French Revolution and Napoleonic Era Worksheet CHRISTOPHER POWERS HIS/114 Chris McAbee March 9‚ 2015 Liberty influenced members of the Third Estate. These members considered themselves an oppressed group. (Revolutionary ideas) They were oppresses politically‚ socially and legally. The King had the power to impress his political opponents and sentenced them to prison without a trial. Torture was used quite often to interrogate suspects and witnesses. (Revolutionary ideas)
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disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor. Many expressed their desperation and resentment toward a regime that imposed heavy taxes yet failed to provide relief by rioting‚ looting and striking” (French Revolution). France had
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SOCIAL Women’s role in the FRENCH REVOLUTION Women not invited to the assembly of estates general On 5 May‚ 1789‚ Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates meeting and women were not invited. However‚ their grievances were drafted in the 40000 letters. The modesty of most of these complaints and demands demonstrates the depth of the prejudice against women’s separate political activity. Women could ask for better education and protection of their property rights‚ but even the most politically
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independence. Goodwin states‚ the aim of the French philosophers‚ of the eighteenth century‚ was to liberate mankind from the fitter of ignorance and from subservience of outmoded practices. D. Richard further illustrated that philosophers such as‚ Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ Monesquieu and the encyclopedias have contributed to the uprising of the third estate‚ within the revolution. In fact‚ Voltaire’s‚ influence within the revolution was mainly directed towards the corrupt
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The French Revolution (1789-1794)‚ worked towards the end of feudalism in France by establishing nationalism and the French nation. The King‚ Louis XVI established the Estate General which included a lack of representation and un-proportioned Third Estate which included majority of the French Population. With the Enlightenment era at that time‚ the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and swore the Tennis Court Oath‚ vowing not to disperse until constitutional reform had been achieved. On August
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Nationalism can be defined as devotion to the interests or culture of one ’s nation. Nationalism is shown everywhere‚ sometimes examples as small as Independence Day in the United States‚ or some as big as the French Revolution. Nationalism comes in both negative‚ and positive forms. The French Revolution‚ though many people were killed‚ helped France get to the way it is today‚ so can be considered a more positive form. A more negative example of nationalism is ultra nationalism. Ultra nationalism
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1804) <br> <br>According to Joseph Weber‚ foster brother of Queen Antoinette‚ there were three primary causes of the French revolution ’the disorder of the finances‚ the state of mind‚ and the war in America.’ The ’disorder in the finances’ acknowledged that the bankruptcy of the monarchy opened the doors to defiance of the King’s authority. The greatest single cause of the revolution was the economic crisis‚ which forced the King to recall the redundant Estates General which had not been called since
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The Primary Immediate Causes of the French Revolution. "The revolution was cause by a myriad of problems. The lead up to 1789 saw a sharp reversal in the economic and social developments making a condition favorable to revolution. Contributing factors can be seen in the sever droughts and storms in 1785. The fluctuating harvests that affecting more then just food products‚ fabrics and textiles were also disrupted because of inconsistent harvest. The monarchy had through the nation into severe debt
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The Reign of Terror was the first major radical steps in the French Revolution. It had been brooding for some time and the internal conflict the Third Estate was experiencing by their want of a better life is now being expressed through physical violence and taking action against the two higher classes. The radical stages of anarchy have now taken a holt within the revolution‚ “During the Reign of Terror‚ at least 300‚000 suspects were arrested; 17‚000 were officially executed‚ and perhaps 10‚000
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century‚ only 8% of the French population were part of the bourgeoisie‚ in which people are better off economically‚ are educated‚ are talented‚ and well informed. Unfortunately‚ Étienne and Marguerite Ouellette’s family were part of the social class that formed the majority of the population‚ the peasants. Both lovers were born in Alsace‚ northern France during the second half of the 18th century. Their lives were greatly influenced by major political ideas and revolutions such as the Enlightenment
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