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Its the way we talk, celebrate, communicate and interact with one another. So important the Migos named an album 3 times for it.
What is culture?
In 1492, he sailed the Ocean blue and discovered... an island already inhabited in what is modern day Haiti. He thought he discovered India, instead finding the New World
Who is Columbus?
The people of France belonged to one of 3 ______, social classes that separated the French people in what was known as the Ancien Regime
What is Estate?
BBQ, Fireworks and the Red White and Blue. Starting the first of many world Revolutions, we celebrate this day for Freedom and throw the biggest party in the USA.
What is the Fourth of July?
Upset with the attempts to boost the British East India Tea Company, the Sons of Liberty decided to kick off the new changes by dumping over a million dollars worth of product into the ocean. They must be fans of Dunkin Donuts instead.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
We live in one.....ours just happens to be culturally diverse and ever growing. Part of the reason why we stud World History to Begin with!
What is a Society?
Hard to "discover" a new place, let alone a continent that had been inhabited since the Ice Age when early humans crossed the Bering Straight nearly 25,000 years ago
What is North America?
Who's Making all this Racket? When the General Assembly was being locked out by Louis XVI, members of the 3rd estate met at this sporty location and agreed to form a new Constitution for the people of France
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
Now acknowledged as Indigenous Peoples Day, you probably knew it by the name of the Accidental Explorer that sailed the Ocean Blue way back in 1492.
Who is Columbus?
While the details of the night remain uncertain, the 5 lives lost at this "massacre" made for great propaganda calling for an end to British policing in the colonies.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Most philosophes of the Enlightenment had some perspective on this concept of how we interact with the government and other institutions of man. Read before you sign but power to the people!
What is the Social Contract?
What is England/Britain?
You played yourself Louis. In an effort to spite the British, the French sent aid to this revolution, inadvertantly causing their own revolution 13 years later.
What is the American Revolution?
No, Cinco De Mayo is not the country's National Holiday. It is actually September 16th, acknowledged in 1821 with the official Declaration of Independence from Spain in 1821
What is Mexico?
Do you hear the songs of angry men? As the French people stormed this prison and armory held by Louis XVI, this site became a symbol of the French revolution and now bears the national holiday of the same name
What is the Bastille?
After finding wealth and resources alike in the New World, European nations began to establish these settlements with their country's subjects all across North and South America.
What is a Colony?
Thanks to Columbus and his unintentional exchange, this new trade route between Europe, Africa and the Americas began to take shape, altering world history as we know it.
What is Triangular Trade?
Hide your kids, hide your rights, when Robspierre and the Jacobins tried to start a radical Republic after the fall of the monarchy, this 1 year period resulted in 40,000 executions via guillotine. Heads rolled, Robspierre's as well.
What is the Reign of Terror?
Vive Le France! The day marked by insurrection and storming the Royal arsenal and Prison of King Louis XVI is now celebrated as the premier holiday of French freedom and liberty every July 14th
What is Bastille Day?
“Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe [symbol of the Indians’ faith], death to bad government, death to the gachupines [the Spaniards]!” Hidalgo amassed a large popular mob-army, but, after much reckless pillage and bloodshed, the movement was suppressed, and Hidalgo himself was captured; he was later executed, on July 30, 1811. Hidalgo’s “cry” became the cry of independence for this nation.
What is Mexico?
This concept brought on by the Enlightenment and promoted by the American revolution became a staple of modern democracy, can't make everyone happy but majority rules.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
He was European and landed in North America 500 years before Columbus but did not commit genocide or incorrectly label an entire group of people, so no recognition? At least Spongebob reminds us to celebrate him once a year: "Hinga Dinga Durgen!"
Who is Leif Erikson?
Say what you will, he's nothing short of being one of the most influential figures of the 18th century. Maybe he was a paradox, but much of the modern world would not have been what it is today without his leadership as the first Consulate of France
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
On this Day, Most people celebrate the beginning of New Year. In this nation it is a celebration of 11 years of slave revolts and the fight against the French for Autonomy and Freedom, led by Toussaint L'overture
What is Haiti?
If at first you don't succeed, lead multiple expeditionary forces against the Spaniards: between 1819 and 1822 he successfully liberated three territories—New Granada (Colombia and Panama), Venezuela, and Quito (Ecuador)—from Spanish rule. He even got a country named after him for his efforts.
Who is Simon Bolivar?