The French Revolution of 1789 is an important event in history because it became a highly influential and well-known turning point in French History through the storming of Bastille and the execution of King Louis. Although the American Revolution was an important event in history, the French Revolution is even more important because France wouldn’t have been financially stable, if it hadn’t happened.
France’s involvement in the American Revolution left itself on the brink of bankruptcy. With King Louis XVI in power, and some extravagant spending, France did go into bankruptcy. For the last few decades, the cereal harvests have not been going well, so the price of bread started to go up. Eventually, the price of bread was too high, taxes were …show more content…
The Reign of Terror was designed to fight enemies of the revolution, and it wanted to prevent counter-revolution from gaining ground. The Jacobins had also wanted the Reign to stop pretty soon after it had started. With this, Robespierre stated, “If the spring of popular government in time of peace is virtue, the springs of popular government in revolution are at once virtue and terror: virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror, without which virtue is powerless. Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible... It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams in the hands of the heroes of liberty resembles that with which the henchmen of tyranny are armed” …show more content…
He arrived back into France in time to lead a coup against the directory in 1799 and he stepped up into rule, and named himself the ‘first consul’, which means the leader of France, and eventually the Revolution had finally ended. After Bonaparte came into rule, France had entered 15 years of military rule.
In conclusion, France’s involvement in the American Revolution caused it to be near bankruptcy. The King’s extravagant spending, the long drought with rising bread prices, and the peasants storming the Bastille caused the revolution to kick off. This became a highly influential and well-known turning point in the French History. Another point was the execution of King Louis XVI. Needless to say, The French Revolution was one of the worst revolutions in history. We need to understand that this was the worst revolution that Europe has ever seen. The French Revolution replaced monarchy with government, and this scared the other countries. They knew that if they didn’t do something about it, revolution could happen in their own countries, replacing their own monarchy with government. It also has affected the world today because the Kings and Queens of Europe, lead their countries right, knowing that they’re safe from
France’s involvement in the American Revolution left itself on the brink of bankruptcy. With King Louis XVI in power, and some extravagant spending, France did go into bankruptcy. For the last few decades, the cereal harvests have not been going well, so the price of bread started to go up. Eventually, the price of bread was too high, taxes were …show more content…
The Reign of Terror was designed to fight enemies of the revolution, and it wanted to prevent counter-revolution from gaining ground. The Jacobins had also wanted the Reign to stop pretty soon after it had started. With this, Robespierre stated, “If the spring of popular government in time of peace is virtue, the springs of popular government in revolution are at once virtue and terror: virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror, without which virtue is powerless. Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible... It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams in the hands of the heroes of liberty resembles that with which the henchmen of tyranny are armed” …show more content…
He arrived back into France in time to lead a coup against the directory in 1799 and he stepped up into rule, and named himself the ‘first consul’, which means the leader of France, and eventually the Revolution had finally ended. After Bonaparte came into rule, France had entered 15 years of military rule.
In conclusion, France’s involvement in the American Revolution caused it to be near bankruptcy. The King’s extravagant spending, the long drought with rising bread prices, and the peasants storming the Bastille caused the revolution to kick off. This became a highly influential and well-known turning point in the French History. Another point was the execution of King Louis XVI. Needless to say, The French Revolution was one of the worst revolutions in history. We need to understand that this was the worst revolution that Europe has ever seen. The French Revolution replaced monarchy with government, and this scared the other countries. They knew that if they didn’t do something about it, revolution could happen in their own countries, replacing their own monarchy with government. It also has affected the world today because the Kings and Queens of Europe, lead their countries right, knowing that they’re safe from