French Revolution Legacies

The French Revolution was a time in Europe in which most governments were unfair and unjust to the middle and lower classes. The ideologies created by French residents was one factor that began the revolution. The Estates-General meeting, the Tennis Court Oath, and many other significant events during the revolution created legacies that continue to affect lives today (Blaufarb 1-2). The legacies of the French Revolution illustrate the impact that the ideologies and events of the revolution in France and in Europe, and the legacies also changed the way France and surrounding countries viewed many situations and incidents. In contrast to the English and American Revolutions, the French Revolution went through a series of phases, which could all be called revolutions in themselves (Cranston 1). The Revolutionists switched to and from policies, that were created by French philosophers, as their ideas on how the government should be managed changed (1). Phase one of the Revolution began with dominant ideas from Montesquieu (1). He claimed, “that a liberal constitutional …show more content…
One of the legacies that the revolution left behind was an end to absolute monarchies all across Europe (15). The revolution also showed that equality for all citizens, regardless of their social status, was possible, and thus, put an end to the feudal system in France (15). A significant contribution to the theory of human rights was made as well, even though during the early years of the French Revolution itself, there were many human rights violations made (15). For the past two hundred years, revolutionaries have modeled their own revolutions after the French Revolution (16). Also, because the revolution was carried out in the name of democracy, the revolutionaries spread the message that the people are, and ought to be, sovereign over the rulers of the country