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Define: estate – a division of three groups in France’s society based on wealth, status, and occupation before the French Revolution old regime – the political and social system of France in the 18th century before the Revolution republic – a government in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch émigré - a person who fled from France due to opposition to or fear of the French Revolution (referred to…

Frankly, one week isn't enough time to explore very much of France, let alone Paris. A scant seven days will force you to make some hard choices, because all of France's major and interesting sights are scattered to the whole country. Seven days may not seem like a long time, but with the right approach, you can see the big sights such as Musée du Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and Versailles. Our suggested itinerary takes you to some o f France’s major attractions and charming towns. Feel…

The French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 was a period in European history in which the monarchy was overthrown and restriction was forced upon the Roman Catholic Church. There are many causes to the French Revolution, including the monarchy’s extreme debt problems, high taxes, reduced harvests, and much more. The Revolution was shaped by very distinct ideas, many of them were drawn heavily on the philosophies of the Enlightenment and the writings of the philosophes. The French Revolution greatly…

Throughout history, revolutions have developed in response to a variety of conditions. These revolutions have often resulted in significant political, economic, and social change. Change has an important and lasting impact on how people or regions develop differently than they were before. Four revolutions used to show change are Neolithic evolution, French revolution, Industrial revolution, and Russia Revolution. During the Paleolithic Revolution, nomadic bands learned to farm. By producing…

A stable and prosperous society contains two important factors: one ere the citizens have consent of the governed and a good economic structure. These two factors were important to France before the revolution. France did not have a stable and prosperous society because there was an unfair taxation within the social classes and because the citizens did not have a voice were they can speak out about their needs. The French society was divided into three different estates: the first, second, and…

Should the Third Estate be equal to the nobles and clergy?Yes, the third estate should be completely equal to the upper classes for three major reason. First, they took over two thirds of the nation’s population and should be treated more than just the ‘common people.’Second, the voting system outruled the third estate every time and the taxes that were only issued to the working class and not the nobles and clergy made their rules unfair also. Lastly , with being tired of their power and the…

Without the spread of public opinions through France in the late eighteenth century, it is likely the French revolution would not have occurred. The spread of ideas along with other factors such as class wars, financial and political crisis; France was able to usher in a new age that benefitted most rather than a select few. This essay will explore the influence public opinions had on the causation of the revolution while briefly looking at the other contributory factors. Before the revolution,…

Continuities of Thought Between Abbé Sieyès and Robespierre In the years leading up to the French Revolution in 1789, political thinkers and writers like Bishop’s secretary Abbé Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès and Committee for Public Safety member’s Maximilien Robespierre help to shape the revolution’s directions, and even the direction toward “The Terror.” Abbé Sieyès wrote “What is the Third Estate? Everything.” in 1789, at the dawn of the revolution. The “Report on the Principles of Political…

Another similarity between the Revolutions of 1789 and 1848 was that although each revolution had a period of temporary success, their reforms both failed to have long-term effects on France, and the wars ended with the takeover of a conservative leader. In 1792, the French people were able to remove Louis XVI from the throne and the National Convention (the radicals) set up a republic. This new government elected representatives for the people’s voices expanded suffrage for all male citizens,…

The French Revolution was a revolution that took place around the time of 1789-1799. There were many causes of the French Revoultion; some of these were the American Revolution, The Enlightenment, and inherent problems. A revolution is caused when the people of a nation overthrow a government for a new system. The people wanted to change their government, so therefore they revolted and overthrew the monarchy and the Ancien Régime (government system). The French Revolution was probably the…