American & French Revolutions It appears that the American & French Revolutions had lots in common. After all‚ both took place around the same time. Both defended the desire for the republican government & principles of liberty. And lots of Americans promoted the French Revolution‚ & the Americas were indebted to the French‚ who advanced their revolution‚ both‚ providing revolutions money & material to the cause. It’s common in academia to treat the revolutions as being more alike than different
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Discuss the significance of the French Revolution and the ensuing Napoleonic State on the formation of nation states in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The French revolution was an event of epic proportions. At the outset‚ alike the English Civil Wars‚ an autocratic monarch (Louis XVI) summoned Parliament‚ in France Estates General‚ in order to demand funds and prerogatives. The outcome became very similar to the English Civil Wars; the Third Estate rebelled (in England it was Parliament
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a military and political leader of France during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. He was able to gain power in a short amount of time and eventually became a very influential dictator. In many ways‚ Napoleon could have been considered a tyrant of the time period; however‚ it can also be looked at in another way. Napoleon Bonaparte could be considered a preserver of the French Revolution through the creation of the Napoleonic Code‚ the Concordat of 1801‚ and the establishment of the Bank of
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The eighteen century became a period of the social and political revolutions in Europe. Revolution itself is more than just a series of riots in the towns and countries. It turns up to be more than street-fighting and even more than ganging of the government. A revolution is a rapid destruction of the institutions which looks so immovable than even the most persistent reformers hardly dare to attack them. It a birth of a completely new idea that concerns a lot of the links which soon starts to spread
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“The French Revolution was a decisive period in the shaping of the modern west. It implemented the thought of the philosophies‚ destroyed the hierarchical and corporate society of the Old Regime‚ which was a legacy of the Middle Ages‚ promoted the interests of the bourgeoisie‚ and quickened the growth of the modern state” ( Perry. Chase. Jacob. Jacob. Von Laue‚ p. 462). The aristocracy of France was also weakened by the Revolution. The nobles no longer had their ancient rights and privileges making
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While there are quite a few striking similarities between the French and American Revolutions‚ there are equally as many differences. Both the French and the American Revolution stem from ideals of Enlightenment‚ wherein the public wanted to be free from oppressive and tyrannical rulers‚ and put power back into the hands of the people. The French revolution was a result of lower classes fighting to overthrow a government within their own country out of a need for welfare and financial security
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The French Revolution was a time were the French people wanted to obtain their human rights‚ it took lots of dedication‚ motivation‚ and failure to establish a political system that would benefit citizens. People were learning and understanding the principles philosophes were advocating about. Philosophes explained the importance of natural human rights: reason‚ reform‚ and freedom. The French Revolution expressed the people’s need of change‚ by creating a preamble‚ brought monarchy to an end‚ attempt
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into a revolution. The citizens of France rebelled against the absolute monarch and the system they deemed unfair. The people were starving while Queen Marie Antoinette spent fortunes on fake boats to put in her hair. The Revolution was centered on hatred for the king‚ Louis XVII‚ and the prospects of a governmental system that promoted liberty and equality. The unfair representation of the third estate‚ the spread of enlightenment ideas‚ and the high price and scarcity of bread caused the French Revolution
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SOCIAL Women’s role in the FRENCH REVOLUTION Women not invited to the assembly of estates general On 5 May‚ 1789‚ Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates meeting and women were not invited. However‚ their grievances were drafted in the 40000 letters. The modesty of most of these complaints and demands demonstrates the depth of the prejudice against women’s separate political activity. Women could ask for better education and protection of their property rights‚ but even the most politically
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The French Revolution‚ which began in 1789‚ was far bloodier and more brutal than its western counterpart‚ the American Revolution. After aiding the newly formed United States in the American Revolution‚ the people of France gained their own ideas of freedom and reformation. These ideas were further advanced by the desperate state of the country; after investing so much into American Revolution as well as the Seven Years’ War‚ famine and economic depression had a tight grip on France. The fact that
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