The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution has similarities like slaves and peasants are doing the labor of their country‚ believed in having equality‚ liberalism and authority over their choice‚ but also different by their rebellion purpose. France was one of the countries that Haiti was inspired to rebel because they gave hope to them. Influenced by similar events‚ such as the enlightenment‚ these two revolutions are intertwined with each other. At the end of their fight‚ both countries won
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another way. When discontent spreads throughout the majority of the population of French‚ a forced revolutionary war is the only way to convince that change is necessary. Three main things contributed to this desire for change‚ and those include taxes too intolerable to pay and survive‚ ideas encouraging change that were inspired by the Enlightenment‚ and the success of the American Revolution. Before the Revolution‚ France was divided socially in a structure known as the Old Regime. It consisted
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Chapter 19- French Revolution 1) Describe the 3 estates of France. Who paid the taxes? Who held the wealth and power in France? The first estate was the top 1% of population which is the government‚ church‚ and clergy men. They experienced special privileges and paid no taxes. The Second Estate is made up of the 2% of population and included nobility. They experienced special privileges and were taxed lightly. The Third Estate was made p of the "common" population. They included lawyers
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B Plus Compare the French Revolution of 1789 with either the American Revolution or the Russian Revolution of 1917. The French and Russian Revolutions were both very similar in the sense that the economic change and the population growth affected them both. A series of economic and political vulnerabilities helped to begin the French Revolution. In Russia their pre-world war one economy played a major factor in the Revolution of 1917. The causes of the Russian Revolution were that Russia’s people
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It was 1802‚ and Charles Leclerc’s army was dwindling. The French general was losing as many as 2‚000 troops in a single day. A slave revolt on the island of St. Domingo prompted the French emperor Napoleon to send troops to the island to regain control. The slave revolt was much stronger and more organized than they had thought it would be. Battle after battle was fought‚ with the French defeated many times. As General Leclerc watched his army deteriorate‚ he realized that they were faced with more
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French Revolution: The Influences When the Enlightenment occurred‚ it established some modern-day ideals such as religious toleration‚ separation of powers‚ and natural rights. These Enlightened principles eventually spread throughout France‚ causing the people to question the current state of their society‚ and ultimately causing the French Revolution. Montesquieu and Voltaire were two very major Enlightenment figures whose beliefs had a huge impact on the French Revolution. The ever-growing
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Before the French Revolution was sparked‚ poverty plagued the streets of France. Families starved while Louis XVI and his flighty wife Marie Antoinette spent lavishly. The ineffective rulers gambled and partied frequently and freely‚ and by 1789 France was out of money and faced a serious financial crisis. France’s unequal social hierarchy made of three classes-the First‚ Second‚ and Third Estate- was extremely unfair to the Third Estate which was ninety seven percent of the population and included
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Revolution in the 18th Century: Who Did It Better? Justin Merkel October 24‚ 2011 The French Revolution is said to be one of the greatest revolutions in Western history. Indeed it was one of the first instances in History where the middle class protested against their government and actually won. Not only did they win‚ but they completely overthrew a monarchy and reformed their entire government. However‚ a similar revolution was taking place around the same time; this
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Bobbie Gasparri 10/6/09 Global 10‚ Period 2 French Revolution Inspired by the achievement of the American Revolution‚ the people of France decided to protest against the unjust monarchy and have a revolution of their own. France needed a change in leadership‚ and a shift in power in order for this revolution to be a success .Unfortunately‚ for the people to get what they needed from the government‚ they took drastic and disturbing measures to make their voices heard. Through this
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