known as Maximilien de Robespierre‚ was born on May 6‚ 1758 in Arras‚ a city in France approximately 162 kilometers north of Paris. Robespierre was the oldest of four siblings‚ and his mother died when Robespierre was six years old. Shortly thereafter‚ his father left him‚ leaving his maternal grandparents to tend to the four children. The Robespierre family was a member of the Third Estate‚ which consisted of anyone in France that was not a noble and not a member of the clergy (administrators of the
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economic and religious issues. It started on 14 July 1789 and ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took over France. The Economic Crisis The outbreak of the French Revolution can be explained through various causes. One such causes concerned the economic aspect of the country. Louis XVI was not a king who cared for his people‚ neither its wellbeing nor the problems they faced. Foreign wars of Louis XIV and the seven
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In 1792 radicals took control of the Assembly and created a second constitution. This extends voting rights to all male citizens‚ not just property owners. In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are both put and trial and executed by guillotine. The National Convention puts a 12 person called committee called The Committee of Public Safety in control of the republic. Through this group Maximilien Robespierre rises
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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Describe the leadership of Louis XVI (16th) of France. indecisive leader/ easily persuaded put off financial problems. French support for the colonists in the American War of Independence had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy agreed to summon the ’estatesgeneral’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes. people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates the first (clergy)
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time‚ King Louis XVI (16th) did not listen to the people and take good care of them; he cared about the other three percent‚ the nobility. Thus‚ the poor rebelled and created a turning point in world history. King Louis had a very large role in the French Revolution. King Louis XVI came into power when he was very young. He was ill-prepared to be king and lacked the ability to make good decisions for his country and the determination to pull through with all of the policies. King Louis truly did
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life instantly. Napoleon Bonaparte- a popular military hero who had won a series of brilliant victories against the Austrians in Italy. Nationalism- a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country‚ spread throughout France. Marseilles-A port city in France At the revolution continued‚ dismal news about the war abroad heightened tensions Well- trained Prussian forces were cutting down raw French recruits. Royalist offices were deserting the French army‚ by joining emigres and others
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The French Revolution began just as any other. France was spiraling into bankruptcy‚ mostly due to extravagant military spending in the American Revolution and the Seven Years’ War‚ much to the frustration of the French people. Taxes were raised to support France in the New World‚ while New World battles were paid for in debt. Taxes could not be raised high enough to erase the massive debt that was engulfing the country. The clergy and nobility were apparently unfazed by the debt‚ with the commoners
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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War because it was a major victory for the American Colonists against the British soldiers that resulted in France sending financial and military assistance and directly led to Benedict Arnold becoming one of‚ if not the most famous traitor in American History. The major victory at Saratoga was important because it boosted the morale of the colonists’ troops that had been lowered due to the numerous losses. The soldiers also
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WHEN WAS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION? 1789 May Estates General * Louis 16th faced with bankruptcy called for a meeting of the Estates General in 1788 * The actual meeting was set for May * They had the traditional right to authorize taxation * Consisted of representatives from each of the three estates * Louis hope to find new methods to RAISE MONEY and to solve the FINANCIAL CRISIS * Representatives were chosen‚ collect complaints complaints: * Financial reform
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insightful compilation on the subject of women in 18th and 19th century France. Scholars in history‚ art history‚ and literature are brought together in nine essays broken up into three sections of three essays each focused respectively on the 18th century‚ the Revolution‚ and the fin de siècle. The nine varying scholars are brought together and edited by Hunt to discuss the body erotic and the body politic of women in France. With a wide variety of authors‚ scholars in many areas‚ and essays of varying
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