Isabel Fernandez Ms. Del Toro World History 9 February 2015 Government Evolution During the French Revolution The French Revolution came about when the population of France did not have their basic needs met. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had a lavish lifestyle and ignored all the economic problems France was facing. The country was in debt because it had aided the Americans in the Revolutionary War against Britain‚ which ultimately bankrupted France. The monarchy and nobility was also spending
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In this paragraph‚ I argue that the middle and lower classes were an integral component in forming the French Revolution‚ as they were regarded as inferior‚ burdened by taxation‚ poor markets‚ and an inadequate economy. Through the financial crisis‚ social catastrophe‚ political predicaments‚ and the monarchy’s power‚ the lower and middle classes were the first to be harmed. The standard of live for the impoverished during this time was inexpressibly difficult. “Comprising perhaps an unbelievable
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One of the reasons the revolution became more and more radical was that the country was in the hands of an ineffective and weak king who did not care for his citizens; Louis XVI let the country fall apart also showed his partiality to the nobles/clergy instead of trying to create a more equal society where all people‚ regardless of their class‚ were afforded equal rights. Instead‚ Louis focused his attention on his hobbies and hunting. It also didn’t help that he was married to a woman who‚ in the
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1. Assess the extent to which the French Revolution changed previously existing French law? The French Revolution which occurred‚ during1789–1799‚ was a time of political and social and more importantly legislative change in the history of France upheaval in the history of France. The French revolution changed the France from a Monarchy to a Republic which it is today. It occurred due to the difference of ideas between the Royal family and the working class people of France. There were various reasons
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benevolent Rule in which the Napoléon’s Code helped to solve many of the problems of which had occurred from before and during the French Revolution‚ That very code is still in place today just under a new more modernized statement.
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One of the causes of the French Revolution was enormous public debt. MIRABEAU presented a now famous oration in defense of Jacques Necker’s patriotic tax. MIRABEAU: Two centuries of depredations and brigandage have made the chasm in which the kingdom is ready to engulf itself. We must close this fearful abyss. Well‚ here is a list of French proprietors! Choose among the richest‚ thus sacrificing the least number of citizens! But choose! For must not a small number perish to save the mass
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Social factors contributed to the French Revolution of 1789 Although social tensions within France certainly contributed to the revolutionary situation in August 1789 it was not the only contributing factor. Divisions and inequality between‚ as well as within‚ the Three Estates created an atmosphere of disharmony while the influence of the enlightenment and liberal ideas fueled the growing discontent of the Estates toward the government and Louis XVI. However‚ political factors‚ like the undermining
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motives of the Committee of Public Safety and the role they played in the running of France (up to 27 July 1794)</b></center> <br> <br>"Anarchy within‚ invasion without. A country cracking from outside pressure‚ disintegrating from internal strain. Revolution at its height" This was the country the Committee of Public Safety ("The committee")‚ inherited and it was announced their mission by the Convention‚ to "create a viable (republican) state amid political turmoil" ‚ by means of intimidation and ultimately
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#1: What was so revolutionary about the French Revolution (what is the author’s interpretation‚ and what is your interpretation… do you agree with the author)? the author’s interpretation of what was so revolutionary about the french revolution is that “the French revolution was a succession of such events‚ events so terrible that shook mankind to it’s core. out of destruction they created a new sense of possibility- not just of writing constitutions nor of legislating liberty and equality
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The French language is a member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is known as the language of lovers. French is spoken as a first language by more than 70‚000‚000 people‚ mainly in France‚ then Belgium‚ Switzerland‚ in former French and Belgium colonies in Africa and Canada. It is now spoken by 265 million people. The French language is descended from Latin and first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths. Before
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