The French Revolution came to par because of the recent events that occurred in the Americas. In the Americas there was a Revolution before the French Revolution occurred. John Locke is one of many philosophers that help carry out the French Revolution. John Locke teachings helped the Americans and the French during the revolutions positively. Locke believed that the government’s duty was to protect the rights of the citizens.Locke believed all people were born free and equal with 3 natural rights
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confirmed after defeating great nations like France and Spain which made its military the best in the world. The British had the urge to spread their dominance and so they extended their rule to the American ground. The Americans were on the losing end from the first time the war was declared‚ but an alliance with France strengthened its position and having the advantage of the war being fought in their backyard‚ they were able to defeat the British in a costly war for both nations. In the early years
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“Yet where does this anarchy exist? Where did it ever exist except in the single instance of Shays’ rebellion?” Shays Rebellion was a period of time where farmers stole arms from the government and forcefully took over large areas of land. They rebelled because they were being put in jail for being unable to pay off their taxes. Although many will argue that Shays and his followers were freedom fighters‚ nevertheless they were irresponsible rebels because they were led under false ideas‚ many saw
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neither the French nor the masses in Saint-Domingue. The constitution completely abolished slavery [...] and declared that all citizens had equal rights.” (Choices 34). Although the constitution sounded like it benefitted the blacks‚ it did not do much. “But it also upheld some of the tenets of the colonial system. For example‚ it outlawed Vodou‚ in
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Leonard Jones World Civ. MWF 11:00 The American Revolution vs. The French Revolution The American Revolution never went through the radical phases that the French Revolution did. On the same hand‚ the nineteenth century French government was more conservative than the nineteenth century United States government. The American Revolution was a much more civilized than the French Revolution. Part of that was because of the simple fact that it was more of a political revolution. When trade
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questioned because of other dictators who went down the same path as he did but for other reasons‚ such as Stalin and Mussolini. The French Revolution had three goals‚ liberty‚ equality‚ and fraternity‚ and to make it truly successful these goals must be achieved. Freeing the French‚ making them equal within themselves‚ and unifying them‚ is what Emperor Bonaparte strived for with the Napoleonic Code. Although most believe he did not acquire Liberty‚ they are content with his achievements. Napoleon
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is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have good intentions‚however his indecisiveness only influenced
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naval victories‚ by 1760‚ the British were staggering unDelaware r a departure as the national debt. The war minister‚ William Pitt‚ was driven out of office in 1761 by the new king‚ George III‚ and peace negotiations began. The first minister of the French administration‚ the Duc de Choiseul‚ was determined to regain the valuable sugar Colony of Martinique and Guadeloupe‚ and to retain a Qaeda for the Grand Banks fisheries. He also wanted Cape Breton but had to settle for the tiny islands of St-Pierre
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Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States‚ and King Louis XVIII of France inadvertently caused a revolution. Though Louis may be well known‚ the most famous of France’s rulers was arguably Napoleon. His military success and determination led to a huge amount of power within his French Empire‚ but ultimately a great fall. The entire nation of France was able to appreciate Napoleon and give him perhaps more credit than he is due; they saw him as a beacon of hope. Much of Napoleon’s rule consisted
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even still today. He was very involved in bringing out changes to France and bringing them out the problems that led to the French Revolution. Merriman stated that some of the changes he brought about was that if “state making and the emergence of nationalism‚ increase of political institutions and transformed the European continent.” (Page 479) Bonaparte favored the French Revolution in the spirit that he could gain a new status and promotion within France. Boy‚ was he right! He became a Jacobin
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