Written for a broad‚ general audience—without footnotes‚ a bibliography‚ or other formalities—The Coming of the French Revolution still holds a persuasive power over the reader. Georges Lefebvre wrote The Coming of the French Revolution in 1939‚ carefully dividing the story into six parts. The first four are organized around four acts‚ each associated with the four major groups in France—the “Aristocratic Revolution‚” the “Bourgeois Revolution‚” the “Popular Revolution‚” and the “Peasant Revolution
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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in France contributed to the
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faced every day. “Not only were the royal coffers depleted‚ but two decades of poor cereal harvests‚ drought‚ cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor. Many expressed their desperation and resentment toward a regime that imposed heavy taxes yet failed to provide relief by rioting‚ looting and striking” (French Revolution). France had
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such as the American and French revolutions exemplify the importance of standing up for individual rights. The object of a revolution is to fight for the replacement of an ineffective system of government. Divides in social class‚ economic disparity and corruption of power are all often symptoms of an impending revolt. The French Revolution is one of the most famous cases of fighting against the injustices of power. Prior to the 1789 start of the French revolution‚ French society was divided into
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throughout the French Revolution can attest to this kind of issue. The concept of “citizen” does not exist‚ all people are seen as subjects. Before the French Revolution‚ these “subjects” did not have rights or a mind to think on their own. Capability and dictatorship is used to govern these “subjects” lives‚ they were never allowed in the involvement of politics. Until the enlightenment in the eighteenth century‚ this was when the people of France started to see that change was essential. The French revolution
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advocates these changes‚ Although the American‚ Haitian‚ and French Revolutions were revolts driven by the lack of social and political equality that their native government provided them‚ revolutionary leaders also underwent a social struggle to transition from the past to the future‚ in which they abandoned military protection‚ had to reconstruct society‚ accepting an independent and vulnerable position in the world. The American‚ French‚ and Haitian Revolutions all were revolts
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Before the French Revolution was sparked‚ poverty plagued the streets of France. Families starved while Louis XVI and his flighty wife Marie Antoinette spent lavishly. The ineffective rulers gambled and partied frequently and freely‚ and by 1789 France was out of money and faced a serious financial crisis. France’s unequal social hierarchy made of three classes-the First‚ Second‚ and Third Estate- was extremely unfair to the Third Estate which was ninety seven percent of the population and included
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What was the purpose of The Terror? The French revolution which began in 1789 and lasted until the fall of Robespierre in July 1794 is known by many for its violence while seeking social and political change‚ primarily during The Terror. The Terror‚ otherwise known as the ‘Reign of Terror’ was implemented on the 5th September 1793 and lasted until the fall of Maximilien Robespierre on the 28th July 1794. The purpose of the Terror was to for the revolutionary governments to consolidate power by
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Name: Jared Bracken World History on File: American & French Revolution 1. What taxes were placed on the Colonists? Do you think the British had the right to tax the Colonists? Why? Some taxes that were placed on the Americans involved stamps‚ sugar‚ tea‚ imported goods‚ and more. I don’t believe the British had the right to tax the colonies. This is because the colonies had no say in parliament and could do nothing to stop the taxes. 2. Which event do you believe was the biggest cause of the American
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Document Based Question During the late sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century‚ the concepts of French Nobles changed drastically. The impression of the nobles changed from the view that all nobility were servants and had a blind loyalty to the king in late 1500s‚ to the Nobles going against the law in the early 1600s. Then‚ in the mid to late 1600s‚ the perception changed again to questioning what were the nobility really for. Finally‚ in the late 18th century‚ the noblemen were seen
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