Cora Dickey October 9‚ 2012 World History Honors Seventh Period The French Revolution I. Do you believe the Bastille was stormed to set prisoners free‚ because it was a symbol of oppression‚ or was it the first step to overthrow the French Monarchy? II. What is the difference between a revolt and revolution? Explain. According to the English dictionary‚ a revolt is a way to break away from or rise against constituted authority‚ as by open rebellion. Meanwhile‚ a revoloution is a sudden
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Throughout history multiple revolutions took place in order for change to occur. One revolution was called the French Revolution. This can be defined as the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in France 1789–99. In which Napoleon takes control of the directory and seizes power. It caused for political‚ economic and social change. There are a series of political and social causes for the French Revolution occurring .One social cause was the French peasants being treated unfairly. They had a large amount
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Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution had many causes including; economic‚ political‚ and geographic factors that built up until people decided to take a stand. An example of this is in document number eleven which has both ----- and ----- factors from a social science perspective. This document shows the members of the national assembly who decided to take a stand and vowed to not separate until they made a constitution later known as the “Tennis Court Oath”. This document really
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The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789–1799)‚ was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting impact on French history and more broadly throughout the world. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed within three years. French society underwent an epic transformation‚ as feudal‚ aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from radical left-wing political groups‚ masses on the streets‚ and
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Lecture 13 The French Revolution: The Radical Stage‚ 1792-1794 The proof necessary to convict the enemies of the people is every kind of evidence‚ either material or moral or verbal or written. . . . Every citizen has the right to seize conspirators and counter-revolutionaries and to arraign them before magistrates. He is required to denounce them when he knows of them. Law of 22 Prairial Year II (June 10‚ 1794) Inflamed by their poverty and hatred of wealth‚ the SANS-CULOTTES insisted that it was
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Notes on the French Revolution The French Revolution - or the French Revolution Wars (1789–1799) - refers to a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years and French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal‚ aristocratic‚ and religious privileges were destroyed under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy
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Three Revolutions The three Revolutions are the American‚ French‚ and Mexican Revolutions. All of these Revolutions were influenced for many different reasons. The reason that was present in all three was an unfair law system. This law system includes unfair rulers and the violation of the rights and liberties of the citizens. The outcome of all of them were similar in some ways‚ but there were differences in others. The American Revolution was the first of all of the Revolutions. The American Revolution
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major revolutions were to rock the modern world. The first was in America where the colonists rose up in revolt against British rule. The second was in France as members of the bourgeoisie rose up in revolt against King Louis XVI. The French Revolution is a highly controversial affair because‚ for the first time‚ Marxist historians become rather eloquent. They claim that this revolt was a "Revolution of the Bourgeoisie"‚ the first of such which would then pave the way for a greater revolution‚ the
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American and French Revolution The things I knew about the American and French Revolution or the so called “Revolutionary War”: The American Revolution was an upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the thirteen colonies of North America joined together to break free from the British Empire; which‚ in turn‚ combining themselves to create the United States of America. While‚ the French revolution was a period of radical‚ social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting
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into practice the ideals of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. Do you think he did? Did his actions and the legacy of his reign represent those ideals? Explain in a short essay whether or not Bonaparte’s reign and legacy embodied the ideals of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. Provide facts to support your claim. Answer: Despite the desire of the French people for representative government‚ Napoleon sincerely believed that in fact the French had an instinctive need for some
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