French feudalism started in the 9th century and formally abolished on the night of 4 August 1789 during the French Revolution. In France most noblemen believed Feudalism was the best way to own or manage land. An aristocrat would give vassals land and in exchange the vassal promised military service to the lord. Although Feudalism was a very self-sufficient system of governing‚ it did have its negative side. For example most vassals could not travel outside of their region unless it was to defend
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The lack of a good economic system started the wheels of the French Revolution. France’s government was running on a mercantilist economy where the government has control over the imports and mainly exports of the country. At the time‚ due to France’s participation in the American Revolution and King Louis’ enormous expenses‚ the country of France fell into much accumulated debt; therefore‚ the taxes on the common people were very heavy‚ and debt upon the country could be seen in its people... Now
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During the French Revolution many issues caused hard times for the French people. The French revolution was a hard time to live in. The King spent money poorly and taxes were unfair for each class. Many social issues arose along with huge death tolls. This was an unbelievably hard time for the French and is a very important part of their history‚ ending monarchy in France ("French Revolution"). The book A Tale of Two Cities is a good example of this. The common people and or the third estate of
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cultural changes took place during French revolution. It took away many traditional systems of old government and furnished a new revolutionary culture. The three major culture changes were the transformation of academies‚ libraries‚ museums and monuments‚ introduction of new political enlightenment and the beginning of Napoleonic Era. Academies‚ libraries‚ museums and monuments were institutions which was mainly a part of old administrations. With the French revolution‚ these institutions fell
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was the French Revolution. In the early eighteenth century‚ Europe was dominated by powerful monarchs that enforced a wide range of laws that greatly restricted certain groups. Yet‚ during this time of heavy restriction‚ the Enlightenment‚ a movement that spurred intellectual thinking‚ and questioned the major institutions at the time‚ occurred. Most notably‚ the Enlightenment questioned
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the part of the monarchs themselves before the French Revolution‚ there were a number of other issues that had a dramatic impact on the French financial situation. For one thing‚ the national debt was quite large in the years before the French Revolution. In addition to the fact that there were several bad decisions made by officials and advisors as they tried to improve the financial situation after the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution‚ both of which almost decimated the treasury because
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The Reign of Terror in France took place during the French Revolution after the death of Louis XVI. It was masterminded by Robespierre who led it through the end. The principal purpose of the reign of terror was fighting the people who opposed the revolution therefore terming them enemies. Furthermore‚ there was the political tension between the Jacobins and Girondins and seemingly there was the presence of hostile enemy countries surrounding France and on the verge of invading it. The period was
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Step 1: Economic+Social Injustice One of the components responsible for the creation of this distasteful revolution was the social and economic injustice created by the manager of the French kitchen(1754 to 1793)‚ Louis XVI. Before the revolution was created‚ the chefs of the French kitchen were divided into three Estates. The chefs of the First Estate were clergies(0.5% of the chefs)‚ those of the second were nobles(1.5% of the chefs)‚ while those of the third were commoners (98% of the chefs).
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The Fight for Women’s Rights During the French Revolution The French Revolution brought with it many sweeping changes in the realm of human rights both to France and eventually the rest of the world. Through Enlightenment ideas‚ groups previously viewed as second-class citizens‚ and even those viewed as hardly human‚ gained greatly enhanced rights and even citizenship with all that this entailed. Amazingly with all the rights and privileges that were being recognized as inherent to various social
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The Reign of Terror was an 11 month period during the French revolution known for the execution of those who did not support the revolution. Many big names and people who were high up in their area were killed. They were all killed by the guillotine‚ a contraption that places one’s head in a spot to have a blade dropped on their neck thus beheading them. Maximilien Robespierre was the architect of the reign of terror and the one who started this movement. The Reign of Terror killed approximately
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