early 19th century was probably the bloodiest time in French history. The French King Louis XV desperately tried to cling to his power as the French people‚ who continuously fought for their rights‚ starved to death. And‚ when I say french people I’m referring to the lower class or known in France as the Third Estate. Fed up with the Monocacy the Third Estate came together as one and fought against tyranny. This was known as the French revolution. Which‚ by the way‚ sound very inspirational at first
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The French Revolution of 1789 took place under the reign of Louis XVI. It is one of the most well known and studied events in history due to its great importance and impact it left on the world . Multiple complex factors led to the French Revolution as a result; the three significant causes are: Ideological being the most important followed by Political‚ and Economical. The new ideology which arose from the age of Enlightenment (late 17th century to late 18th) century was the most important cause
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Alexis de Tocqueville a French sociologist and political theorist(history.com) wrote about the French Revolutions in his writing. He analyzes the eighteenth century‚ and how it was a time of contrast and contradiction (uoregon.edu). He acknowledges that “The ideas and feelings of every age are connected with those of the age that preceded it‚ by invisible but almost omnipotent ties” (Tocqueville 1)‚ and to fully understand and comprehend the French Revolutions one must analyze the state of France
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the French Revolution? Louis XVI was one in a long line of Bourbon kings who ruled France between 1774 and 1792. His rule accompanied troubled times as the country was facing bankruptcy by the mid-1780‚ This forced the king to promote radical fiscal reform that taxed heavily on the poor. King Louis’s failure to address France’s financial troubles to the content of the poor set in motion the French Revolution. His Wife Marie Antoinette and him were guillotined for treason against the French State
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government now resides over the people of France. Of course‚ this result was a production of‚ arguably‚ the most bloodiest and horrific revolution to ever occur in modern times. Therefore‚ the question of the revolution’s legitimacy arises‚ centered on the fact of whether the Third Estate of France was justified to revolt against its ruling monarchy. Although‚ the French Revolution’s pattern may have its ups and downs‚ several solid pieces of evidence and reputable sources support the fact that it was
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France‚ Marie Antoinette served a major part in the French Revolution‚ and as a result of her selfish economic habits‚ Antoinette became a model for how a monarchy can be defeated by rebellion. She was very Innovative‚ Creative‚ Impactive‚ and when she was alive Antoinette created many things‚ although she had no idea what she was creating when she created most of the things. She created things from examples to revolutions. Marie Antoinette created an example of how easily
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Compare and Contrast Tale of Two Cities and the French Revolution In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens‚ there are many references made by Dickens to the French Revolution. At times some of these references can be considered questionable. The references that I have researched include the storming of the Bastille‚ the guillotine and the aristocracy. The Bastille was a fortress and state prison in Paris until its demolition which started in 1789. On July 14th‚ 1789
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opulent court and was unable to control the rebellions when they started cropping up. Goaded by Enlightenment ideas‚ the lower classes began to demand equality and liberty. When their demands were not met‚ they stormed the French prison Bastille on July 14‚ 1789 and the revolution was truly underway. The National Assembly became the dominant political power‚ taking away the feudal privileges of the First and Second Estates and establishing control over church lands. It created a limited constitutional
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Before the French Revolution‚ the King and nobles had absolute control over the peasants and working class. The peasants were asked to pay multiple high taxes that most of them could not afford. A majority of the nobility would collect numerous fees and taxes from the lands they owned in addition to the crown’s taxes and a tithe from the Church (Beecher‚ Jonathan‚ Larson‚ Gleason 4-5‚ 2). Due to the financial difficulty‚ peasants were often pushed to work more‚ leaving them virtually no time to themselves
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For six of the eight causes of revolution‚ describe two events‚ actions or beliefs (evidence) during the years before the French Revolution that led to a developing revolutionary situation. Explain how each contributed to the revolutionary situation. Frances failed attempts at economic reform contributed heavily to the developing revolutionary situation. In August 1787‚ when the parlements refused to implement the Kings proposed changes to the financial system‚ it became clear that the Kings authority
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