their monarch. Soon this resentment transformed into pure hatred and nothing could be done to change their minds. Before long the people revolted and Louis’ powers were stripped away‚ a new man was then put in his place‚ Robespierre. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a man who had great power and abused it; to some he was “The Incorruptible”‚ but in reality was a blood thirsty
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1792‚ 20‚000 people stormed the royal palace. The palace was conquered‚ but the king and queen managed to escape under the distraction of their armed forces. The last one I will share is the “Reign of Terror” which was a period of violence. “Maximilien Robespierre” was the dignitary of this movement; he aimed to sentence anyone who was rebellious towards the revolution to the guillotine. So the during the revolution he didn’t have to fight the battle on two fronts. July 28 1994 he himself was sentenced
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The Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror was a period of Violence where the Third Estate or the common people had really taken power and attacked the nobles to start a completely new government by the people. The leader of these people was Maximilien Robespierre‚ the leader of the Committee of Public Safety‚ and also known as the incorruptible‚ appealed to the commoners and used their anger to rid of all the aristocrats. The commoners executed nobles with the Guillotine‚ known as the national razor
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Why was beheading so influential for us today? The French wanted a more instant and innocent way to execute people‚ which is why they adopted the infamous guillotine to their arsenal of punishments. Making executions easier‚ faster‚ and less painful‚ less shameful and more plentiful than ever before. The French Revolution began in 1789‚ after years of French people being subjected to monarchical tyranny. Being inspired by the American Revolution against Britain‚ the French found similar reasons
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The French Revolution began as a quest for equal representation in government‚ and ultimately ended as a totalitarian regime. After incurring heavy debts following the French and Indian War‚ absolute monarch Louis XVI first asked an Assembly of Notables‚ which was comprised solely of nobility‚ to aid in repaying the debt. When they declined the demand‚ Louis XVI was forced to reinstitute the Estates General‚ in order to involve the entire nation in the repayment. According to historian Lynn Hunt
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everything. The French people had no say in how their country was ran because the King paid no attention to them. France wanted him executed. Document F shows an image of when King Louis XVI was killed by the guillotine. The image also shows Maximilien Robespierre‚ another inspiring figure of the American Revolution‚ holding the king’s head while everybody else was happy and laughing as it was an enjoyable event. This event happened on January 21‚ 1793 long after King Louis XVI started ruling‚ so France
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Aristocrats and the church were deprived of some rights and had property taken away. Maximilien Robespierre‚ a leader of radical times‚ came from a family of lawyers and became the leader of the king’s trial‚ in which he was guillotined. He allowed male suffrage‚ created a standardized metric system of weights and measures‚ as well as performed
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The French Revolution and Human Rights Paper The French Revolution and Human Rights happened during the period of 1789- 1794. It can be argued with similar or different aspects on equality‚ rights‚ freedom‚ and politics. The French Revolution began with absolutism‚ which you rely on one ruler. During this period of time many middle class and peasant people‚ also known as the third estate. Disagreed with how the government was doing things. For example nobles and clergy had more say and control
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Throughout the course of history‚ civilizations have become discontent with their government or governing force and demanded change. When this change is not proposed or given‚ the people of the civilization revolt. This concept is justified very well when looking at the the revolutions of 18th century France and Haiti. France and Haiti both revolted against the France; however‚ these two nations revolted for different reasons. The causes of these two revolutions resemble one another. The ideas
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Italian Peninsula‚ the Low Countries and most territories of west of the Rhine goals that had eluded previous French governments for centuries. Internally‚ popular agitation radicalised the Revolution significantly‚ culminating in the rise of Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins. The dictatorship imposed by the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror‚ from 1793 until 1794‚ established price controls on food and other items‚ abolished slavery in French colonies abroad‚ de christianized
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