29-Crash Course World History Video Notes The French Revolution 1. France in the 18th century was a rich and populous country‚ but it had a systemic problem collecting ___________ because of the way its society was structured. They had a system with kings and nobles we now call the __________ regime; where the people with the money—the nobles and the clergy—never paid taxes. 2. By 1789‚ France was deeply in debt thanks to their funding the __________ Revolution and the extravagant lifestyle of Louis XVI
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The idea of a government ran by the people. The first main act of the Revolution is the storming of the Bastille. The rebels stole guns from all over Paris but needed gunpowder and the only way to get it was in the Bastille. The Bastille was a fortress that was suppose to protect France. It was made up of 8 huge columns and was a square shape. The storming of the Bastille is a national
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French Revolution Participants | French society | Location | France | Date | 1789–1799 | Result | * A cycle of royal power being limited by uneasy constitutional monarchy.—then abolition and replacement of the French king‚ aristocracy and church with a radical‚ secular‚ democratic republic—in turn becoming more authoritarian‚ militaristic and property-based. * Radical social change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights‚ as well as nationalism and
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American and French Revolutions Essay The American and French Revolutions are both very similar and are both very different. They both had many events that led them to seek independence and they both reflected the enlightenment. They also had different things that happened such as social and economic trouble was a main cause in the French Revolution and that in the American Revolution the people wanted to start a new country. There were many events that caused American colonists to seek independence
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To what extent did Napoleon maintain the ideals of the French Revolution? Napoleon Bonaparte did maintain the ideals of the French Revolution to some extent. He kept many of the changes that came with the Revolution. In the important areas such as the economy‚ the government and society and in religion‚ he succeeded in achieving the goals of the Revolution France was in a state of a very unstable economy before and during the Revolution. There was an inequality in taxation and economic deflation
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The American and French Revolution The American and French Revolutions are two of the greatest revolutions that occurred in the mid 1700’s through the late 1700’s. The American Revolution was a huge turning point in American history‚ and the French Revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The French revolution started 1789 and ended 1799. The American Revolution and the French Revolution were both caused
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political‚ social l‚ economic‚ cultural‚ technological revolutions. These revolutions have a variety of complex causes and often have a great impact on he lives of the people involved. Throughout history there have been numerous amounts of revolutions and without most of the revolutions that occurred the country wouldn’t be where it’s at today. Before we can elaborate on a specific revolution we must first define the meaning of “Revolution”‚ a revolution is an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough
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Notes! I. Causes of the French Revolution 1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state 2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy. 3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism‚ one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws; introduces new notions
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In 1793 to 1794‚ France was in the midst of turmoil. During the French revolution‚ the radical group‚ The Jacobins seized control over the governing body of France in an attempt to maintain order. However‚ the Prussian‚ Austrian‚ and British military were threatening the French borders.Wars of succession were also commonly rising throughout France. In Lyon‚ they experienced a secessionist movement which opposed the established authority of the radical government in France. The country was also in
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Many women were involved in the uncertainty of women’s rights during the French Revolution between the years of 1789 and 1804. Exploration of the unfolding struggles of France managed to turn my head in the direction of woman’s rights more than once in my discovery. Perhaps because of the persistence of the women during this time period and their straight forwardness in their mission‚ was I so determined to see a positive progression in the fulfillment of their needs. "Even during a revolutionary
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