The French Revolution was more of a failure than a success due to Napoleon actually killing innocent people while trying to rebuild France. ... The French Revolution was a success because it eventually led to the ending of the monarchy in France, but at first the war directly ended and there was a new monarchy. Napoleon ended up being a dictator type leader and was exiled from France due to his faults as a leader. He also killed innocent French people while trying to rebuild France. ... The Haitian Revolution made France acknowledge their independence, but they had their economic structure com...

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When exploring African-American history, the most important things to focus on are that because of the times, black people were enslaved and treated poorly. ... However, the most portentous aspect of African-American history is that it's heritage; it's history; and it's over. ... Sally's accomplishments included learning French and playing the harpsichord. ... Being a part of history, it should be respected as just so. ...

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Haiti, a Caribbean country on the island of Hispaniola, has a rich history. ... French patterns were still present in everyday society even after the revolution. ... Only Brazil had more slaves than Haiti did, which made Haiti a production hub for the French. ... The wealthy free people of color kick started the revolution because the planters and the French would not grant them citizenship. ... It involved the French, the Spanish, the British, the slaves, and the whites. ...

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(History of Althingi 1)The Althingi is still in use today in its native Iceland. (History of Althingi 1) Another thing Vikings had that the other great nations had was a social class system; the lowest in the order being the thralls, who were similar to slaves; then came the leysing or freedmen, farmers who rented their land; then the bondi and karls who were farmers that owned their own land; then the landowners whom had inherited their land due to hereditary rights, then came the landsmenn, like barons, and various aristocrats; and finally the kings of which there were multiple ones. ... Vik...

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Vesey was a literate man who studied the bible and spoke English and French fluently. ... One of the questions that the author attempts to answer is, why is Demark Vesey's failed rebellion important to history, and what were the results of his actions. ... One question that the author puts forth is whether or not the story of Vesey is important to history. ...

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The era of slave trade was perhaps one of the most embarrassing episodes in the documented history of mankind. ... It originated in the French Slave colony of Haiti in the 18th century. ... The Haitian people eventually went to war with the French colonial rule. ...

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The story line for the movie does portray history accurately in the way the puritans are portrayed by religion, witchcraft, indentured servants and punishment. ... When the minister tells Hester that he is trying to rewrite the scriptures in Algonquian, history shows that this was accurate. ... They stated, "Did you hear Mistress Prynne has a bathing tote, what is she French?... In history this was called the Sabbath. ... The names in the movie except for the Native Americans are also inaccurate against history. ...

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This paper analyzes a document in the primary source textbook Major Problems in American History Volume 1: To 1877 by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Edward J. ... At first, mostly the Portuguese were controlling the slave trade, then the Dutch and French gradually joined in, and by the 1700's the English had dominated it. ...

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A well advertised place, Pennsylvania distributed pamphlets in English, Dutch, French and German, causing many people to migrate to Pennsylvania. ... The treatment of blacks has gone down in history as the most despicable acts on humanity. ... The Indians, throughout history have faced intolerance as well, not only were they driven from their homeland, but they were persecuted because of their resistance to leave their ideology of paganism. ...

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Africa has a long history of trade. ... Europeans changed the local customs, history, and tradition. ... British, French, Belgian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian all owned a piece of Africa, the natives were either slaves or lived in the little bit of land that was still African. ...

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Some of the major characters in the story are as follows: Charlie Marlow, Kurtz - a European, half English, and half French, who works for the ivory company at the Inner Station on the Congo, The Manager - an Englishman who runs the Central Station on the Congo. ... History is loaded with examples of atrocities that have occurred when one culture comes into effect. ...

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The video begins with shackled tribal people from throughout the African continent being herded onto a French four-master. ... This movie might easily have emerged as a very noble but monotonous experiment in history education, pointing up the cold-blooded, inhuman society that was prevalent at the time. ...

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