The Age of Enlightenment & French/American Revolutions Enlightenment: * A philosophical movement in the 18th century characterized by the belief in the power of human reason and in the critical use of the intellect to reform society in accordance with rational principles. (Reason over tradition) William Blake * William Blake was a poet of the Romanticism movement concerned with the state of society. He challenged society and the prevailing modes of thought with his own unique and
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Mullaney in “The French Revolution” n.p. claims accounted for about 98% of the country’s population) and the 2nd as well as the 1st estate built up of the middle and higher wage workers/families. Estates were rigid social classes that divided the country as stated before into lower‚ middle‚ and higher income families. The American revolution just taking place sparked an idea throughout the third estate and inspired daring and new minds like Jean-Pierre Brissot. The American revolution sort let them
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King Louis XVI (16th) did not listen to the people and take good care of them; he cared about the other three percent‚ the nobility. Thus‚ the poor rebelled and created a turning point in world history. King Louis had a very large role in the French Revolution. King Louis XVI came into power when he was very young. He was ill-prepared to be king and lacked the ability to make good decisions for his country and the determination to pull through with all of the policies. King Louis truly did want to
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French Revolution The American Revolution inspired many people around the world in the ideas of democracy and this was certainly true of France‚ which had sent over many soldiers to fi ght in the Americas and had helped subsidize the war. In fact‚ it was the crisis in the royal fi nances‚ partly because of the money paid in the American War of Independence‚ that resulted in the series of events that led to the French Revolution. Louis XVI had become king in 1774‚ and until 1776‚ his comptroller-general
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The Glorious revolution was neither glorious nor revolutionary. Discuss. The term “Glorious Revolution” is used to describe the peaceful way in which Parliament asserted its rights over the monarchy in 1688. To discuss whether it was glorious or revolutionary the definition of each of these words must be fully understood. Can these events be seen as honourable and great‚ even though revolutionary refers to a forcible overthrow of a government or social order? Some historians could suggest that
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The American and French Revolution are the two most important revolutions to ever happen in history. Both revolutions began due to the common people need to obtain independence and liberty from an oppressive government. The American Revolution was first started the American colonists who wanted financial independence from Great Britain. The French Revolution was a struggle to gain social equality among the masses. Though both revolutions are glorious‚ they have different and similar characteristics
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the America‚ French‚ and Latin American Revolution Throughout history‚ people have been oppressed and ruled by unfair governments. Rebellions‚ sparked by Enlightenment thinkers and philosophers‚ have caused changes in governments around the world. Several of which include the American Revolution‚ French Revolution‚ and the Latin American Revolution. However‚ only the American Revolution truly established a working form of government that lasted centuries. The American Revolution was caused by
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The French Revolution greatly inspired feelings of rebellion among the Haitian people‚ which sparked the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian revolution was brought upon by the obvious oppression towards the people of Haiti but the French Revolution caused the beginnings of the inevitable uprisings by the complete disregard of the African’s natural rights that were stated in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. As well as inequality between social classes and Napoleon Bonaparte’s dishonored
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liberties. In “John Locke’s Vindication for the Glorious Revolution: The Social Contract”‚ Locke said that government should protect life‚ liberty‚ and property. The people‚ in return‚ have obligations‚ creating what is called a social contract. Simply put‚ if the government broke this contract the people had the right to revolt. Locke’s ideas lead humankind’s search‚ not long after‚ for justice and prosperity; ideas implemented in the American Constitution. Montesquieu‚ too‚ helped in this search
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Introduction In the year 1688 a revolution happened in Britain. The Catholic king James VII was overthrown and the Protestants William‚ Prince of Orange and his wife Mary took the throne. This revolution is usually called the Glorious Revolution because it was seen as an unrevolutionary‚ bloodless coup. The glory of the revolution is often associated with elements of British society like the reform of the Church‚ the beginning of modern British parliamentary democracy‚ the emergence of Britain as
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