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The French Revolution of 1848 (French: Révolution française de 1848), also known as the February Revolution (Révolution de février), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic.
Primary Source: John Dickinson, *Letter from a Farmer in Pennsylvania*. Andrew Shankman on the Boston Massacre. Andrew Shankman on the Boston Tea Party. Andrew Shankman on the Coercive Acts. Andrew Shankman on the Road to the American Revolution. Andrew Shankman on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.
Feb 18, 2019 · Posted February 18, 2019 / Basic Principles, History Education, The Legacy of the Revolution. The American Revolution was shaped by high principles and low ones, by imperial politics, dynastic rivalries, ambition, greed, personal loyalties, patriotism, demographic growth, social and economic changes, cultural developments, British intransigence ...
Apr 5, 2022 · When the revolution began in 1791, 90 percent of the population was enslaved. The main goal of the American and French revolutions was to end the monarchical rule of free white people, not the ...
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- July 6-18, 1774. Attends meetings in Alexandria, Virginia, which address the growing conflict between the Colonies and Parliament. Washington co-authors with George Mason the Fairfax County Resolves, which protest the British "Intolerable Acts"--punitive legislation passed by the British in the wake of the December 16th, 1773, Boston Tea Party.
- July 18, 1774. The Resolves are presented to the public at the Fairfax County Courthouse. Fairfax Resolves.
- September 5 - October 26, 1774. The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. Washington serves as a delegate from Virginia.
- October 9, 1774. While attending the First Continental Congress, Washington responds to a letter from Captain Robert Mackenzie, then in Boston. Mackenzie, a fellow Virginia officer, criticizes the behavior of the city's rebellious inhabitants.
Nov 13, 2012 · The American Revolution, or Revolutionary War of Independence, reshaped the United States. Understand the causes, get the dates, and explore the timeline today.
The American Revolution has a central place in the American memory as the story of the nation's founding. It is covered in the schools, memorialized by two national holidays, Washington's Birthday in February and Independence Day in July, and commemorated in innumerable monuments.
