Essay On The Cause And Effects Of The Revolutionary War

The Revolutionary war had many causes and effects that led to the French Revolution. The Storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, and the passing of the Declaration of Rights of Man, where all key components of the french revolution the biggest being the execution of the king and queen. These important historical sites, and documents all pushed towards the French Revolution. It caused tensions from the American Revolution, The economic crisis in france pushed towards social injustices towards lower,middle, and higher classes throughout france.
The Storming of the Bastille was on July 14th of 1789. The war General felt like something was going to happen so he prepared before, and ordered his men to bring 250 barrels of gunpowder to the bastille in order to be ready for anything that may happen so that they would be ready for an invasion. In the morning of
“Government by terror was imposed in response to two perceived dangers : public panic and popular violence provoked by food shortages and rising prices”(Hanson 1). The law of suspects was passed so committee members could arrest “Suspects” or anyone against the revolution for treasonable activities. It was also a way to get rid of clergymen, nobles, and people who defended the old regime. Across france anyone suspected of fighting against the revolution was charged with treason and executed by the guillotine. In March 1794 Robespierre began ruling france as a dictator, he then striped rights away from people suspected of fighting against the revolution. “Suspects no longer had the right to a lawyer, and death was the only possible penalty for those found guilty”(Robespierre, Maximilien). In only a couple weeks between June 12 and July 28 1794, thirteen hundred people were executed. Robespierre was later suspected of tyranny, he was arrested and him and his twenty one associates were all found guilty and put to