against the government‚ and eventually‚ after many deaths and changes of power‚ the people finally received their much-deserved rights. There were many well-justified causes of the French Revolution‚ and although many horrible effects presented themselves‚ the resulting
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colonists’ own good (and Sir William Johnson‚ Superintendent of Indian Affairs‚ was utterly opposed to the settlers encroaching upon unsubdued territory at this time) — for one reason to protect them from hostile Indians‚ it bothered people who were bent on western expansion. Additionally‚ Great Britain incurred huge debt from the French and Indian War (1755-1763) — which was the North American theatre was the Global Seven Year War between France and England. And because it occurred in North America
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Tension in the New World The French and Indian War undoubtedly created new tension in the colonies. After the conflict had finished‚ the colonist’s independent attitudes surfaced. Many had grown tired of British insults and being looked down on by the mother country. After the war‚ Britain’s debt was immense. The mother country’s solution was to impose taxes upon the colonists to erase the debt‚ seeing as the war was most beneficial to them. This new responsibility was not welcomed by the colonists
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put upon one another. Throughout the years‚ these changes have had affected society significantly resulting in more or less conflicts. The French Revolution was one of the many changes that affected society resulting in both conflicts beginning and others being resolved. The French Revolution began in 1789 due to the inequality of French society. The French society was divided into three estates. The first two consisted of clergy and nobility respectively. The third was made up of merchants‚ businessmen
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course of history for nations and peoples.” In other words at times of discomfort within a region or country they tend to lead to a revolution to meet the most publics wants and needs. One example of a turning point in our history is “The French Revolution”. The reason being for its importance is The French Revolution marked the beginning of prodigious changes that would affect world history. Despite the revolution occurring internally in France and only lasting twelve years (1787-1799)‚ the lasting
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The effects after the French and Indian War created an unbalanced relationship between Britain and the British colonies. The victory allowed Britain to expand their territory‚ but also brought Britain in great debt. Britain believed that Parliament should have more authority over the colonists and so they put in Acts to enforce their rules. The many different Acts created resentment throughout the colonies towards their mother country. The French and Indian War also had the effect on the colonies
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The French revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economical conditions in France contributed to the discontent felt by many French people especially those of the third estate. The ideas of the intellectuals of the Enlightenment brought new views of government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of the French Revolution. Three of the most important causes of the French Revolution included the lack of skill of Louis XVI‚ the vast gap between
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manifestations of the French Revolution was the adoption of a completely new calendar; ’The Calendar of Reason’. It was divided into twelve months of thirty days each which symbolized their separation from the old style. One of the reasons for the calendar consisted on the rejection of numerous holidays‚ religious and politic oppressiveness and some reactions included people honoring to the new adoption while other arguing over the cruelty they were brought upon. French needed to break away from
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fostered the critique of society and institutions‚ especially of despotism and the Church‚ laying the foundations for a new order. The French Revolution is a movement that is very widely studied amongst historians. It therefore has many interpretations as to its causes and effects. A classic interpretation‚ predominant in the work of Marxist historians‚ view the French Revolution in terms of a class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the landowning nobility‚ leading to the transition
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of the wars that occurred happen because of rulers being jealous of what other people have. A couple of examples would be the Revolutionary War‚ and the American Indian war. In the Revolutionary War Great Britain was jealous of what America had in its land and didn’t want the pilgrims to have it all to themselves‚ so they heavily taxed tham and tried to keep them under their rule so that they could always have it. In the American Indian war‚ America wanted to have the land that the Indians had‚ so
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