HIST 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Slave Ship, Girondins, Maxim Gun
Document Summary
Benedict anderson - first described nations and nationalism. Argued that the imagined community of the nation developed because of print capitalism. Nations are based on universal principles and rights which are granted to a certain group of people - citizens. National revolutions - the american and french revolutions. The seven years war was the first global war (1756 - 1763), ,mainly between the british and french. Taxes were raised to fund the war and pay off debts after, which caused the. Fiscal crisis because of the war led to the french revolution and. The need to fund wars encouraged expansion of slavery. James somerset case 1772 - chief justice argued that only an actual law could enslave people. Amazing grace came from john newton"s experience as a slave trader. This is when people realised the colonial system was in trouble. Large scale printing and the enlightenment - allowed former slaves like olaudah.
