In order to have democracy foundation, there has to be political, economic and social forces to overthrow the king and develop a new form of government. Therefore, democracy would change the social status and built equality between the three estates. Since France created the new democracy, it also originated nationalism. The revolution changed the economy by having financial difficulties and caused the influence of the American Revolution. From the beginning of world history, the french revolution was one of the most significants events: since it developed a democracy for the world to follow.…
Three causes of the French Revolution were social, political, and economic troubles. One cause of the French Revolution was social troubles. The French society was divided into three classes called the Clergy, the Nobles, and the Middle Class, Peasants, and Common People, also known as the First, Second, and Third Estates. The Clergy belonged to the first estate.…
Many citizens did not want to give up the monarchy French had. Other citizens rebelled against the “levee en masse”, a military draft in Vendee (Doc C). On top of the forced draft, the government also tried to abolish Christianity, upsetting French citizens even more (Doc C). These events caused the citizens to revolt against the local government (Doc A). Even though many citizens were against the revolution, they were innocent and did not deserve the Terror against them.…
The French Revolution was a political movement that spurred an incredible number of changes such as equality before the law, a stable economy, no unjust imprisonment and a government where the people have a say. After the revolution had succeeded, the new Directory held power in France. However, many French citizens felt like they were back at square one, with power abusing oligarchs, inequality, and an unstable economy. This changed, however, when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to take the reins from the Directory and, overall, save the revolution.…
The French Revolution was divided into three social classes the clergy (first estate), the nobles (second estate) and the peasants (third estate). The upper class (the clergy and the nobles) raised the tax prices on the third estate but they didn’t have to pay taxes. They also raised the price of bread which made most of the peasants starve and they would fight over the loaves of bread. But later the third estate creates something known as the National Assembly and they created the Declaration of the Rights of Man which changed many things. There were many things that caused the French Revolution but the main reasons are the inequalities between the social classes, The Enlightenment, and the American example.…
The French Revolution was a historic event triggered by a chain of events in France that lasted for ten years. The primary significance of it being the abolishment of absolute monarchy after the lower class fought for their rights and demanded a change in the unfair social structures that have left them in poverty and made their lives more difficult than the first two estates. Some causes of the French Revolution include social disputes between the first, second and third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy and church workers and the second made up of the nobles, while the third estate consists of the Bourgeoisie, otherwise known as the middle class and "peasants". This was the social class that had the least amount of…
Annotated Bibliography Secondary Sources Andress, David. The French Revolution and the People. London: Hambledon and London, 2004. Andress?s publication provides the perspective of the people and the revolution.…
In the first global age, there were many factors that led to political revolutions. The people of the American colonies felt it was right to revolt against their owners, and the low level members of the French society also felt that it was right to do this. The main reasons why these two nations revolted against their leaders is because of political corruptness, economic instability, and civil unrest. Both nations had somewhat successful revolts; it was better in the Americas, though, because their accomplishment was more clear cut, whereas the French Revolution had more failures than that of the American’s.…
Revolutions are seen by many as an inevitable part of many societies. They allow both the people and societies to progress and advance. One of these revolutions was the French Revolution, which led to the downfall of monarchies in other parts of Europe. The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. The revolution began with people wanting small reforms, such as changes to the system of taxation; leading to a complete change, transforming every aspect of French citizen’s lives, including for a short time, calendars and clocks.…
The lack of a constitutional monarchy and the presence of another absolute power contributes to the French Revolution’s overall…
America is the way it is today because of the American Revolution. The American Revolution marked the separation of the British Empire and one of its most important Colonies. Behind the independence that America had fought so hard for, there developed a diverging society that was longing to wrap around new doctrines. The goals in the revolution that motivated the people to fight for freedom, continue to influence American Society well after that time. For example, the ideas from John Locke about the natural rights of man was prolonged in an unsuccessful effort to take into account women and slaves.…
Many people wanted more power, money, and rights and the Declaration of Independence gave France a push to overthrow the king. Another document written by Arthur Young states, “...but bankruptcy occasion in a civil war, and a total overthrow of the government?” (Young). The American Revolution also negatively impacted France because it caused them to go into even further debt, but it also gave them a reason to fight. Since France went into debt because of the war, it also raised taxes and caused the price of bread to rise.…
While the upper class lived a life of luxury, the lower class lived starving and angry. The French Revolution was justified because of the oppression of the poor. Further, in Haiti, slave labor had been used in the sugar trade, among other crops. The slaves were mistreated and their inalienable rights were taken away. They used the French Revolution as inspiration to have their own rebellion.…
The French Revolution led to the French monarchy being destroyed, the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, armed conflicts with other European countries, and influence on other countries as well as other impacts across the globe. The French Revolution occurred under King Louis XVI, who was eventually executed. French society was dealing with high taxes and bad harvests which led them to dislike the government. They disliked the government because they were jealous of the privileges enjoyed by the…
During the French Revolution society was made up of three separate phases. The three that are brought up are the Moderate Phase, the Radical Phase, and the Thermidor Phase. The people of the French Revolution created the phases to change the form of government and society. The Moderate phase and Radical phase can be shown throughout the French Revolution. The Moderate Phase existed to form a new form of government known as a monarchy.…