Is He the Father?

Andrew Jackson the people's president is what he is called. Made out to be a hero in most historians eyes, but is he really. He wasn't the hero that everyone thought he was. The Indian removal is a perfect example of that. Jackson said if they stay near the white culture to long that they will lose their culture.  He doesn't want it to happen so in order to do it they need to be separated from the colonization of the United States. Jackson's problem with the Natives where they were was that he believed the Cherokee and many other tribes were wasting the and by living in the tree's instead of colonizing the land. This cartoonist shows Andrew Jackson cradling two Native Americans. Jackson thought of himself as the father of the Natives. He said he was protecting the Natives by moving them away from the colonial culture that was surrounding them. The cartoonist portrayed Jackson like this because this is how he was seen, the savoir of all people, even the natives.In my opinion Andrew Jackson is not the democratic ideal. A democrat is someone who one who practices social equality according to Merriam Webster Dictionary, and him forcing the Natives to move from their homes so the land can get colonized is not showing social equality. All in all he does not deserve the name, "The People's President".

The People's Power

Democracy is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free election. In 19th century the United states of America had become a democratic government. It wasn't always every citizen had the right to vote though, it used to be more difficult for someone to be able to vote. Before the United States switched over to democracy men had to own property to vote. Benjamin Franklin once said "“Today a man owns a jackass worth fifty dollars and he is entitled to vote; but before the next election the jackass dies.  The man in the meantime has become more experienced, his knowledge of the principles of government, and his acquaintance with mankind are more extensive, and he is therefore better qualified to make a proper selection of rulers – but the jackass is dead and the man cannot vote.  Now gentlemen, pray inform me, in whom is the right of suffrage?  In the man or in the jackass?”  He was basically saying anyone that owned property could vote. For example even if the wisest man in town didn't own property he still would not be able to vote. Another American that shared Franklin's distaste for the suffrage of the united states is Northern Townshend. Townshend realized that the United States was not a complete democracy at the time and wanted universal suffrage so the US would be a true democracy.

Throughout the 1800's the United states government began to morph into a democratic government.The US eased into the idea of giving more voting rights and power to the people. As shown in the graph of Methods of Electing Presidential Electors, the states individually gave up the the legislative's power of voting and handed it over to the people. The only state that had not given it up by 1836 was South Carolina, who eventually gave it up. As time has gone on the US has become more, and more democratic and now we truly are a democratic country because the power of voting is the people's power.

The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus

The The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus by Wilhelm Von Kaulbach is a moving picture that clearly shows many Romanticist aspects. Romanticism is a movement in literature, music, and the visual arts that
reacted to the order imposed by the Enlightenment. Some of the clearly shown aspects of Romanticism ares are emotion , Irrationality, Grotesque Horrific, and Importance of individual.

This painting clearly shows grotesque, and Importance of individual aspects. The painter shows Grotesque aspects by showing death and injured people laying on the ground and being dragged. The people surrounded in the green squares are examples of grotesque aspects. The painter of this piece used lighter colors to really brighten up the certain figures in the painting as to draw our eyes to them. For example the man in the center of the painting with the red circle around him. The painter emphasized him to show his importance.

This painting also clearly shows the aspects emotion, and irrationality. The painter shows the emotional aspect by showing peoples facial expression and their body language. In the painting the women surrounded by the blue arrows are examples of the aspect emotion. Wilhelm Von Kaulbach shows irrationality by showing angels swooping in from heaven. In the painting the angels and the heavens are surrounded by a white square.

Were They Really Failures?

The revolutions of 1830  and 1848 were considered by most historians failures. While in fact they where failures, they weren't complete failures. The countries France, Hungary, Poland, and Russia rebelled against the monarchy's at that place in time, All in which failed in the end. These rebellions have gone down as insignificant rebellions that had no affect on the world at all. All of the rebellions fought for what they believed in, even if they did fail it wasn't for nothing.

The Frankfurt Assembly of 1848 was indeed a failure, but not entirely. The assembly had additionally met to discuss reforms in the German government.The assembly wanted national unity and liberal reforms, and to make Germany a united state with Austria with the Prussian king in charge. The German people wanted  unity and property for their country. The only problem was the upper class and conservative forces, and the Prussian Army. King Fredrick said "No Piece of Paper will come between Myself and My People.” He wouldn't let a piece of paper take away his divine right. In the end hundreds of people were killed and many more sent to prison. Plus many Germans left their homeland, King Fredrick was offended, he denied the assemblies request for a constitutional monarchy in his Proclamation of 1849. King Fredrick rejected the offer because it came from the people and not the German princes. Using the Prussian military he shut down the assembly and other conservative forces. All in all the rebellion was classified as a near failure, but not quite. The rebels may have been squashed, but there ideas lived on.

