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Lafayette, The Thinker, Anna Trull
Lafayette, The Thinker, Anna Trull
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Between 1775 and 1834, the Marquis de Lafayette played a role in the ongoing development of both the American and French Revolutions. Most previous scholarship about Lafayette highlights his military activities as a major-general in the American Revolution and as General of the National Guard of Paris in the French Revolution. This paper examines Lafayette’s draft of the Declaration of the Rights of the Man and of the Citizen, a list of enslaved peoples that were chosen for Lafayette’s experimental plantation in French Guiana, Lafayette’s membership in the Society of the Friends of Blacks, and letters between Lafayette and America’s …
‘A Spirit Of Faction’: The Essex Junto And The Decline Of The Federalist Party, Julia Brown
‘A Spirit Of Faction’: The Essex Junto And The Decline Of The Federalist Party, Julia Brown
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Early American politics was largely characterized by fear, distrust, and blatant propaganda. There is perhaps no political faction that more fully embodies this fact than the Essex Junto. This essay delves into the history of this secretive faction from Essex County, Massachusetts and their impact on the post-Revolutionary period. Through analysis of both primary and secondary source material, this study seeks to decipher the true nature of the Junto, whether they wielded significant political influence or merely functioned as a useful propaganda tool for opportunistic Jeffersonians. This paper also examines the existing scholarship on this topic, mainly works created by …
Nationalism Through Insecurity: Why 1979 Iranian Revolution Started?, Ryan Schweitzer
Nationalism Through Insecurity: Why 1979 Iranian Revolution Started?, Ryan Schweitzer
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
Nationalism and revolutions are highly volatile processes and typically can be seen as attempts to create a unified society. While Iranian nationalism may be a creation of religious and academic elites, religious zeal and intellectual enlightenment cannot be the sole, or even strongest, explanation. However, with Iran, the nationalism was evoked not out of a desire to necessarily create a new nation, but instead to create an independent nation out of the control of Western powers, particularly the United States. The United States was forcefully creating new cultural identities and Westernized lifestyles, which some Iranians viewed as a security concern …
Reacting To The Past: The French Revolution From The Eyes Of History Students, Khristina May, Stephanie Thompson, Brent Wacho
Reacting To The Past: The French Revolution From The Eyes Of History Students, Khristina May, Stephanie Thompson, Brent Wacho
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History
From the Editorial Introduction:
Dr. Allison Belzer, Assistant Professor of History, began to utilize the “Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791” text in her Civilization classes and Modern France course. The students accepted the challenge and put forward remarkable work, far more insightful than seen in traditional lecture formats. The students were all assigned roles within the factions Jacobin, Noble, Clergy, Moderates, the crowd, and individual characters like King Louis XVI, Marquis de Lafayette, lawyer, doctor, journalist, and rural delegate. Every group was given delegates and power just as they were historically distributed. The students got a chance to …