I. From Estates General to General Assembly II. Rising of Paris and Revolution in the countryside III. Principles of 1789 IV. The October Days I. From Estates General to National Assembly • Harvest Crisis: Popular (higher classes) had riots o French army was already stretched‚ state reluctant to use it o Cahier delonces created HUGE expectations on the Estates-General‚ “the great hope” • 1789 characterized by new sovereignty and also violence • Euphoria of deputies turned to frustration
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A revolution‚ in definition‚ is the overthrow of one government with replacement of another. The American and French Revolutions were both successful revolutions that happened in different ways. The French revolution took place because the French saw that the Americans were successful in overthrowing the British rule over them. No taxation without representation was a major cause of both revolutions‚ the Americans were being taxed by Great Britain and the king taxed the French heavily. The American
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The french revolution and Russian Revolution are the same yet different in many ways. The are the same because they have separate groups‚ However they are different because they both occurred in a different time period and in different locations. The french revolution occurred in ___________. The russian revolution occurred in russia. The first difference between the 2 estates is that their social life was very different. The french had 3 estates where as the russian only had 2 groups The church
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FRENCH REVOLUTION TIMELINE 1781: 19th February: Director-General of Finances‚ Jacques Necker‚ presents his financial report to King Louis XVI. 19th May: Necker resigns his position as Minister of Finance. 25th May: Joly de Fleury appointed Minister of Finance. 1782: July: The King Imposes a third additional tax for the period 1783-1786. 1783: 3rd Sepetember: France signs the Treaty of Versailles‚ ending the conflict with Britain over the American colonies. 3rd November: Calonne is
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One of the biggest differences between the two revolutions is why they started (causes). Unlike most revolutions that were caused by financial crisis‚ peasant rebellion‚ disgruntled military‚ or defeat at war. The Iranian revolution had another cause. The Iranian revolution was a cultural‚ religious revolution‚ while the French revolution was a liberal bourgeois revolution. The Iranian revolution started because people discontent with the monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ and the social
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------------------------------------------------- Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du jeu de paume) was a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789. The only person who did not sign was Joseph Martin-Dauch‚ a politician who would not execute decisions not sanctioned by the king. They made a makeshift conference room inside a tennis court
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whole story to cause hysteria with the witch trials. He took Abigail’s side in claiming a large majority of the townspeople are witches. He had the motive of keeping his materialistic personality under the radar‚ by doing that he is saving the little reputation he has and more importantly keeping him the job in which he acquires all of his money. Thomas Putnam had a bigger motive for starting these witch trials. Thomas Putnam helped spread the witch trials because he was bitter towards the Nurses
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American Revolution was in fact revolutionary because the battles and treaties between the two nations led to the American people getting their independence as well as inspiring another revolution. The American revolution was actually revolutionary because the battles allowed for a complete shift in power to occur. The battles themselves led to the destruction of the British army‚ which made the colonies win the war. Battles like Saratoga were very important because it convinced the French to join
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called off. Octroi was abolished. Revolutionary FRA also suffered from huge eco. decay. Govt. was burdened with loans. Pol instability affected economy. Series of wars brought huge loss to men and prop Social s/m: Middle class took control over French politics. End of feudalism- post revn many fled from France. End of privileges(taxation &property) enjoyed by Aristocrats and bishops. Forced labor was withdrawn. Unnecessary restrictions were repealed. Evil effects: Lack of able‚ foresighted
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The French Revolution The American Revolution was not as revolutionary as the French Revolution. The French Revolution was mostly about having basic facilities and independence provided to all the people. All of this began because the monarch was not looking after his people properly. So the people wanted to remove the king from his position. This revolution was also about the people demanding for justice and equality‚ while the American Revolution was about driving the British away from their country
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