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    The Haitian Revolution lasted from 1791 to 1804. Before the revolution‚ blacks and mulattoes wanted equality‚ and also independence from France. Slaves worked from before dawn till after dark. They were underfed‚ undernourished‚ and overworked by their owners. Owners used violence and terror to force slaves to work. They would burn them in ovens‚ pour boiling cane sugar on them‚ and put salt‚ pepper‚ or lemon on whip wounds. Slaves resisted slavery through infanticide‚ suicide‚ and plotting to kill

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    to deprive power from his famous Coup of 18 Brumaire and was raised to power as Frist Consul of French‚ in which many believe ended the French revolution. Once Napoleon overthrew The Directory and established himself as the ruler of France‚ which only lasted from 1799 to 1814. His first move of the French Revolution as promised was The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Napoleon ideal of the French Revolution were simply a means to an end‚ and that end was his own personal power. From the beginning

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    The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 17891799)‚ was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting impact on French history and more broadly throughout the world. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed within three years. French society underwent an epic transformation‚ as feudal‚ aristocratic and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from radical left-wing political groups‚ masses on the streets‚ and

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    The French Revolution of Kings‚ Queens‚ & Guillotines 3 Estates 1. How was French Society divided prior to the French Revolution? 1st Estate (less than 1%): Catholic Clergy Owned 10% of land in France Paid 2% of income for taxes Scorned Enlightenment ideas 2nd Estate (2%): Rich nobles Owned 20% of land Paid little or no taxes Disagreed with Enlightenment ideas 3rd Estate (97%): Commoners 2. Explain the different divisions of the 3rd estate. 3 types of people Bourgeoisie(middle class) Skilled

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    FRENCH REVOLUTION-HISTORIOGRAPHY It is this decisive role played by the Bourgeoisie that some of the early writers on the French Revolution declared it to be a “Bourgeoisie Revolution”. Prominent among them was George Lefebvre. He claimed that the origins of the French Revolution can be traced back to the rise of the bourgeoisie and 1789 was the year when this class took power in France. He argued that it was possible for the bourgeoisie to take power only because of the destruction of the ancien

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    During the French Revolution‚ the Assembly abolished the French nobility which caused the guild system to begin to deteriorate and establish a national church. The French Revolution was known for its major social and economic changes in Europe. Many of these changes caused positive and negative impact on women and men in everyday life. In 1799-1815‚ Napoleon became a powerful ruler in France. Napoleon led the war between France and its allies‚ which resulted in France‚ defeating the first and second

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    The act of Enlightenment was about seeking truth though observation and logic and was aimed toward giving people new voices and rights. such as natural rights‚ John Locke is well-known for claiming every human has certain rights not given to them by the law or society. Things such as freedom‚ privacy‚ life and owning property. Social Contract - Again Locke‚ but also prominent in Jean-Jaques Rousseau’s writings. A political philosophy which claims that the government and people are bound under a contract

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    The French Revolution was caused by the worsening condition of the French monarchy economic depression and new idea of the Enlightenment movement and the French Revolution resulted in the article social economic and political changes throughout France. France was ruled by Kings Kings to France our presidents to United States.there has been over hundreds of different rulers of France going back from 840 until the 2000. In France they didn’t have Presidents’ Day hide transitions dynasties

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    Many of the ideas that we used in our world today‚ weather they are about‚ equality‚ government‚ religion or other things‚ have come from the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was a period of history that took place in the 18th century in Europe. It was also sometimes known as the age of reason because of it was a time when people started to use their own reason to discover the world. There was a spread in scientific‚ rational and liberal ideas. The Enlightenment had many philosophes. Philosophes

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    They both were what shaped their ages with their power. Napoleon created a massive more mobile army than anyone else had in that time. In that time France had went through more revolutionary turmoil than anyone else. Which made the government corrupt and unorganized. The French Revolution contained an abundance of violence and radical ideas; however‚ in spite of this‚ a progressive slogan diminished these oppressive acts. “Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity” is a reformist idea that was a foundation

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