Apple QuickTime movie | 1996-06-28 | 1.6 MB | 320x240 | 5fps | 1 minute, 1 second | [MooV/TVOD]
Transcription: The 18th century was a time of upheaval and contradiction. Monarchy and colonialism gave way to popular sovereignty, while the steam engine and the cotton gin heralded an industrial revolution. It was the age of enlightenment, yet it was also the peak of the slave trade. Political philosophers like Voltaire and Rousseau sounded the call for equality and individual rights. In the American colonies, the spirit of independence exploded in revolution, and government was the fledgling Republic. In France, a series of upheavals ousted the monarchy, gave power to the middle class, and established a d ...
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