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    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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    The Old Regime was firstly designed by no one other than Louis XIV‚ which was a French political and social system before the year 1789. Now the major features of life in the Old Regime was that there were 3 estates that were created. The first estate‚ which you probably can figure out‚ was made up of all of the clergy members. The 2nd estate of the Old Regime was made up of the nobility. Last but not least‚ the 3rd estate of the Old Regime was the largest out of them all. The 3rd estate had made

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    CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in France contributed to the

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    The French revolution is often seen as a bloody and graceless mess. France‚ in the eighteen century‚ was a rich a populist country‚ but it has a substantial problem collecting taxes because of the way that society was structure. The citizens started to feel frustrated by the way the Monarchs were ruling the country‚ but everyone was afraid to raise their voice. This was the time when the people had enough and believe that they can change the politic system‚ the way that institutions operate and human

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    tract that argues Paine’s case from a theoretical point of view. Godwin is not imprisoned largely because his book’s price (forty times the price of Paine’s) means it is not read by the wrong people. Wordsworth writes the "Letter to the Bishop of Llandaff‚" in which he declares himself "one of those odious people called democrats‚" but never publishes it (likely because he feared prosecution). 1793 also sees the passage of the Traitorous Correspondence Bill‚ which empowered the state to open and read

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    The French Revolution was definitely one of the more gruesome wars the world has seen. In the years before the war‚ France was one of the more powerful countries of its time. With elegant palaces and parties every night‚ France gave the appearance of having loads of extra money. However‚ the streets of Paris told a different story. The Parisian people‚ along with those who lived in rural France‚ were struggling beyond belief. Finally‚ the French people grew tired of the country’s financial problems;

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    revolutions‚ the Glorious‚ American‚ and French‚ that heavily influenced the world we know today. These revolutions were all similar because they wanted to get rid of monarchies‚ they resisted taxes‚ and they were highly influenced by the Enlightenment. The Revolutions had their differences when the American and French killed numerous people‚ the American and Glorious had no Reign of Terror‚ and the Glorious and French had large amounts of debt. Although the Glorious‚ French‚ and American Revolutions differed

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    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 1614‚ which opened the debate for people to make complaints with the current

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    The French Revolution is the effect of generations of weak unfit rulers that did not understand the importance of proper budgeting and fairness. Another key component was the French citizens realizing what step they needed to do in order to run and govern a successful country. In the time era t there was an increase in the general public. Other things leading up the the point of revolt are taxiaction to the people that they ruled and what they invested that money in. The ideas of human rights also

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    The French and the Russian revolutions are very similar and there are too many differences in the American Revolution to group them all together. The following information will prove that the French and the Russian revolutions are similar. Both of these revolutions occurred mainly due to two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused the revolutions. The French and the Russian revolutions

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