Grace Halleck 1st hour Why was the Reign of Terror not justified? The Reign of Terror was not justified because it was not what the people of France wanted‚ which was equality. The government was not giving rights or actions they promised either‚ and both sides of the fight were put in serious danger. The Reign of Terror wasn’t justified due to many uncivil decisions made by the government which started a revolution of the people. In the Vendee region rebels fought against laws. The laws they
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originally mined from riverbeds in India‚ and through trade-routes‚ diamonds reached the kingdoms and empires of Europe and Asia. One diamond in particular has a most colorful history and has travelled across continents into the hands of Sultans‚ King Louis XIV‚ and finally to the Smithsonian in America where it is now on display for the public eye. This diamond has been known as the Hope Diamond‚ the French Blue‚ and Tavernier Blue throughout time. Today the Hope Diamond is well known for its curse
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the author views or wishes to present him/herself? Marie Antoinette wrote this letter herself‚ and in this moment she would have been at a high political standing having just married Louis Auguste in 1770. She is‚ of course‚ a female and a young woman who is about to take the throne in the following year when Louis XV
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greater than the crimes that she had committed. She died with very much courage. After her execution‚ the man who had beheaded her slapped her twice. This meant that the Tribunal sentenced her to twelve years in the prison. Her grave is now near Louis XVI in
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also have feelings and emotions. And a small heart That doesn’t understand discrimination‚ Or inferior social status. JOINING OF BROTHERS Poverty reigns Monarchy feigns The poor are real patriots Nobles mere nationalists They fight for France still In favor or against their will Nobles hoard; consumed be greed Ignorant of or ignoring real need The poor feed the rich’s mouths The rich starve the poor out of house Peasants work longer than the sun‚ breaking their backs The crown
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American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. In early 1778‚ after an invading army from Canada was captured by the Americans‚ the French entered the war as allies of the United States. The naval and military power of the two sides was about equal‚ and France had allies in the Netherlands and Spain‚ while Britain had no major allies in this large-scale war. The war turned to the South‚ where the British captured an American army at South Carolina‚ but failed to enlist enough volunteers from Loyalist civilian
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Long ago in france lived a monarch named King louis xvi. He was having trouble with finances for his kingdom. He sought help and called the estates general. The estate general was the meeting of representatives from each social class. One from the first estate‚ the church; the second estate‚ the nobles; the third estate‚ the commoners. The meeting didn’t do any good. The third estate was very angry that their vote didn’t do any good. They decided to write a constitution. So they locked themselves
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pre-existing social or political infrastructures. People like to compare the American revolution to the French Revolution‚ which ended in the country having a whole new take on social equality and freedom to live as you please. They got rid of King Louis the XVI who was destroying their country. Then they underwent a horrible time period known as the “Great Terror” where Robespierre commanded that there were enemies everywhere and started mindlessly killing his own people. Many historians believe that
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On 8 February 1790 the society became formally constituted on this broader basis by the adoption of the rules drawn up by Barnave‚ which were issued with the signature of the duc d’Aiguillon‚ the president. The club’s objectives were defined as follows: firstly‚ the club sought to discuss in advance questions to be decided by the National Assembly. Secondly‚ Jacobin members attempted to work for the institution and solidification of the constitution in agreement with the disposition of the preamble
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the other estates. The third estate had to pay all the taxes imposed by the king‚ King Louis XVI‚ whereas the other estates were excused from it. This made life harder for the peasants‚ but also sparked the French revolution when the Third Estate began to demand more rights. King Louis XVI ignored the demands of the Third Estate. When the Third Estate wanted to form the National Assembly‚ this exposed Kind Louis XIV’s abuse of power. The Estates General was unfair due to the Third Estates constantly
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