Ideas stemming from the American Revolution‚ natural rights‚ and popular sovereignty strongly influenced the French Revolution and can be traced all the way to the Enlightenment. Firstly‚ as Tom Lansford of the National Social Science Association states‚ “the Enlightenment exerted a stronger influence on the American Revolution” (5). The impact that this had is that since the French sent money and troops to aid the American cause‚ the troops they sent got Enlightenment ideas from the Americans and
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Social Studies III: The French Revolution & Napoleon PART 1: MANY PROBLEMS LEAD TO REVOLUTION IN FRANCE Differences of Americans and French People: BOTH SOUGHT INDEPENDENCE! In America… a) Revolutionaries sought independence from Britain b) Retained many British political ideas and institutions In France… a) Revolutionaries sought independence from old regime b) Revolutionaries were far more ambitious c)
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French Nobility The French Nobility has been around since the beginning of the Roman Empire. Similar to the Romans‚ the French organized their state around the nobility and the clergy‚ not taking into account the massive amount of commoners. The Third Estate was finally created centuries later to help bring order and give common people their own place within society. Charles Loyseau and Isabelle de Charriere are two prime sources that compare French nobility during the 17th and 18th century
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most important causes of the French Revolution were the demands of the middle classes‚ taxation‚ and the American Revolution. The French Revolution of 1789 had many causes. Political‚ social‚ and economic circumstances in France made the French malcontent. The thoughts of the Enlightment thinkers brought new views of regime and humanity. The American Revolution also influenced the people to ignite their revolution of 1789. One important cause of the French Revolution was the demands of the middle
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION PAST YEAR ESSAY QUESTIONS No. | PAPER | ESSAY QUESTION | 1 | O/N 2001 | Why did Louis XVI fail to satisfy the demands of the revolutionaries in France during the period 1789-1793? | 2 | M/J 2002 | Why did the French revolution become increasingly radical during the years 1789-94? | 3 | O/N 2003 | Which of the grievances of the Third Estate in France in 1789 were the most important? Explain your answer. | 4 | O/N 2004 | How far and why did the aims of revolutionaries
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On the other hand‚ the French people weren’t the only ones to start violence. The government instigated violence too. For example‚ the Champ the Mars on the 17th of July 1791‚ was a peaceful signing of a republican petition‚ by the poorer section of the Parisian people. The Commune declared martial law under pressure of the Assembly and ordered Lafayette and the National Guard fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd. Around 50 people were killed. As a consequence National Assembly got support from
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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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complex structures involved and the historian must be careful to study all of them in their mutual interconnection. The French Revolution is a particularly complex process because it is a turning point in history and even now there are different points of view about its causes‚ development and consequences‚ however it is clear that one of the main short-term causes was the French social structure‚ the Ancient Regime. The division into three estates with different rights and duties‚ produced a clear
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questions. Your papers must be computer typed‚ and double-spaced‚ using a common font such as “Times New Roman‚” size 12. Questions 1. What were the causes of the American Revolution? 2. Describe the major causes of the discontent of the French Third Estate before the French Revolution. 4. Describe the major causes of the French Revolution of 1789. Hand in a hard copy of your paper not later than 11:59 p.m. on April 16 2013. For this assignment‚ emailed papers are not acceptable. Instructions: 1. This
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of the French Old Regime was disintegrating due to rising opposition. This was fueled by the persuasive‚ well-publicised criticism of the monarchy and Old Regime by French philosophes particularly during the era of Enlightenment‚ and by 1789 a fiscal crisis was well-developed and aggravated the lower classes. Eventually‚ these middle-class Enlightened thinkers and lower class impoverished peasants would united in their discontent of the Old Regime‚ and ultimately lead to the French Revolution. However
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