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    I. First Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution brought people new life during that period. Using new technology on production and bringing fresh air to society made the development of the world. Growing domestic and international markets‚ innovations were obviously positive influences in order to form a better world. (Cole‚ 454) The French Revolution transformed the political landscape of Europe and the economic transformation also began in Europe in the 1780s. In early 1700s‚ Britain

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    “How did the perception and articulation of women’s rights and women’s participation in the revolution change as the revolution went on? The perception and articulation of women’s rights and participation in the revolution change as the revolution went on. In France around 1790 there was a huge movement for freedom and recognition of freedom for everyone. The rights of man were discussed‚ along with the rights of women. This discussion brought up women’s rights for the first. It was viewed that

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    Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans on French Revolution The Federalists wanted to remain neutral regarding the issue of French Revolution in order to avoid to a trade conflict with Britain. However‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans wanted to help France achieve independence from a cruel monarchy and help the Frenchmen support the idea of freedom just like the United States. The Federalist Party was led by Alexander Hamilton. Federalists favored a strong federal government‚ believed that the

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    The gunpowder revolution saw many advancements beginning in the mid-fifteenth century. With the French invasion of Italy in 1494‚ France demonstrated that the exploitation and advancement of a technology could give one side an extreme advantage over the side which did not advance as quickly. France developed lighter and more mobile cannons‚ made from bronze‚ with handles on the sides that allowed them to be mounted to horse-drawn carts. These cannons could be easily traversed up or down‚ right

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    With the American and French Revolutions set the tone for the last half of the 1800’s‚ it was a time of massive amounts of change and upheaval. American and French revolutionaries fought patriotically‚ not as loyalists to the crown‚ but rather for the augmentation of unalienable rights of fellow citizens‚ furthering the fight for democracy. The experiences of absolute monarchies burdened the American and French‚ yet was a driving factor behind the desire to limit the power the government has over

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    its toll. The Third Estate‚ made up of around ninety eight percent of the French population had finally reached its breaking point. On the Eve of the French Revolution‚ Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes publicized his pamphlet‚ What Is The Third Estate? In this pamphlet‚ he actively voiced the importance of the Third Estate‚ its grievances‚ and what the people wanted‚ effectively portraying the French society on the brink of revolution and attacking the aristocracy of France as a whole. In “What Is the Third

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    Assignment I: Causes of the French Revolution There was not one single decisive reason that was unequivocally responsible for the French Revolution. Many years of feudal repression and economic negligence were factors as to why the general public of France were ripe for revolt. There were also various class orders of people that participated in various ways in propelling the nation into a Revolution‚ with direct and indirect actions. Documenting a descending fiscal record in the late

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    The time period of 1787-1815 was a period of overlap of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Up until 1792‚ Louis XVI was reigning in France. He was experiencing an economic downfall‚ and had to call the Estates General as a result of disagreement over taxation to deal with the issues. The Third Estate joined forces with some of the nobles and clergy‚ and became the National Assembly or the National Convention as they would later be called. Together‚ they developed a constitution with

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    During the French Revolution many issues caused hard times for the French people. The French revolution was a hard time to live in. The King spent money poorly and taxes were unfair for each class. Many social issues arose along with huge death tolls. This was an unbelievably hard time for the French and is a very important part of their history‚ ending monarchy in France ("French Revolution"). The book A Tale of Two Cities is a good example of this. The common people and or the third estate of

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    are three revolutions‚ the Glorious‚ American‚ and French‚ that heavily influenced the world we know today. These revolutions were all similar because they wanted to get rid of monarchies‚ they resisted taxes‚ and they were highly influenced by the Enlightenment. The Revolutions had their differences when the American and French killed numerous people‚ the American and Glorious had no Reign of Terror‚ and the Glorious and French had large amounts of debt. Although the Glorious‚ French‚ and American

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