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    bread. These militant women were armed with pitch forks‚ pipes and muskets. They took turns on the queen Marie Antoinette who had shown a recalcitrant attitude against their demand for bread. But the queen managed to escape into the apartment of Louis XVI. The protest was too fierce that about 20‚000 French National Guardsmen could not stop them. Undoubtedly‚ it was this march that forced the monarchy at Versailles to relocate to Paris. Many women became very vocal during the French revolution.

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    a common population. The Haitian Revolution was an accomplished movement resulting in the self liberation of slaves against French colonial rule in Saint Domingue. The French Revolution was an insurrection against the monarchy‚ that would lead to France becoming a republic. The French Revolution was inherent in a series of revolts against corrupt French authoritarians‚ which lasted ten years from 1789 to 1799. Previously‚ life in Europe had been mainly determined by one’s status. As most social

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    were fairly uniform. An unfair distribution of power between social classes‚ restricted liberties and representation‚ and a large gap between the rich and the poor were the main catalysts for both revolutions. The social class situations of Haiti and France were main causes of both revolutions. Social mobility was nearly nonexistent in both societies. The Haitian social class system was particularly stratified because it was based on race. The highest positions in the government and military were only

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    your understanding of the documents‚ is a government ever justified in using violence. [PDF] Reign of Terror DBQ Analysis.pdf - stevenssocst https://stevenssocst.wikispaces.com/.../Reign+of+Terror+DBQ+Analysis.p...‎ ditions in France serious enough to require such a violent response by the revolutionary govern- ment? In other words. The Reign of’l’ermr: Was it. justified? 81. Was the Reign of Terror Justified? - Ask.com www.ask.com › Q&A › Society › Other‎ Dealing

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    impact on certain members of society. Revolution is a term loosely applied to events that change political‚ social and economic orders. Defined as “a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system”‚ political “revolucion” was known in France since the 13th century. (1) As a reflection of abrupt social change‚ it dates back to the fifteenth century. (2) Revolutions almost always impact economic structures‚ where the power of the purse facilitates changes in the political and social

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    is all wrong! Jewelers Böhmer and Bassenge nearly went broke creating a necklace that they presumed King Louis XV would buy for his mistress Madame du Barry. Unfortunately for them‚ the king died before he was able to buy it. They hoped Louis XVI‚ the new king‚ would agree to purchase the necklace. Before he could buy it‚ Madame Antoinette made a smart and patriotic decision to convince Louis not to buy it. She told him he’d be better off putting the money toward France’s navy. The necklace was still

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    times change in power will bring someone into power that takes the power they have and let it get to their head. During the Reign of Terror France became a new country‚ there was a new calendar created along with the days of the weeks changed‚ new power was formed in way of the Committee

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    where a camp leader would be and they would teach us about one of the young women values. My favorite stop was the station taught by Alexa Blikenstaff and Sister McFaddien they taught us about the value Divine Nature. They shared a story of King Louis XVI that goes like this “As a young man‚ he was kidnapped by evil men who had dethroned his father‚ the

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    The Rights of Man‚ part first‚ was published in London‚ in March‚ 1791‚ and gained as much popularity in England‚ as his Coiimon Sense had in the United States. In February‚ 1792‚ the second part of the Rights of Man was published in London. In May‚ of the same year‚ the king issued a proclamation for suppressing all "seditious and libellous works ;" designating none‚ but evidently aiming at the Rights of Man. The attorney-general commenced a prosecution the same day against Paine‚ as the author

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    in 1789 due to discontent among the masses of France that were overlooked and abused despite constituting the majority of the population. Following various reforms‚ like the introduction of excessive tax rates‚ people started questioning the authority of the king up to the point that they rejected his divine right to rule and believed that he could only rule through consent. The concept of Social Contract‚ which was introduced to the people of France by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1762‚ fostered this

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