The French Revolution that started in 1789 was one of the most influential events in all of human history. It was a time where many of the peasants of France united to overthrow King Louis XVI and his queen‚ Marie-Antoinette. Peasants and lower-class citizens all over France grew tired of being poor‚ and mistreated. Protests grew more violent as the circumstances worsened. Eventually‚ a new government took over and executed the former king and queen. The time after was known as the Reign of Terror
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The American and French Revolutions were both fundamentally based on the Enlightenment ideas. The main ideas that they followed were by John Locke. His ideas inspired the Americans and the French to have a revolution. In these revolutions‚ the Americans had success and the French failed. The success that the Americans experienced wad due to the protection of rights they had. These rights are "Life‚ Liberty and Property." In America a constitution was put together that provided for a stable
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Step 1: Economic+Social Injustice One of the components responsible for the creation of this distasteful revolution was the social and economic injustice created by the manager of the French kitchen(1754 to 1793)‚ Louis XVI. Before the revolution was created‚ the chefs of the French kitchen were divided into three Estates. The chefs of the First Estate were clergies(0.5% of the chefs)‚ those of the second were nobles(1.5% of the chefs)‚ while those of the third were commoners (98% of the chefs).
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the French Empire went through an expansion. Soon the revolution overthrew the monarchy‚ created a republic‚ experienced violent periods of turmoil‚ and culminated in a dictatorship by Napoleon. Later on the revolution was going to alter the course of modern history and also triggered the global decline of all absolute monarchies and switched them for republics. The Declaration of the Rights of Man is a novel that gave people inspiration and content to many ideals to the American Revolution. It has
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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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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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Explain why the French Revolution which seemingly began as a movement for equality and liberty developed into the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror was a period in the French revolution characterised by brutal repression and executions which took place from 1793 to 1794. It was a time of bloodshed and murder‚ aimed to destroy counter revolutionaries and conspirators‚ and attack foreign enemies‚ which resulted in the deaths of around 20‚000 to 40‚000 people‚ and was viewed by Robespierre as
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What was revolutionary about the French Revolution? Since the beginning of history itself‚ several and numerous people‚ inventions‚ ideologies or behaviours were immediately attached to a particular and self-explanatory concept such as revolutionary. As the time goes by its outreaching characteristics and meaning remains the same. A revolutionary is an individual who either actively participates in or advocates revolution. When used as an adjective‚ the term revolutionary refers to something
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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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