Chapter 17 Continued

Chapter 17 was based Haitian Revolution and what is known as Haiti was once called Saint Domingue. At the time Haiti was considered a wealthy country since it contained 800,00 plantation which produced sugar and coffee. The population was made up of 50,000 slaves who harvest the plantation. The cacasion population was 40,000 and mixed of distinctive cultures 30,000. The country was very diverse with different races.

Chapter 17 Pages:504-507

This section of the chapter is based on the French Revolution during 1789 until 1815.At this time France was in bad condition on the edge of bankruptcy. King Louis XVI wanted to raise taxes on other classes in order to have equal rights but wealthy rich people did not agree with this. A surprising death occurred when King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette died. People were sad by their death but King Napoleon Bonaparte became the ruler of France. Napoleon a well known leader wanted to improve France as a Country.

The Americas A Hemispheric

People tend to perceive themselves as American but there are a variety of diverse American. For example; Native American, Mexican Americans and Indios. The article discuss how how Canada and the United States are not united as one Country. Apparently both Canada and the United States are more American than both Northern and Southern America since both North and South America are located in Mexico and the U.S. does not consider Mexico part of their nation. 

What is Enlightenment?1784

Enlightment is man's release from his self-incurred tutelage and Tutelage is man's inability to make use of his understanding without direction. People are not capable of understang on their own they need individual help for someone to guide them. In reality people can not be dependent on others to help them figure out a solution with their problems.    

Chapter 15 Global Commerce

The trade newtwork is disscused in Chapter 15 which was going on between 1450-1750. Long-distance trade interested the Europeans as the Indian Ocean spice trade occured. Since the Asian were part of the spice trade it drawn attention to the Europeans and they wanted a commercial connection with the Asians.

Chapter 14 Part 2

The last section of this chapter discusses the topics of the Asian and Russian Empire. Russia at the time was know as the largest state. It was located in the middle of Moscow and it became known as the Mongol rule. Since the use of weapons and organization the Russian Empire grew rapidly. The Empire was significantly diverse that it lasted longer amount of time than other empires until its fall in 1991.

Chapter 14

        While reading the chapter I learned that "Columbus Day" actually represent the day he invaded the Native American.  Taking away their heritage and reducing their population.  He was not the first person to discover America. Another thing that I learned is that Hernan Cortez lead a expedition that caused the fall of the Aztecs in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, which is modern day Mexico City.  Also that British Protestants wanted to spread their religious beliefs to the Native Americas.  Again taking away the beliefs and customs of the Native Americans.  The Chapter also emphasis on how the English conquered the Eastern and Northern Cost of America.