WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written
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As James shows us that the French revolution had one of the biggest impacts on the Hattian revolution. While the freed slaves fought the masters in San Domingo‚ across the Atlantic ocean‚ France was going through a political upheaval. In France‚ the bourgeoisie overthrew the king who had been ruling the country leaving the common people poorer than ever. Even while the country was being ripped in too the French parliament still sent troops to San Domingo‚ “Six thousand Men 4‚000 National Guards
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What is a revolution? According to the online dictionary‚ a revolution is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned.
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In 1789‚ France was under a revolution. It was ruled by absolute monarchy for centuries. Unfairness between Estates started to frustrate the people at the bottom of France. The French government was 4000 million livers in debt (Christopher Hibbert 1980 p.14). Besides the partial blames that Louis XVI deserved‚ the situation was quite out of his control. There were many other reasons that lead to this revolution and every single problem was connected with each other. The most important short term
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The French Revolution was definitely one of the more gruesome wars the world has seen. In the years before the war‚ France was one of the more powerful countries of its time. With elegant palaces and parties every night‚ France gave the appearance of having loads of extra money. However‚ the streets of Paris told a different story. The Parisian people‚ along with those who lived in rural France‚ were struggling beyond belief. Finally‚ the French people grew tired of the country’s financial problems;
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French Revolution and Napoleonic Era Worksheet CHRISTOPHER POWERS HIS/114 Chris McAbee March 9‚ 2015 Liberty influenced members of the Third Estate. These members considered themselves an oppressed group. (Revolutionary ideas) They were oppresses politically‚ socially and legally. The King had the power to impress his political opponents and sentenced them to prison without a trial. Torture was used quite often to interrogate suspects and witnesses. (Revolutionary ideas)
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The Year 1789‚ the French Revolution has started and lasted for 10 years were Peasant and the lower class of the French society gave up on their hopes ‚ Enough was Enough they have decided and not to take anymore misery from the upper classes such as the king and the Royal families which were called at the time The "Absolute Monarchy". So what really caused the French revolution?After being one of the powerful and richest countries in Europe‚ The People of France were facing a very hard times‚ poverty
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The Fight for Women’s Rights During the French Revolution The French Revolution brought with it many sweeping changes in the realm of human rights both to France and eventually the rest of the world. Through Enlightenment ideas‚ groups previously viewed as second-class citizens‚ and even those viewed as hardly human‚ gained greatly enhanced rights and even citizenship with all that this entailed. Amazingly with all the rights and privileges that were being recognized as inherent to various social
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SOCIAL Women’s role in the FRENCH REVOLUTION Women not invited to the assembly of estates general On 5 May‚ 1789‚ Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates meeting and women were not invited. However‚ their grievances were drafted in the 40000 letters. The modesty of most of these complaints and demands demonstrates the depth of the prejudice against women’s separate political activity. Women could ask for better education and protection of their property rights‚ but even the most politically
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Nationalism can be defined as devotion to the interests or culture of one ’s nation. Nationalism is shown everywhere‚ sometimes examples as small as Independence Day in the United States‚ or some as big as the French Revolution. Nationalism comes in both negative‚ and positive forms. The French Revolution‚ though many people were killed‚ helped France get to the way it is today‚ so can be considered a more positive form. A more negative example of nationalism is ultra nationalism. Ultra nationalism
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