addition to rising food prices‚ the states bankruptcy‚ caused in part by Frances involvement in the American revolutionary war‚ put the monarchy in a difficult financial position. To pay its debts the state would either have to borrow money or raise the already high taxes on the third estate (Adcock‚ pg. 40).
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French revolution‚ the people had no choice but to revolt violently. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were living a life of luxury and parties while their people were starving slowly to their deaths. Of course‚ the commoners tried to overthrow them peacefully‚ but that simply didn’t work. They had to decide: have their rights violated and starve‚ or to have a violent revolution. Many lives were lost‚ yes‚ but in the end‚ the people of France regained liberty. To sum it up‚ we believe that
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noble‚ moderately affluent background and family connections afforded him greater opportunities to study than were available to a typical Corsican of the time.[14] In January 1779‚ Napoleon was enrolled at a religious school in Autun‚ in mainland France‚ to learn French. In May he was admitted to a military academy at Brienne-le-Château.[15] He spoke with a marked Corsican accent and never learned to spell properly.[16] Napoleon was teased by other students for his accent and applied himself to reading
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What began as a march to Versailles to acquire King Louis XVI’s attention to end the grievances of the general population in 1789‚ soon spiraled into what became known as The French Revolution. With the execution of Louis XVI in 1973‚ this new “regime” still had many problems to overcome including the continuing war that constantly needed men and money. The National Convention (which was created in 1792 as part of a campaign to convert France into a constitutional monarchy) amid high pressures‚
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ensuing Napoleonic State on the formation of nation states in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The French revolution was an event of epic proportions. At the outset‚ alike the English Civil Wars‚ an autocratic monarch (Louis XVI) summoned Parliament‚ in France Estates General‚ in order to demand funds and prerogatives. The outcome became very similar to the English Civil Wars; the Third Estate rebelled (in England it was Parliament though)‚ overthrew the monarchy‚ the King was executed
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was a good leader who lead the country of France to end terror and wars. This can be compared to Thomas Jefferson in the American revolution and the declaration of independence. Napoleon Bonaparte can also be compared to Haitian revolution leader Toussaint L’Ouverture and their good military leadership skills. All of these three revolutions and leaders really pushed their cause to improve and modernize their nation’s. The French revolution started when France went far into debt because they have spent
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engineered a wholesale transformation of French political and social structures that went far beyond anything most of them had requested in their grievance lists. * During the French Revolution‚ the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. * The Legislative Assembly was driven by two
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many a falsehood about her life as the Queen of France. She often remembered as a selfish tyrant that did not care if her country starved. The infamous line “let them eat cake” is probably the biggest misconception about Marie Antoinette. Not only was this one mocking sentence never spoken by Marie Antoinette‚ but it likely derived from vicious propaganda from illegally distributed pamphlets. Her arranged marriage to the Dauphin‚ Louis XVI of France was but a political strategy to solidify an Austro-French
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economic structure of France? By the 1780s France once prosperous economy was seriously in decline. People were very desperate those times and their government was very unstable. By then‚ people weren’t concerned about their rights and equality anymore‚ they were desperate for someone to come in and establish order in their country. This was exactly what Napoleon Bonaparte did when fate handed him an opportunity to defend the delegates of the revolution. In 1780s Frances economy was in danger
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Reasons radicalization of French Revolution By the end of September 1791‚ the National Assembly announced that its work was done. In many ways‚ the Constitution of 1791 seemed to fulfil the promises of reform which had been first uttered by the men of 1789. All Frenchmen could now be proud that the following rights had been secured: equality before the law‚ careers open to talent‚ a written constitution‚ and parliamentary government. Hence‚ there was a sizeable faction within the National Assembly
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