to lay beyond city limits until the city grew When a quarry was exhausted they stuffed it with rubble or abandoned it After all of the holes‚ major collapses began swallowing houses and people King Louis XVI commissioned an architect to explore‚ map out‚ and stabilize the quarries When King Louis decided to empty packed cemeteries he told the architect‚ Charles Axel Guillaumot‚ to put the bones somewhere so
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money was spent indulging the royals’ lavish lifestyles. The monarch’s presence and power are further illustrated by a massive crown which presides over the burden on the people‚ only adding to it. The crown symbolises the Ancient Regime‚ governing France by an absolute monarchy who asserted their power through their ‘divine right’. The royalties influence on the burden is also evident in Source A‚ through the "fleur-de-lis"‚ used to represent royalty but depicted the monarchy’s burden on the third
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The French Revolution was a major transformation of the society and political system of France‚ lasting from 1789 to 1799. During the course of the Revolution‚ France was changed from an absolute monarchy‚ to a republic of supposedly equal and free citizens. The effects of the French Revolution were widespread‚ both inside and outside of France‚ and impacted all of Europe. At times the outcome of revolt led to social change and at times it just led to unnecessary bloodshed. Was this revolution inevitable
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French Revolution a success or a failure? The French Revolution was a major impact on Europe. The French Revolution was a period of economic‚ social‚ and political changes. It began July 14‚ 1784 and ended in the 1790’s. The revolution took place in France. It was cause by Napoleon Bonaparte‚ he expanded the french empire. As the expansion was caused it led to many wars and monarchy to end. The French Revolution was a failure and a success at the same time. Many people were executed and nothing was
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of the peasants and gained control of Russia and setup a communist state.<br><br>The French revolution was also caused by a bad ruler and a bad economy. During the early 1780’s a big percent of annual budget went towards king Louis XVI’s lavish estate at Versailles. France also had no central bank‚ no paper currency‚ no ways of getting more money‚ and an out-dated tax system which only
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this period of time could be considered the time when the factors leading to the French Revolution began to emerge‚ by that time France was ruled by Louis XVI‚ who later was executed for treason‚ and England was ruled by George III. 2. Explain how the severity of social conditions in England and France is. During that time the social conditions in England and France were harsh and the difference between the upper and lower classes was great‚ in England there were many burglaries every day and
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Great leaders listen to advice‚ but they stick to difficult decisions regardless of the opinions and threats of others. This is what Marie Antoinette did. She remained dignified throughout her entire reign. She decreased costs of the palace when France was in financial crisis. She adopted orphaned children and paid for poorer children’s education. She reached out to everyone she could. Even when she was all alone she still tried to do what she thought was right‚ despite the French revolution and
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With their government in severe debt‚ an indecisive king‚ and unfair taxing‚ the people of France were indignant. These problems accompanied by many others cause a revolution. This revolution was known as The French Revolution and took place in France during 1789 to 1794. The people revoluted fighting for three freedoms: liberty‚ equality‚ and fraternity. They wanted freedom‚ equal rights and treatment‚ and a brother-like relationship with fellow citizens‚ but did the French Revolution really achieve
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The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799‚ in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one-year period from 1 October 1791 to September 1792‚ during which France was governed by the Legislative Assembly‚ operating under the French Constitution of 1791‚ between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. Contents
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Napoleonic Code. These laws gave the country of France set of rules that were for the most part fair and got rid of many injustices. The two major things that were wrong with the code were that the people did not have freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Napoleon wanted to make himself emperor so he did just that. Because of the changes he made the French voters supported him. In 1804 he took the crown from the pope and crowned himself emperor of France. The people would have also been happy with
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