From 1789-1799 the French Revolution took place, when France’s government system of a monarchy was challenged and overthrown. France had many economic problems and was unstable due to the many disagreements amongst social classes and the King. Through an absolute monarch, there was much corruption and crisis, and change was needed. The National Assembly took action, (group members from the Bourgeoisie) and used Enlightenment ideas towards the ideal government, a constitutional monarchy. They moved the government from Versailles to Paris, where the people were. The French Revolution was a political revolution that brought democracy to France, bread to the poor, and new social order through the tennis court oath and the storming of the Bastille.
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The social hierarchy was organized into 3 social classes based on power, wealth, and royal blood. The Social Hierarchy was organized from the most powerful the king and queen, to the clergy and nobility, and lastly the bourgeoisie, urban workers, and peasants .This caused corruption because of the inequality amongst different groups of workers. Carolyn Lougee in Women, salons, and social stratification in seventeenth century France, 1976 stated the use of salons during the Age of Enlightenment, “Salons helped facilitate the breaking down of social barriers, which made the influence and spread of the Enlightenment possible.” Since the government was corrupted, people had to take action and organize places to discuss the ideal government system. Through this is made it possible to establish supportive new ideas that gained everyone freedom and protection. Salons made it possible for philosophers to discuss, critique, extend, and challenge ideas on what could make France as a society, more united and removed from economic problems. Through absolutism, it only allowed the king to be heard therefore the people were tired and mad about just being used. They then started to engage and discuss new Enlightenment ideas that challenged the king's power. Moreover, the bourgeoisie, especially led on to spread these ideas through pamphlets in order to …show more content…
Absolutism led to unfit monarchs to take rule, enlightenment ideas to be spread and bias rights to be established. The revolution lasted from 1789-1799, during that time the National Assembly made most decisions, although Robespierre, a philosopher and lawyer took on the role as a leader. Later on, during 1793 Louis XVI was put on trial and was then found guilty, where he was sentenced to death while Marie Antoinette remained in prison. At the same time a Catholic and royal army rebelled and started to attack against the revolution leading into a civil war. Overtime more and more people were sentenced to death under Robespierre's rule and the rights of freedom and inequality ended once again. Leading up to what is known today as the Reign of Terror, where thousands of people lost their lives. The idea of an end to a continuous French Monarchy was monumental because it sets out for different systems of government to be established. It also was a direction to what we have today, freedom and equality amongst
The social hierarchy was organized into 3 social classes based on power, wealth, and royal blood. The Social Hierarchy was organized from the most powerful the king and queen, to the clergy and nobility, and lastly the bourgeoisie, urban workers, and peasants .This caused corruption because of the inequality amongst different groups of workers. Carolyn Lougee in Women, salons, and social stratification in seventeenth century France, 1976 stated the use of salons during the Age of Enlightenment, “Salons helped facilitate the breaking down of social barriers, which made the influence and spread of the Enlightenment possible.” Since the government was corrupted, people had to take action and organize places to discuss the ideal government system. Through this is made it possible to establish supportive new ideas that gained everyone freedom and protection. Salons made it possible for philosophers to discuss, critique, extend, and challenge ideas on what could make France as a society, more united and removed from economic problems. Through absolutism, it only allowed the king to be heard therefore the people were tired and mad about just being used. They then started to engage and discuss new Enlightenment ideas that challenged the king's power. Moreover, the bourgeoisie, especially led on to spread these ideas through pamphlets in order to …show more content…
Absolutism led to unfit monarchs to take rule, enlightenment ideas to be spread and bias rights to be established. The revolution lasted from 1789-1799, during that time the National Assembly made most decisions, although Robespierre, a philosopher and lawyer took on the role as a leader. Later on, during 1793 Louis XVI was put on trial and was then found guilty, where he was sentenced to death while Marie Antoinette remained in prison. At the same time a Catholic and royal army rebelled and started to attack against the revolution leading into a civil war. Overtime more and more people were sentenced to death under Robespierre's rule and the rights of freedom and inequality ended once again. Leading up to what is known today as the Reign of Terror, where thousands of people lost their lives. The idea of an end to a continuous French Monarchy was monumental because it sets out for different systems of government to be established. It also was a direction to what we have today, freedom and equality amongst