Chapter 19 Name: Matt AP French Revolution The Crisis of the French Monarchy 1. Problem of debt- during this time the French monarchy was deeply in debt after the seven years war. Because France lost a majority of their colonies with the addition of a fragile economic system because of their lack of faith in banks it fell to the Royal government to tap into their own finances to solve the problem The Monarchy seeks new taxes 2. Parlement and Parlements- there was a standoff
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The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment as natural rights were supported by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen‚ women’s equality displayed in the women’s march‚ and freedom of speech expressed through the speech expressed through Marat’s newspaper “Friend of the People.” The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment by promoting women’s equality. Women’s equality expressed that all people should be treated equal which was an idea believed by
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because everybody is unique and has different ideas. One-person rebelling can cause the end to another person‚ government‚ or society. This very thing happened in France during the French revolution. In France many governmental systems took place because of the French Revolution. The first government of the French revolution was a Monarchy that also had the Old Regime. It consisted of three social classes‚ the Catholic Clergy‚ Rich Nobles‚ then the Lower Class‚ which included peasants‚ urban workers
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Leconte directed movie starring Charles Berling and Jean Rochefort. The movie depicts eighteenth century France and the court of Louis XVI at Versailles leading up to the French Revolution. The word Ridicule is both a good title for the movie and a good description of the time leading up to‚ and one of the causes of‚ the French Revolution. The Movie Ridicule is about a man journeys to Versailles to see the King in hopes of retaining financial backing to drain the swamps of his homeland so his people
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The groups most likely oppose the revoluion included the members of the first and second estates. The first estates were clergy. The clergy exempt from taxes because the church role in poor relief‚ healthcare and education. The second estate is the nobles. The nobles held the top jobs in the government‚ army and courts. Both the clergy and nobles did not have to pay taxes. This cause problems between them and Louis XIV. These two eststates opposed the revoltion because their wealth and privleges
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interest and repayments that the treasury had to dispurse. Indeed since 1777‚ Calonne claimed that ariubd 1‚250 million livres had been borrowed. A lot of this borrowing was due to financing the various wars that French kings of the eighteenth century were prone to fighting. The last one‚ French involvement in the American Civil War between 1778-83‚ had a crippling effect on the economy and was substantial in rendering it down to the situation that Calonne had announced to
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Nearly nothing the Montagnards accomplished during their rule aided the rebuilding of post revolution era France. After the loss of a centuries old government‚ the creation of a stable new system that could follow the wills of the people whilst keeping the country in check was imperative. However‚ the government that followed could hardly be described
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In the late 1780s‚ France had a monarchy with 3 different social classes called estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy. They owned 10% of the land when they were only 1% of the population. The Second Estate had the nobles‚ and they owned 20% of the land and paid no tax. Nobles counted for 2% of the population leaving the other 97% to the Third Estate. The Third Estate paid high taxes and lacked privileges. Half of their income was used to pay their taxes and they were starving due to the
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The French Revolution of Kings‚ Queens‚ & Guillotines 3 Estates 1. How was French Society divided prior to the French Revolution? 1st Estate (less than 1%): Catholic Clergy Owned 10% of land in France Paid 2% of income for taxes Scorned Enlightenment ideas 2nd Estate (2%): Rich nobles Owned 20% of land Paid little or no taxes Disagreed with Enlightenment ideas 3rd Estate (97%): Commoners 2. Explain the different divisions of the 3rd estate. 3 types of people Bourgeoisie(middle class) Skilled
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HISTORY ESSAY _GEORGE TAYLOR_ HAS ARGUED THAT THE REVOLUTION HAPPENED SIMPLY BY CHANCE AND THAT THERE WERE NO LONG-TERM CAUSES THAT MADE IT INEVITABLE. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE? The French Revolution beginning in 1789 redesigned the country ’s political landscape and uprooted century old institutions. The movement was a result of a combination of various factors and played a critical role in shaping and showing modern nations the power inherent in the will of people. The Monarchy ’s absolute
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