Peter the Great established St. Petersburg, his window on the west. He spread his ideas of westernization, and expanded the country.
He also established beard laws, you had to pay a tax in order to keep your beard (not necessarily positive though)
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Thomas Jefferson called his election "the Revolution of 1800" because it marked the first time that power in America passed from one party to another.
He promised to govern as he felt the Founders intended, based on decentralized government and trust in the people to make the right decisions for themselves. Basically, the observers have regarded Jefferson's election in 1800 as revolutionary. This may be true in a restrained sense of the word, since the change from Federalist leadership to Republican was entirely legal and bloodless.
<span>The Haitian New Year's Day tradition of soup joumou or pumpkin soup is said to date back to January 1, 1804, the day Haitian slave and revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti's independence from its French colonizers.</span>
<span>So Pumpkin soup is a traditional lolol</span>
In the 19th century, many characteristics of the colonial system were seen in Latin America:
- Colonial governments were mirrorring the home governments.
- The exportation of precious metals was a major element of their economy.
- Colonies were strongly influenced by their colonizers' religion: Catholicism.
