After the fall of the Bastille‚ the French National Assembly congregated to solidify the principles of their revolution. The “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen” was the result of the assembly’s efforts‚ along with some guidance from Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette. It boldly stated to the king and nobility of France that the people would actively take their rightful freedom and equality. Mainly to inform and justify the revolution‚ the Declaration united their supports with the overarching
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Liberty‚ property‚ equality‚ fraternity‚ uniformity‚ utility‚ popular sovereignty; these are just some words that best describe the aims and principles of the French Revolution. Did Napoleon Bonaparte I‚ Emperor of France‚ hinder‚ maintain‚ or in fact ‘further’ the aims of the revolution?‚ this is a question in which many historians argue about and can come to no definitive answer. First of all‚ in an economic sense‚ Napoleon definitely followed some of the earlier revolutionary principles in
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Chapter 19- French Revolution 1) Describe the 3 estates of France. Who paid the taxes? Who held the wealth and power in France? The first estate was the top 1% of population which is the government‚ church‚ and clergy men. They experienced special privileges and paid no taxes. The Second Estate is made up of the 2% of population and included nobility. They experienced special privileges and were taxed lightly. The Third Estate was made p of the "common" population. They included lawyers
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Lincoln allowed Blair to meet with confederate president Jefferson Blair in January 1865 to suggest ideas that he had. Blair proposed that an armistice be forged to remove the regime of Maximillian in Mexico. He believed that this plan would solve the problem between the north and south by having the same enemy. The men who participated in the Hamptons road conference were president Abraham Lincoln‚ from the south secretary of state William
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to the Guillotine 1They are both executed. 2This kills and ends the absolute monarchy by killing the king and queen. (1793-1794) Maximilien Robespierre Leads the Reign of Terror in France 1Hundreds of thousands of French citizens are arrested and sent to prison or executed for being suspected. 2Enemies of the Revolution. (1794) Maximilien Robespierre is Arrested and Executed 1Robespierre was put on trial and later on executed because he was causing major European conflicts. 2The end of the
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France in the late 1780s In 1780‚ France was ruled by King Louis XVI. He was an absolute monarch‚ meaning he had power over everything. My father was one of Louis’ closest friends‚ and he had told me when I was a young girl‚ that he was a very selfish man. King Louis and his wife‚ Marie Antoinette‚ taxed the citizens of France and used the money on their own luxuries. However‚ they became bankrupt‚ causing France to be in even more of a financial crisis. My father also told me stories of how King
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During the French Revolution a government cemented in the ideas of the Enlightenment was attempted to be created‚ especially from the year 1789 through the Reign of Terror. Enlightenment philosophies became prominent in many aspects of society‚ including polices dealing with the Church‚ the structure of the government‚ and political principles to base all future forms of government off of. As Enlightenment philosophies were rooted so deeply in the ideas of the French Revolution it was inevitable
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audience with those he had formerly voted with. “You will not refuse to hear out a colleague who may‚ certainly‚ have been wrong‚” he wrote‚ “but who never had criminal thoughts and whose hands were never soaked in innocent blood.” Having denounced Robespierre and his role in the Terror‚ David was released and swore off politics. He was briefly imprisoned again in 1795 with many other Revolutionaries‚ but received amnesty for his role in the Revolution. After his first imprisonment David turned to portraiture
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had very unmanageable nerves. In France‚ Napoleon became associated with Augustin Robespierre (1763-1794)‚ the brother of revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794)‚ a Jacobin who was a key force behind the Reign of Terror (1793-1794)‚ a period of violence against enemies of the revolution. During this time‚ Napoleon was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the army. However‚ after Robespierre fell from power and was guillotined (along with Augustin) in July 1794‚ Napoleon was
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