and explain three such “tactical responses” in the American colonies after the French and Indian War. 3. What does Gary Nash’s study of city tax lists reveal about the changing nature of wealth in the colonies by the 1770’s?
1 Paragraph French Revolution DBQ Essay Name: Per. Prompt: What caused the French Revolution? 1. Thesis Statement: Use the sentence stem or craft your own thesis statement. The French Revolution was caused by ____________________ because it led to ____________________ which forced the people of France to revolt in order to_____________________________________________.
AP United States History Colonial Period to Constitutional Convention Chapter 8—America Secedes from the Empire (1775-1783) Congress Drafts George Washington 1. One of the most important decisions that led to the Second Continental Congress was choosing George Washington to lead the colonial forces. Why was he selected? Bunker Hill and the Hessian Hirelings 2. Describe the important events that took place at Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill) in Boston.
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Do you think John F. Kennedy believed in a top-down model of government or a bottom-up model? To support your view, compare and contrast JFK with at least one bottom-up thinker and one top-down thinker, using specific examples from the course or from your own research. Also, be sure to define the terms "top-down model" and "bottom-up model." Two contrasting worldviews coexist since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment regarding the base of political authority: The bottom-up model established by Locke and the top down model presented by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In this essay will be argued that John F. Kennedy believed in a bottom-up model of government following the school of Locke.
Behnam Nemati Professor Nappo English 101 13 March 2012 The age of revolutions In 18th century, enlightenment philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu, began to revolutionize the way of thinking in European world. The enlightenment was a movement in 18th century that questioned authority, religion and social hierarchy; enlightenment advocated reason, liberty and equality, and controlling one’s own destiny. The American and French revolutions were motivated by Enlightenment ideas; however, they were remarkably different in terms of subjective causes, types of leaders, progression, and outcomes. Seven year’s war was undoubtedly the matrix of the French and American Revolution; a war that was started by George Washington, killing French military officer, in New France territory. It soon became a global war, and after seven years, the British defeated the French.
[8] In 1801 Jefferson supported France in its plan to take back Saint-Domingue, then under control of Toussaint Louverture after a slave rebellion. Jefferson sent Livingston to Paris in 1801 after discovering the transfer of Louisiana from Spain to France under the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso. Livingston was authorized to purchase New Orleans. In January 1802, France sent General LeClerc to
a) DEJANIERA: Protestant Reformation b) Glorious Revolution c) ANGIE: Scientific Revolution d) Enlightenment e) NATALIA: Discovery of the Americas f) The Crusades g) SHANNA: The Black Death h) French Revolution i) BRANDON: Rise of Kingdom of Mali Describe the historical circumstances surrounding the turning point. Explain how the turning point changed the course of history. 6. Theme: Rules, Laws & Treaties Rules, laws, and treaties are established by societies in response to problems. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) KYLE R: Edict of Nantes Act of Supremacy ASHLEY: Peace of Augsburg Peace of Westphalia Toleration Act of 1689 Laws of the Indies Medieval “Peace of God” Establishment of Benedictine Monastic
Seth Evans Mr. Clint Gazette World History Honors 2nd -Seth Evans 2/15/10 1:13 PM needs to be on previous line January 25, 2010 Philosophies and the French Revolution How could philosophies of the Enlightenment have affected the French Revolution? Multiple philosophies of the Enlightenment could have influenced the French's decision to revolt. For instance, John Locke's idea stating, all humans are endowed unalienable rights (as stated later in the United States Constitution) and the French may have used this idea for a reason to revolt.Needs developed -Seth Evans 2/15/10 1:14 PM As an optimist, John Locke believed in natural rights, or rights belonging to humans from birth. Throughout history, women have been treated as interior