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    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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    Dittmer (8pt Font) How to French Braid Hair I. We all have hair‚ and we all wear it in different ways. Today I am going to teach you how to French Braid hair. A. Attention Getter: My daughters like to have their long and wild and all over the place. My oldest daughter is just lazy and doesn’t like to do anything with her hair. Every time she has it down it would always be in her face. So to keep her bangs and hair out of her face I would put her hair in a French braid. B. So today I am going

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    Chen Hao World History 9‚ Period 4 1-I-13 First Draft of French Revolution Essay Why was there a revolution in France in 1789? The French Revolution was a imaginary train that changed the direction of thought in Europe and also showed the end of the “Modern Age”‚ which is called the Ancién Regime in France‚ and showed the beginning of a “Contemporary Age”. The absolutism of the Ancién Regime was the seed that planted the fury of the people in France and it was the main reason that started

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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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    Colonization caused a fall in many cultures leading to a superiority complex amongst English cultures against others. As shown in Salman Rushdie’s “The Courter”: “‘Your husband‚’ said the first Beatle‚ showing his teeth in a frightening way‚ and raising his voice on notch‚ ‘damaged the goods. Do you hear me‚ Queenie? He damaged the fucking goods.’ ‘Mistaken identity‚ fleas‚’ said Certainly-Mary. ‘Many Indian residents in Waverley House. We are decent ladies; fleas’” (Rushdie‚ 1274) Though the women

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    The division of the world for colonization in 1494 by Pope Alexander VI. The finalization in 1506 of the Treaty of Tordesillas establishes a vertical North-South line granting territories to the west to Spain and to the east to Portugal. The line was at 46 degrees 30’ W‚ 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. Some confusion over whether the line continues to the other side of the world‚ not to mention the impossibility of determining longitude at the time. The

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    The French Revolution was an unstable‚ blood-filled time. With 20‚000 sent to the guillotine and an equal number to prison‚ it is not hard to find importance but rather to find meaning. The most crucial thing to look for in the revolution is justification‚ reasons that excuse or bring significance to the deaths of many. John Locke‚ a philosophe of the time‚ may have argued that a leader who does not provide his people with inalienable rights is grounds for dismissal in the form of regicide1

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    paige bieber Mrs. Kanick Global 10 18 October 2012 Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution was a key event in the history of France. This revolution consisted of the king known as King Louis XVI‚ wealthy nobles‚ peasants‚ and the middle class known as the bourgeoisie. France during the old regime was split up into different classes called estates. The peasants and bourgeoisie were put into a group called the third estate. The second estate was made up of rich nobles. Then

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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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    French Architecture France is a country rich in architecture. You can spend all your days day walking through the streets of Paris‚ or any other region‚ visiting the museums‚ and taking pictures next to one of the many impressive monuments. France has many old monuments and some of them they are in well good condition like the Maison Carrée and the Pont du Gard near Nîmes. The Carolingian dynasty of Charlemagne was a period of innovative buildings‚ using the Romanesque architecture‚ which gave

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