Google Scholar Sweet Search 'Napoleon' Returns To Conquer — The Screen hide captionAlbert Dieudonne plays Napoleon in director Abel Gance's 1927 epic. The San Francisco Silent Film Festival will present the U.S. premiere of Kevin Brownlow's restoration of the film, accompanied by a live symphony score conducted by composer Carl Davis, on March 24 in Oakland, Calif. Photoplay Productions There have been a lot of films about Napoleon, but the most famous one of all is also the hardest to see. Abel Gance's Napoleon premiered 85 years ago, a silent epic about the childhood and early career of the French leader. The original was thought lost or destroyed until a restored version was finally screened in the early 1980s. It's no wonder that Napoleon is seldom shown. hide captionTo meet Gance's demands for shooting chase scenes, Simone Feldman (right) used steam engine technology and compressed air to power the mounted cameras. The film is epic not only in length, but also in imagination and ambition. 'The Face Of A Medieval Saint' 'The Music Stands Collapsed'
The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution: Choosing Sides Activity 1. Choosing Sides 1. (Optional) If students did not learn about the Seven Years' War prior to this lesson, it might be a good idea to review the role of the Native Americans in that conflict (see Digital History's The Seven Years' War. It will be helpful also if students have an understanding of the way European control of the land changed after that war. 2. Who may have said this? Once the students provide the answers to those questions, they can speculate on the following: Would you expect that the Native Americans would get involved in the fighting of the American Revolution? 3. 4. 5. Journals of the Continental Congress, Speech to the Six Nations, July 13, 1775 This document, on the EDSITEment-reviewed Avalon Project, is a request made by the Americans to the Iroquois, requesting their neutrality. 6. What were the issues that the various Native American groups were facing? 7. Who was the original source? Activity 2. 1. 2. Joseph Brant in London, 1776: 3.
Ratifying the Republic: Antifederalists and Federalists in Constitutional Time - David J. Siemers Napoleon: The Man and the Myth Mike (Minnesota): Though his achievements in law and the rewarding of merit were significantly positive, overall Napoleon changed Europe for the worse, as measured in total number of lives lost -- not just losses in the armies of Napoleon and his enemies, but losses caused by future tyrants inspired by Napoleon's rags-to-supremacy story. G. (California): Napoleon changed Europe. Brian (West Virginia): I think it can be argued that Napoleon both changed Europe for the better, and for the worse, which gives one an idea of how big is impact is on modern history. Thomas (Texas): Both. His imposition of the Napoleonic Law system improved almost all occupied countries, because of written law. His conquests of distant regions led to the concentration of relics and antiquities in Paris. Falstaff (Maryland): Napoleon changed Europe for the better. Jack (California): The series has yet to show the influence Napoleon actually had on Europe and the role of social liberator that he actually played.
The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution: Choosing Sides Activity 1. Choosing Sides 1. 2. Who may have said this? Once the students provide the answers to those questions, they can speculate on the following: Would you expect that the Native Americans would get involved in the fighting of the American Revolution? 3. 4. 5. Journals of the Continental Congress, Speech to the Six Nations, July 13, 1775 This document, on the EDSITEment-reviewed Avalon Project, is a request made by the Americans to the Iroquois, requesting their neutrality. 6. What were the issues that the various Native American groups were facing? 7. Who was the original source? Activity 2. 1. 2. Students will be asked to consider some of the following questions about the documents: What was the situation that the Mohawks and other Iroquois were facing at the beginning of the conflict? Joseph Brant in London, 1776: Joseph Brant or Thayendanegea, 1783-86 Modeling image interpretation of 1786 Northumberland portrait of Brant: 3. What changes do you notice in his presentation?
Federalists Along with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, James Madison penned The Federalist Papers. The supporters of the proposed Constitution called themselves "Federalists." Their adopted name implied a commitment to a loose, decentralized system of government. The "nationalist" label, however, would have been a political liability in the 1780s. For Federalists, the Constitution was required in order to safeguard the liberty and independence that the American Revolution had created. Leading Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, was commemorated with his portrait on the 3¢ stamp. The Federalists had more than an innovative political plan and a well-chosen name to aid their cause. In spite of this range of major advantages, the Federalists still had a hard fight in front of them. How could the Federalists convince the undecided portion of the American people that for the nation to thrive, democracy needed to be constrained in favor of a stronger central government?
The American Revolution American Indians and the American Revolution by Collin G. Calloway The Declaration of Independence accused King George III of unleashing "merciless Indian Savages" against innocent men, women, and children. The image of ferocious warriors propelled into action by a tyrannical monarch fixed in memory and imagination the Indians' role in the Revolution and justified their subsequent treatment. Some Indian tribes went to war early. The Revolution split the Iroquois Confederacy. In the Ohio country Guyashuta of the Senecas, Cornstalk of the Shawnees, and White Eyes of the Delawares worked hard to steer a neutral course in the early years of the war. In 1783, under the terms of the Peace of Paris, without regard to its Indian allies, Britain handed over to the new United States all its territory east of the Mississippi, south of the Great Lakes, and north of Florida. Indians fought in the Revolution for Indian liberties and Indian homelands, not for the British empire. To learn more:
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