October 5‚ 2012 The Great Fear of France 1989 In 1989‚ a great horror struck France that would come to play a major part in the French Revolution. The peasants in the rural areas in France became very frightened and armed themselves in response to many rumors of plots. Rural unrest had been present in France since the worsening grain shortage of the spring‚ and the grain supplies were now guarded by local militias due to rumors that bands of armed men were roaming the countryside. In some areas
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Leaders of the French Revolution Made By: Abby Bour Table of Contents Louis XVI Maximillien Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XVI Louis XVI Louis XVI was born on August 23‚ 1754 in Versailles‚ France. He was born to his mother‚ Princess Marie-Josephine‚ and his father‚ Louis‚ the Dauphin of France. He was born with the name of Louis-August‚ Duke of Berry. Louis-August was the oldest of seven children‚ but was the third son. When his father was 36‚ he died of Lung Tuberculosis
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volume‚ foreign trade had become vital‚ with the largest enterprises‚ the greatest commercial fortunes‚ the most capital. And from it the wars of the century grew. Many East India companies formed‚ including Prussian‚ Swedish‚ Venetian--but only the French‚ Dutch‚ British survived: they had the capital and the diplomatic‚ military‚ naval support. The winners made immense profits‚ with Britain dominant in Asia and America‚ France leader in
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French Social Classes in the Revolution & Empire: 1799-1815 |Social Class |The “Age of Montesquieu” |The “Age of Rousseau” |The “Age of Voltaire” |Post-Napoleon | | |(Constitutional Monarchy) |(Republic) |(Enlightened Despotism?) | | | |1789-1792 | |1799-1815 | | |
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Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 Which political philosophy was overthrown and converted into an -ism during the French Revolution. * Conservatism: the conservatives wanted to uphold the traditional ways of government Liberalism Liberalism was more closely connected to the spirit and outlook of the enlightenment than to any of the other isms of the early 19th century. Liberalism was reformist and political rather than revolutionary in character. Nationalism In order to be a nation
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in politics and economics‚ the french citizens wanted to rewrite their social contract in order to liberate themselves from the unfair monarchy. It made it almost impossible to survive under the harsh conditions they were forced into. The heavy involvement of the government in commoners lives lead the third estate to want a less government controlled society. According to document 5‚ France’s debt tripled when they supported the Americans in the American Revolution. With the country in a horrible
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Similar to the rebellious child who craves freedom from his controlling parents‚ the 18th century presented liberal ideas throughout Europe causing people to question monarchial rule. The American Revolution sought to break ties with England and begin an independent nation-state. The French Revolution‚ alike‚ sought to destroy the traditional authority and explore the liberalities of democracy. The idea of an independence from state spread throughout the world‚ making the common man quench for the
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Ch. 20 Vocabulary List 1. Genetic engineering – The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes. 2. Gene cloning - The production of multiple copies of a gene. 3. Restriction enzyme – A degrading enzyme that recognizes and cuts up DNA (including that of certain phages) that is foreign to a bacterium. 4. Restriction site – A specific sequence on a DNA strand that is recognized as a cut site by a restriction enzyme. 5. Recombinant DNA – A DNA molecule made in vitro with segments from
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The French Revolution had many causes. Some of the causes were dealt with political‚ social‚ and economical reasons. Out of the three estates‚ the third was the most dissatisfied with the conditions. The ideas of the Enlightenment lead to new views of the government and society. In this essay three causes of the French revolution will be discussed. One of the major cause of the French Revolution was the clashes between the diverse types of social classes in French society‚ first‚ second‚ and thirds
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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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