In the 14th century, a contagious plague called the Black Death damaged society physically and mentally. After the Genoese were defeated by the Mongol armies, they accidently took germs of the “disease” and aboard the ship to leave. As a result, more than half of the passengers were dying slowly. This sight scared away those people waiting on shore to collect the goods because they fear death. Even though captains on the ships realized the mess they got themselves into, it was too late because the disease was spreading very quickly from one port to another.
Eventually, Afro-Eurasians bounced back from the devastation. Shockingly religious convictions and establishments stayed solid after the decimation of the infection. In some areas, old political frameworks grew stronger, while other new political forces rose to the forefront, and in the aftermath of the Black Plague, political dynasties became the favored arrangement of the government. Also during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, France and England were largely at war with each other, until England was driven from the mainland. Civil war broke out in England, as a result of going to war with the French.
England and the colonies held one of the closest bonds the world had ever seen, much like a mother to her child. It seemed like nothing could ever break the bond that the two shared. England was perfect for the colonies, letting them grow in whatever way they wished and virtually live independently. However, the French and Indian War marked a turning point in the utopian relationship, causing tension between England and her child economically, politically, and ideologically. Prior to the French and Indian War, the colonies were pretty self sufficient in the economic realm.
It truly had a huge impact on the rest of the world. The French did not have slavery and haiti did support slavery. The conditions before the french revolution were good because of economic growth, foreign trade and good agriculture. The growth of number of people rose, prices increased with the development of capitalism system. The standard of living started to suffer so they had to work in order to eliminate the suffering.
POLITICAL - shortly after the economic surge, peasants and workers across Europe resorted to rebellion, fearful that rising taxes would negate their significant raise of wages. By the end of the 15th century the monarchs of England, France and Spain put an end to the state of unrest by forming state administrations to control sectors of the country, as an extension of the throne. The bubonic plague’s devastating effects on the Native Americans may have helped Spain conquer and colonize the New World by reducing the native’s numbers significantly. SOCIAL - the economic improvement incited what is referred to as the Renaissance in Europe, or an increase of interest and funding for the arts. The Black Death in the New World had the opposite effect,
The French Revolution was a drastic time for the people of France. In 1789, the majority of people were living in poverty and dealing with terrible conditions. People were split into three estates: the first, second, and third, the first being the wealthiest. Political, economic, and social situations were what contributed to people’s desire for change. The three main, or biggest causes of the French Revolution, were taxes, inequality, and lack of reform.
Comparative Essay The late 18th and 19th century brought about the French and Haitian Revolutions. Both revolutions were connected to each other because of the link between France and Haiti, known then as St Domingue. However, there were also differences as far as political, economic and social causes were concerned. One of the political causes of the French revolution was the weak monarchy.
It was a crisis where no one knew why death kept coming. Not only did kill, but it impacted how life was lived, too. Overall, the black death forever damaged the social pillars in Europe. One of the social pillars was how family was, and with a crisis like the plague, family wasn’t the biggest factor in surviving. In the event that the plague was spreading, it scared others and led them to panic.
The reactions from the Christians and the Muslims to the greatly feared disease, known as the Black Death or the Great Plague were different in several ways. The first Plague was documented from 541 to 544 CE. Known as the Plague of Justinian. The Plague came in three different ways: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. With bubonic being the most common.
The French, not at all like the Haitian slaves, were under a legislature as nationals and were trying to overthrow their current government. In doing so, they wanted to create a new government where they had rights that could settle their social needs as well as repair the damages caused by the war and decrease France’s debt. France was going through an internal battle because for 175 years the estates general wasn’t in session and when it was in session in 1789, King Louis XVI asked for more money but locked out the third estate. The third estate had no voice, rights and were just poor peasants suffering from having to pay 40% tax. Louis XVI was the king of France and thusly was considered in charge of its monetary emergency and the disparity of the French society.
[B]The relationship between Great Britain and France has always been one of competitiveness and loathing; with the two countries being involved in constant fits of war between each other since the Middle Ages, and future conflicts between the two countries always seeming inevitable. A group of wars during the 17th and 18th century between the two countries, known as the imperial wars, led to conflict in North America; where colonies of each empire were pitted against each other in a struggle for land and power. This conflict would become known as the French and Indian War (1754-1763); being a part of the larger, multi-continental, Seven Years’ war. Britain and its colonies won the war, but the French and Indian War had a larger negative impact on Britain than it did a positive one, due to the war ultimately negatively affecting the relationship between Great Britain and its North American colonies.
France's issues were much more ingrained. The country was bankrupt, and only supported on taxes of the 3rd estate. Clergy and nobility (though the richest) were exempt from paying. Those taxes were also extremely high, and especially a burden for the poorest of the poor. Other problems like famine contributed to the growing rage of the 3rd estate.
Despite what was gained as a result of the war there were many dire consequences for France, Britain, and the American Indians. The war drastically increased English’s debt and the British until this time didn’t care about their new colonies, but because they were in debt they started heavily taxing the colonies which caused resentment between the British American colonies and England. The resentment continued to increase. The Americans were being heavily taxed and were under heavy British military supervision. The British took away their freedom in order to pay off their debts.
The Black Plague During the Renaissance period a disease was brought to Europe that is known as the “Black Plague”. A ship came from China that brought rats infested with fleas, carrying the plague to Sicily. Many people aboard the ship were already dead from the disease and the ship was ordered to leave the harbor, but it was too late. Sicily was then overcome by the disease and it spread through the trade routes all over Europe.
Gods’ Hand in Devastation In the sixteenth century, a highly infectious disease known as the Black Plague, began to spread across the shores of Europe. The term the Black Plague was quickly recognized and feared by all Europeans. In just a short amount of time the disease had spread throughout the entire continent of Europe, killing roughly fifty percent of Europeans. Those who survived the disease were left wondering “why did this happen?”.
