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The French and American revolutions were two revolutions that had the mind to change the government and to set up a democracy so that everyone could have equal rights. These two revolutions had many similarities and differences. One similarity being that both wanted to escape the rule of their king. Second, is that both revolutions momentum behind their uprising’s was unfair taxation. Even though these two revolutions started out similarly they also had many differences, Some of the main…

5.1 French revolution The French revolution begin on 1798 till 1799. The most obvious reasons for the revolution is the heavy taxes that the French regime made the poor people pay it (As France was heavily in debt at this era) and the authority of the church and the aristocracy. The revolution main demands were equity, justice and change monarchy with republic system. The revolution had went into wrong hands like the Robespierre and Jacobins that caused a lot of terror and blood. This era had…

PB World Themes IA Did Napoleon betray the French revolution or further its ideals? Andrey Mertvyy PB World Themes 10 Mrs. Flak 3.16.16 1,542 Identification and Evaluation: This investigation will answer the question; did Napoleon Bonaparte betray the French Revolution or further its ideals? The French Revolution was an important part of European history, where many different people used the chaos of the revolutionary phase to try and gain control for themselves and many…

During the late 17th and early 18th century France underwent drastic changes. Under the rule of Louis XIV France was under an absolutist rule, Louis had set his power and left no room for decent. Louis had come to power of France at only the age of five. His mother Anne of Austria had ruled in his name until he was of age to take the thrown. Louis childhood would affect the path he would take his country. Louis XIV was one of the most memorable rules France has ever had, he was able to…

Introduction Before 1789 France was still in the Old Regime, which means the people in France were divided into three large social classes called estates. The First Estate held the clergy, the Second Estate was rich nobles, and finally the Third estate was everybody else, they remain 97% of the population. In the late 1780’s French people were faced starvation because of the bad harvest. Also, France was in huge debt due to King Louis XIV and his queen, Marie Antoinette, who continued to live on…

Looking at this source you can easily conclude that the very muscular man on the bottom would be the third estate and everyone riding on him would be the first and second. The author of this source would have been a third estate sympathist, showing that the third estate was the backbone or the horse that carried the other estates around. The third estate being made up of the majority of people had to give the most. They paid more taxes and no say in government they were blindly led around…

Explain how the Enlightenment, The French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution led to the development of Sociology as a social science. A number of events contributed to the development of Sociology as a social science. Firstly, the Enlightenment was a time of improvements made in science, politics and philosophy. During the 1600s and 1700s the Enlightenment thinkers questioned superstition and tradition, they embraced scientific methods in order to gain an understanding of the world in a…

The Romantic Era is commonly known as the time period between 1825-1900. The romantic area can be classified by a turn in music towards individualism, when looking back on the previous era, the classical era, it is noticed that the romantic era contains much more reflection on the composers emotions. This essay will discuss the political power, economics, society and science in regards to music in this era of musical brilliance. The political power during the romantic era became influenced by…

The French Revolution was a fight for equal rights of all people and a push away from the Old Regime social structure. Under the French Old Regime there were three estates, or classes. The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate was the nobility, and the Third Estate was the working class. It was made of the Bourgeoisie, or middle class, the workers, and the peasants. The clergy and nobility were in control and did not pay taxes. The Third Estate, however, paid extremely high taxes and…

Social change often happens as a result of individuals or the society taking steps against someone or something they don’t accept. Social change is always happening around the world in many countries as they fight for their rights. An example of social change can be a group of people joining forces to remove themselves from a dictator’s rule. In In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the Mirabal sisters join together to change the society and to liberate themselves from the tyrant,…