In this essay I will write about two different philosophers and how I agree on them in each of the philosophies and their ideas. I will write how their ideas and philosophies helped the American and French Revolutions. My two philosophers were Wollstonecraft and Montesquieu they each had something different but helped in some ways. Like Wollstonecraft wanted rights for women and help women be treated just like everyone with the same equality. Montesquieu wanted to have 3 branches do divide the powers
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French Revolution There were many factors that contributed to the French Revolution. First of all was the greatest percent of the population‚ the commoners‚ had the least amount of power and land. This laid the foundation for social unrest which is necessary for a revolution. Second‚ the French economy was very weak due to France’s involvement in the American Revolution. In addition to the economic problems that the American Revolution caused‚ it also put Enlightenment ideas into the minds
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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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beliefs of the majority of a population‚ problems began to unveil. The French Revolution was a major part of the world’s history and most importantly Frances. The French Revolution changed France in every way; powers were given to regular people‚ not just the nobles and Kings. The three biggest causes of the French Revolution were the American Revolution‚ political inequalities and Bankruptcy of the government. The American Revolution was a revolt of North America; North America didn’t want to be a
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European Revolutions Essay # 1 The French Revolution (1789-1799) was one of the most influential social and radical movements in European and modern history. Like all revolutions there were many successes and many failures. But with all those positive and negatives‚ could we honestly say that the French Revolution was a success? Did the radicals come to common ground? With these and other factors all playing major roles‚ especially as the Revolution became more radical‚ the results were decidedly
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The French Revolution‚ which took place between 1789 and 1795‚ changed every aspect of France economically‚ politically‚ religiously‚ and especially socially. All of these structures were demolished and recreated. A new era of France was manifested‚ as with all new things‚ it was turbulent; especially for women‚ where did they fit into this new social structure? The rapid changes taking place in France effected women’s status‚ profession‚ and lifestyle‚ all of which had to be re-evaluated in their
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America’s revolution against the British was fought for freedom from high taxation. Many Americans did not approve of the monarchial government of Britain. When the American Revolution ended‚ America formed a new type of government based on the ideas of republicanism. This idea revolved around the concept that ultimate political authority should be vested in the citizens of the nation. Republicanism was a very radical idea because no government in the past had ever tried or succeeded with the ideas of republicanism
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The American and French Revolution were similar in some ways. They were similar based on the causation for each revolution. However‚ their military commanders‚ George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte differed. Both revolutions had multiple causations for occurring while each leader had their own reasons for fighting. The American Revolution was caused by multiple events. Some of the causations for the American Revolution were the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts . As a result of King
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The idea of state of nature is well defined by both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588AD and died in 1679AD. He lived during the reign of Charles the King‚ an era when parliament was challenging the authority of the king. During this time there were a lot of civil wars in England. Because of this civil wars‚ he (Hobbes) believed that he was not born alone but had a brother-Fear. He says this because his mother gave birth to him pre-maturely as a result of fear during his
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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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