Poland was Poland was a country sick of not having there own government. They wanted to separate from there mother country Russia. Poland was a nationalist country they wanted full independence from Russia. Russia had already granted Poland a constitution in 1815, but that did not satisfy them. The Polish wanted liberty and freedom. Poland's opponent in there rebellion was the Russian government and military. Poland was disgusted by being seen as being weak and enslaved, this anger built up over years and was put towards Russia. When the fighting started the Polish were able to hold off Russia, sadly though they were defeated. When the Russians took Warsaw the revolution was over and Poland had lost. The polish were defeated but the nationalist idea lived on in the people hearts. In the end the rebellion was a failure, but the ideology never died.

The Hungarian revolution of 1848 was ultimately a failure. The goals f the rebellion were to have an independent government, end serfdom, and to create a constitution to protect basic rights. The only problem for the revolutionaries was Austria. The majority of these revolutionaries were students who had bought into the idea of liberalism. In the early stages of the rebellion Austria agreed to the reforms, but it was only temporary. With the help of Russia, Austria defeated the rebels and took back full control over Hungary. During the revolt Metternich fled and was never heard from again. Rated on the scale the Hungarian revolution was as low as possible because the revolutionaries didn't gain anything and there was a lot of bloodshed.

Europe's Future

When Napoleons empire collapsed in 1815, Europe was left in pieces. The powers that were left after Napoleons conquest met in Vienna, Austria. Including Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The Congress of Vienna was supposed to decide the future of Europe, but put that on the back burner and spent most of there time in Vienna partying. In the end though, they decided to return to the system of monarchy.

In order to appease people that had enjoyed Napoleon's rule, they made it a constitutional monarchy. The monarchs were afraid of another revolution because they did not want to be dethroned again. So when they were all in Vienna they decided issued a principle, the Principle of Intervention. This principle decreed that any country in the Holy Alliance (  Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria) could send troops into each other's countries to suppress any uprisings. They utilized the concept of the Holy Alliance and the principle of intervention by saying any treason against the Holy Alliance was a treason against god (Britain did not take part in this). This made citizens fear going against the Alliance, not only because they were such a super power but also because it was a sin.

The Congress of Vienna deciding to return to a constitutional monarchy pleased Metternich. He was a conservative, who didn't like change. That's also a reason why he liked the Holy Alliance. The Holy Alliance was a reason for things not to change because people feared sinning.In the 1820s there was an Italian uprising. The Austrians intervened and crushed the uprising and  made an example for other revolutionaries to see. This impacted Europe by having not only uniting the major countries of it, but also  led to peace throughout Europe for many years.

Vine

My video represents nationalism for many reasons.  One reason my video represents nationalism is because it shows two citizens together saying " We are United. " This is significant to nationalism because nationalism is a feeling of strong pride in one's country.  Nationalism describes a group of people “whose people were bound together by shared language, customs, and history.” Another reason my vine represents nationalism is because it shows citizens chasing out a foreign ruler. This is a good example of nationalism because it shows how proud the citizens are of their country and that they will not tolerate being ruled by anyone else. That is why are video represented nationalism.

The other two ideologies are conservatism and liberalism.  The idea behind conservatism is the tendency in politics to preserve what is established. The tendency to prefer an existing or traditional situation to change. Conservatism was focused a lot on tradition and religion. It supported monarch's and aristocrats. Liberalism is quite different. Liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It is more focused on freedom and progression of humanity. Liberalism seeks the freedom for individuals, and putting limitations on power, especially government and religion.

Me Thinks

As president Monroe had the final say in  Responding to the Alliances plan to invade South America to retake the countries that had gained there independence from there mother countries. The US reacted by stating that "we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States." The United States basically said that they would not stand by and watch while other countries that fought for their freedom get slaughtered. If the Quintuple Alliance was planning to take back their colonies in South America then they were going to have to deal with the United States. They would also have to fight Britain because they supported the idea that no European power should have colonies in the Western hemisphere.

The Quintuple Alliance was a force to be feared by every country on earth. That's why Monroe's response was so jaw dropping.  This statement made them realize that the US was not a country to mess with and that they will lose a lot more than they gain if they fight the United States and Britain. The South American countries that had won there independence were grateful and surprised that the US and Britain stood up for them against the Quintuple Alliance.