1794 Maximilian Robespierre was experiencing the negative repercussions of his creation. The French revolution changed the order of society and it came with a price. Prince Louis the 14th grandson Louis Capet married at age of 15 years old. The prince lacked of experience and social skills and leadership. The wedding was a political union between Austria and France. Marie Antoniette was 14 years old and was not interested in politics. Four years after the wedding Prince Louis the 14th dies leaving the throne to Prince Louis the 16th. He was not ready for the responsibility; he was only 20 years old.…
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1. Battle disasters quickly inflamed revolutionaries who thought the king was in league with the enemies. On August 10, 1792, a crowd of Parisians stormed the royal palace of the Tuileries and slaughtered the king’s guards. The royal family fled to the Legislative Assembly, escaping before the mob arrived. A month later, citizens attacked prisons that held nobles and priests accused of political offenses. About 1,200 prisoners were killed; among them were many ordinary criminals. Historians disagree about the people who carried out the “September massacres.” Some call them bloodthirsty mobs. Others describe them as patriots defending France from its enemies. In fact, most were ordinary citizens fired to fury by real and imagined grievances.…
The fall of the main prison and palace, the Bastille, in Paris sparked the French revolution in 1789. Opinions towards the revolution were mixed in Britain. Pitt, prime minister at the time, was optimistic and thought it would strengthen his politics because it would leave France weak and put an end to their colonial ambitions.…
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The storming of the Bastille started in 1789, and marked the start of the French revolution. On that day peasants knew bastille was a symbol of the king's absolute power.They wanted to severely take away that power from the king, and make him stop taxing the peasants. The peasants invaded Bastille, took all the weapons they could, and went to go attempt to overthrow the government.…
According to document 6, The commoners in attempt to solve the problem they were facing, the third estate went to the regular meeting King Louis the XVI and the Estates General had to look for solutions. However, the King's guards were blocking the entry and from then on the Commoners swore to, “never separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the realm is established and fixed upon solid foundations”. Along with this the Commoners and few Nobles formed an alliance called the National Assembly with a dream of writing a new the French Constitution. Document 6 also stated that, The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed the inalienable rights of a human being. The right of being born equal; that means having all the rights the Clergy and the Noble estate had. The right to an education, and the liberty to stand up for their belifes. Document 7 stated that While the National Assembly was in the process of writing the Declaration of Rights of Man. Inhabitants of Paris stormed and attacked the Bastille on July 14 1789. The Bastille was an imposing prison that had many supplies the citizens of Paris could use to revolt against the monarchy, they seized any weapons anywhere they could find them. They freed political people that were held captive…
SOCIAL: Transcript of The Lasting Social Effects of the French Revolution as evide The Lasting Social Effects of the French Revolution as evident in Mid 19th-Century France Bryttan, Mary, Daniel Social Structure before the French Revolution Large class differences between the rich and the poor French leaders were known to be very extravagant and constantly found themselves in debt The French Revolution Abolished the feudal system and monarchy of France Peasants burned and pillaged many places Mass murder of nobles and noble sympathizers Long Lasting Effects Changed the social structure beginning with the feudal system and monarchy Bourgeois and land owning classes emerged as dominant classes Caused widespread reform in other monarchies Gave…
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 and 2,000 troops of the line, sailed form France in 15 ships to finish with all this quarrelling between the slave-owners in San Domingo” (James 118). Even though the country is failing France is willing to send troops to San Domingo to protect the…
The revolution completely stopped any chance of a capitalist economy. A lot of money went to France’s conquests and great masterpieces of Europe. The bank of France was established under Neopolitan and then the new economy took form. The French Revolution helped intensify the Industrial Revulution and this couldn’t have been done under a monarchy.…
The French society was divided into three groups, First Estate which was the clergy’s, Second Estate which were the Nobilities, and the Third Estate which was the rest of the population. The First and Second Estate had special privileges; they did not have to pay taxes. The third Estate worked hard and had to pay all the taxes. France went into bankruptcy because Louis XIV had spent too much money. Louis XIV called the Estates General to solve the financial difficulties but the Third Estate did not agree with the unfair system. People got angry and Bastille went into chaos. There were riots and violence everywhere. The Mob captured the king and he was executed on January 21,…
However, because of the inequality of the representation that existed in the organization of the estates, the third estate had the highest population and was made up of the commoners, but they had the least amount of power. This ratio demonstrated the inequality of the existing government. In order to ensure that the people were treated fairly, the third estate was compelled to separate from the estates and create their own National Assembly. This was a drastic act needed to ensure equal representation of the people. When the assembly was locked out of the Estates General meeting, they met in the Tennis Court to swear an oath that they would not separate until a new constitution was in place. The next extreme feat for the National Assembly was to try to eliminate the privileges that members of the nobility and clergy had. When some noblemen voluntarily gave up their rights, the people hoped that Louis would agree to the constitution. However, their hopes were dashed when the king instead stationed his troops in the streets of Paris. King Louis XVI was a weak leader who let events get quickly out of control. It was then that the citizens realized that they could not win reform through agreements. The French people, who had become impulsive and dangerous in their fight for freedom, stormed the Bastille. They killed the guards and marched through…
A revolution is a change where something past becomes modified or completely outlawed for a better future. An incalculable number of revolutions happen every minute of every day, some on a global wide scale, but most minor and insignificant. However, not everyone advocates these changes, Although the American, Haitian, and French Revolutions were revolts driven by the lack of social and political equality that their native government provided them, revolutionary leaders also underwent a social struggle to transition from the past to the future, in which they abandoned military protection, had to reconstruct society, accepting an independent and vulnerable position in the world. The American, French, and Haitian Revolutions all were revolts…
The French Revolution is considered to be one of the most significant events in world history. It drastically changed the face of France, which at the time of the Revolution was the most powerful country in Europe, as well as altered the society and government. The causes of the French revolution are attributed to several intertwining factors. Socioeconomic, political, and intellectual events before and during the revolution fueled it from the start.…
The effects of the French Revolution were vast and far reaching. The overthrowing of the monarchy quickly dealt a near fatal blow to the old feudal and monarchic system that had controlled Europe for centuries (Jörgensen, C). The Revolution got rid of serfdom and federal dues peasants previously had to pay to kings (Jörgensen, C). Outside of Europe, in South America, the spanish colonies saw a weakened Spain and the slave revolt in Haiti and began to free themselves of colonial rule. This overthrowing of large absolute governments was perhaps there greatest effect of the French Revolution (Jörgensen, C). As well there were cultural effects of the…