It is a turning point because there was a republic in a large European country for the first time since the Roman Republic. This caused the people to retaliate and storm the Basille because they wanted a republic and the Basille represented the oppressive and wrong Monarchy.
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Scott's Great Snake
The Union Blockade, nicknamed Scott's Great Snake, made the open harbors of California desirable to the Confederacy.
During the First World War, Britain intended to use its powerful navy to starve Germany and Austria-Hungary into submission. By maintaining a blockade of enemy ports it hoped to cut off supplies from the outside world.
Slaves were punished by whipping, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, mutilation, branding, and imprisonment. Punishment was often meted out in response to disobedience or perceived infractions, but sometimes abuse was performed to re-assert the dominance of the master (or overseer) over the slave.
Oil began to replace coal.
