In what is known as The Great Migration, large numbers of African Americans moved from the rural south to northern cities, beginning in the early twentieth century. What motivated this large-scale movement?
job openings due to industrial growth in northern cities
The French had set up trading posts in the Louisiana Territory and traded goods using the Mississippi River as transportation. The river leads into the ocean, specifically in New Orleans. New Orleans was a major port used to transport goods from the Louisiana Territory back to Europe.
Storming of the Bastille - July 14, 1789, French peasants attack the Bastille which is a famous French prison that also held arms, the date of the storming is celebrated in France today
<span>Reign of Terror - once Louis XVI had been chased off the throne and a new republic established, the republic became bloodthirsty in its desire to protect its rule. Thousands were executed (mostly using the guillotine) including Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette.
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Ended the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI
Led to rise of Napoleon as emperor (dictator of France)</span>
The bloody massacre in king street
