The painting by Jean- Pierre Houel shows the event that starts the French Revolution‚ which is the Storming of the Bastille. The Bastille is a royal fortress that had been converted into a prison in Paris; the prison is used for king Louies XIV to lock up people who speak against him. On July 14‚ 1789 angry Parisians successfully attack the Bastille and took control of the Bastille. The Storming of Bastille inspired many other French citizens to take up against the royal king and queen. It is a defining
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The French Revolution of Kings‚ Queens‚ & Guillotines 3 Estates 1. How was French Society divided prior to the French Revolution? 1st Estate (less than 1%): Catholic Clergy Owned 10% of land in France Paid 2% of income for taxes Scorned Enlightenment ideas 2nd Estate (2%): Rich nobles Owned 20% of land Paid little or no taxes Disagreed with Enlightenment ideas 3rd Estate (97%): Commoners 2. Explain the different divisions of the 3rd estate. 3 types of people Bourgeoisie(middle class) Skilled
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The Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth century was a movement made international that was in opposition of religious dogmatism and fanaticism. The Enlightenment had given opportunity for scientific thinking‚ independent from the influences of religion. At its core was the idea of looking to nature and the natural order for deriving knowledge. As a defence against religious conflicts in Europe‚ Enlightenment thinkers supported concepts of religious tolerance and freedom. Their stress
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For decades people have asked are revolutions really worth all the trouble it cause sand there have been many arguments from both sides of it. On one side revolutions have brought about great new countries into the world that would have never existed if no one had spoken up. However on the other the situations that were dealt with during these revolts make a person question was it really worth all of that hardship. These revolutions can take a toll on the populations of countries with thousands
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Participated in the French Revolution Changed Over Time The Enlightenment of the eighteenth century inspired revolutionary ideas in France in the 1790s. During the French Revolution time‚ the rulers of the revolution‚ the bourgeois‚ promoted liberal‚ enlightened ideas like equality before the law and religious freedom. With the idea of natural rights for a couple years‚ feminists such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Olympe de Gouges began to stand up for women’s right. However it was felt that
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The French Revolution The French Revolution is considered a major turning point in world history. In 1789-1814 which included Napoleon’s reign‚ this revolution led to major changes in France and other nations and regions around the world. These changes both helped and changed society for better and for worse. The main source for the French Revolution was Louis XVI and his over control of everything. King Louis XVI was an absolute monarch that ruled by the divine
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of remembrance for all the French. That day is significant because it started the day of the French Revolution. The French Revolution was a turning point for all in Europe during this time period. Due to the ideas of the Enlightenment and also the American Revolution‚ the French were influence and fought for what they believed in. The French revolutionaries were influenced greatly by the Enlightenment ideas and American Revolution because not only did they (the French) want change‚ but they realized
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The French Revolution Kenneth Milton History104 World Civilization 11 Professor Carl Garrigus May 20‚ 2013 The French Revolution The French Revolution was the greatest event of the modern period. It influenced the whole human society. The whole world received the message of Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity. It began in the year 1789 and lasted approximately a decade‚ until the year 1799. The causes of the French Revolution were poverty‚ the enlightenment‚ deficit Government spending‚ and
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The French Revolution was sparked by a combination of social‚ economic‚ and political factors that had been developing over a long period of time. One of the primary reasons for the revolution was the rising discontent among the French population towards the absolute authority of the monarchy and the unequal power dynamics among the nobility‚ clergy‚ and commoners. French society was divided into three estates‚ with the first two estates of the nobility and clergy enjoying special privileges and
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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Describe the leadership of Louis XVI (16th) of France. indecisive leader/ easily persuaded put off financial problems. French support for the colonists in the American War of Independence had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy agreed to summon the ’estatesgeneral’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes. people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates the first (clergy)
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