Every great nation had its trials and tribulations that led up to the turn of events that made these powerful countries what they are today. For the end of the18th and beginning of the 19th Century many trials and tribulations really shook some continents and the countries within their borders. One of those countries was France in the European continent. France was a powerful country within the continent Europe. The French was a power house that had the largest population and the most dominated culture in Europe. With France came the largest military and it contained more exports than any of the other European countries. France with its huge influences in Europe still struggled in many areas. The country was in huge debt after the Seven Year
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The division between the Assembly with the King and both of them with the people hindered forward progress. (Noble, pg.572). During this time the deputies began founding clubs and private societies. One of the clubs formed during this time that would prove to be a significant club during the Revolution was the Jacobin Club. Clubs like the Jacobin Club had strong political opinion that really put pressure on the government. Another issue that began to arise was the fact that the country was still in debt so the National Assembly began to come up with ideas on how to pay off this debt. The National Assembly realized that the Catholic Church of France had special privileges and an untapped resource of wealth. The National Assembly took notice of the Catholic Church privileges then decided that clergymen should not have a salary and they changed many rules of the church. The clergymen did not approve of these new set of so they rejected this reform. This was the first form of resistance of the revolution. As a result of this the National Assembly took the land of the Church and sold it. The National Assembly justified their actions by saying the Church never really owned the property because it belonged to the government. (Noble,
The division between the Assembly with the King and both of them with the people hindered forward progress. (Noble, pg.572). During this time the deputies began founding clubs and private societies. One of the clubs formed during this time that would prove to be a significant club during the Revolution was the Jacobin Club. Clubs like the Jacobin Club had strong political opinion that really put pressure on the government. Another issue that began to arise was the fact that the country was still in debt so the National Assembly began to come up with ideas on how to pay off this debt. The National Assembly realized that the Catholic Church of France had special privileges and an untapped resource of wealth. The National Assembly took notice of the Catholic Church privileges then decided that clergymen should not have a salary and they changed many rules of the church. The clergymen did not approve of these new set of so they rejected this reform. This was the first form of resistance of the revolution. As a result of this the National Assembly took the land of the Church and sold it. The National Assembly justified their actions by saying the Church never really owned the property because it belonged to the government. (Noble,