HISB40H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: James Henry Craig, Frederick Haldimand, Tenskwatawa
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The french revolution, the napoleonic wars, and the war of 1812. The french revolution and the napoleonic war, 1789-1815. Political cause: louis xvi obligated to call estates general, which demand reforms. Intellectual cause: enlightenment literature and pamphlets declaration of the rights of man. Economic cause: taxes that burden middle and lower classes and crop failures. Angry french crown storms the bastille in july 1789. King louis xvi is executed in 1793 reign of terror. Napoleon comes to power in 1799 and declares himself emperor in 1804. Napoleon invades russia in 1812, leading to eventual collapse of his reign in 1815. 1794: series of measures, including suspension of habeas corpus, la(cid:449)s agai(cid:374)st (cid:858)seditious (cid:373)ate(cid:396)ials(cid:859), (cid:272)u(cid:396)tailed (cid:396)ight to (cid:271)ail. James henry craig, governor general, 1807-1811: (cid:862)in language, in (cid:396)eligio(cid:374), i(cid:374) (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396) a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) atta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:272)o(cid:373)pletel(cid:455) f(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)h (cid:448)ie(cid:449)i(cid:374)g us (cid:449)ith se(cid:374)ti(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of (cid:373)ist(cid:396)ust a(cid:374)d jealous(cid:455), (cid:449)ith e(cid:374)(cid:448)(cid:455) (cid:449)ith hat(cid:396)ed(cid:863)
