#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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In 1789‚ in France‚ the citizens began to strive for new ideas of liberty and equality among all social classes‚ leading to the French Revolution. They wanted to eliminate the absolute power and develop a new type of government. The Revolution questioned the power of the king. It had five main causes to it: Absolute Monarchism‚ Social Inequality‚ Economic Injustice‚ The Enlightenment and Other Revolutions. It additionally had four stages‚The Tennis Court Oath‚ The Great Fear‚ The Reign of Terror
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DBQ: To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer‚ be sure to address the political‚ social and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. After the American Revolution‚ Americans‚ who were free of British control‚ started to reevaluate politics‚ the economy and society. After breaking away from what they thought was a corrupt and evil government‚ Americans changed how they wanted to govern their society‚ even though
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to do two things: force the thirteen colonies to trade only with Britain and weaken Britain’s rivals‚ especially the Dutch. The Acts placed limits on how the colonies could trade with other countries. For example‚ heavy taxes meant that colonists taxed when they imported certain things from other nations. Limits in imports meant that ships from other nations could not deliver goods to the thirteen colonies. Lastly‚ limits on exports meant that many goods had to be shipped to a British port first
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The French Revolution was a period of political and social rebellion against absolutism in France‚ resulting in violence and a reform in government. This revolution resulted in the execution of members of higher estates and people against the revolution‚ but there was a method of execution the french thought was revolutionary beyond any other method. The guillotine was an invention that had a significant impact on the French Revolution. The idea of a humane form of execution was designed by Joseph-Ignace
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Global History Period 3 9/17/13 HW#5 Chapter 23 Section 1 3. Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime? Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime because they were open to change in Enlightenment Ideas; most people paid nearly half their income on tithes to the Church and meaningless taxes‚ and they wanted a noble leader to replace their current weak one. Upon seeing success with the American Revolution‚ members of the
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The French Revolution The French Revolution was a social and political conflict‚ with different periods of violence that convulsed France and‚ by extension of its implications‚ other European nations who battled supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime. It began with the self-proclamation of the Third Estate as National Assembly in 1789 and ended with the coup of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. The French Revolution was a social and political conflict‚ with different
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The French Revolution was heavily inspired by the ideas and writings of philosophers during the Enlightenment. These great thinkers‚ including Voltaire‚ Mary Wollstonecraft‚ and John Locke‚ contributed their different ways of thinking to the ideas that became the Revolution. One of the most important was Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ whose works were particularly influential. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. He was raised solely by his father‚ after his only sibling ran away from
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July 14‚ 1789 became a day of remembrance for all the French. That day is significant because it started the day of the French Revolution. The French Revolution was a turning point for all in Europe during this time period. Due to the ideas of the Enlightenment and also the American Revolution‚ the French were influence and fought for what they believed in. The French revolutionaries were influenced greatly by the Enlightenment ideas and American Revolution because not only did they (the French) want
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Enlightenment Philosophers changed society in many different ways. From discovering new ways to improve society to sharing their point of views in these situations. Enlightenment Philosophers always believed that there is a natural law also the truth that people always have trouble understanding. Enlightenment Philosophers made a huge difference in the late 17th and 18th century. In this time there were many discoveries which caused disagreements. People were always questioning the ways of living
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