Cro-Magnon is the closest relative to modern humans
An example of Napoleon being a child of the Enlightenment is his Napoleonic Code (1804) which contained ideals such as legal equality and religious toleration (both Enlightenment based).
However, an example of Napoleon not being a child of the Enlightenment is the Consulate (1799-1804). The consulate was a representative government, like a Republic. Napoleon promised male suffrage and legislature within this government, but in reality he has full power. In addition to this, he censored the press to his will—not a Enlightenment action.
(You could go both ways with this argument, but those are the examples I could provide, there could be more.)
The colonist boycotted British goods because they were taxed for many things unjustly and unreasonably. It was a statement to show that they are not loyal to the king. Just know this, the American Revolution was not about freedom. The revolution was about money. An economic to be technical.
<span>I received the tidings of [my mother’s] death with much the same emotions I should have probably felt at the death of a stranger.</span>
Alliances and treaties affected nations and colonies internationally.
The involvement of Alliances & treaties was what made both World War's truly <em>world wars</em>, as each nation was affected and were forced to honor their treaties. This is why in both cases, the nations tried to stop the war before it escalated too much, but both times failed.
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