French Revolution Questions The Outbreak of the Revolution: 1) French society around 1789 was split into three groups of people or the Three Estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy or the leaders of the church. The Second Estate were the nobles who were highly privileged. The Third and final estate consisted of peasants‚ city workers‚ and the middle class‚ all of which were taxes heavily and underprivileged. 2) The complains of the Third Estate were they were being taxed to heavily
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Krista Angeliadis 12/17/14 APUSH Period 8 The era from 1860 to 1877 was a time of reconstruction and revolution in America. Many constitutional developments aided the reform movement‚ such as the ratification of the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments‚ which granted African Americans voting and civil rights. Though these changes seemed like a step in the right direction‚ social values such as white supremacy didn’t allow things to go as planned. Despite
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Explain the key features of ‘The Terror’ The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself‚ internal political rivalry‚ social and economic problems‚ wars‚ leadership‚ violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly
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Cornell Notes | Topic/Objective: French Revolution | Name: Sam Roberts | | | Class/Period: Western World History | | | Date: | Essential Question: What were the causes‚ significant events‚ and results of the French Revolution? | | Questions: | Notes: | 1. What were the Three Estates? | a. First Estate- the estate made up of members of the clergy that made up less than 1% of the population‚ owned around 10% of the land and paid a 2% income tax. | | b. Second Estate- the
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French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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FRENCH REVOLUTION Q.1) Explain the following terms:- a) Guillotine Ans) The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr .Guillotine who invented it. b) Subsistence crisis Ans) the population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 2 8million in 1789.This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which
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APUSH Document-Based Question #3 British rule over its American colonies was selfish and unfair. They were over three thousand miles away‚ ruling from afar. Britain used the colonies to get ahead economically and didn’t care what happened to the colonies. They taxed the colonists and passed laws that the colonists believed infringed on their human rights of freedom. Many people believe that the Revolutionary War was a result of social and political differences and controversies. However‚ the
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Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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French DBQ 10/10/13 Global Studies The French Revolution of 1789 caused many changes in the social‚ political‚ and economical world of France. The French Revolution sparked the beginning for many new reforms in France that were previously unavailable to the 3rd estate. The things that led up to the French revolution were all caused from within the social‚ political‚ and economic world of France. The Social causes for the French Revolution were varied. One such problem was the well
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DBQ : REVOLUTIONS This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6). Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Read the documents in Part A and answer the questions after each document. Then‚ read the directions for Part B and write your
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