French Consulate

The French realized a revolution could be just what they needed. France’s involvement in supporting the American Revolution had led to the economic plight on the country. As a result, the middle class and the poor suffered from an increasing tax burden. By 1786…

The French Revolution was an uprising in France that resulted in the establishment of France as a republic. It began in 1789 and lasted until 1799. The revolution had major social and political impacts on France. There were many causes of the French Revolution. Some of these causes include debt and taxes, changes in culture, and an ineffective leader. Due to France’s major debt, the king had to raise the taxes. The commoners of France were forced to pay the majority of these taxes, while the…

The French Revolution was an important revolt for French society. It was a time of social and political tension from 1789 until 1799. The French Revolution changed history as we know it through radical and liberal ideas. This revolution started the global decline of theocracies and absolute monarchies while changing them with democracies and republics. The French population was upset with high taxes that the government had implemented to try to pay debts from the Seven Years ' War and the…

rose quickly in the ranks during the French revolution. He drove British forces out of the French port of Toulon in December 1793. Bonaparte captured most of northern Italy and continued to defeat the Austrians. Napoleon’s plan to weaken British trade through an Egyptian campaign failed miserably. To prevent word of his defeat spreading, he censored the press. Napoleon’s military success as a general allowed him to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate, a three-man governing board.…

ELABORATION French revolution The French Revolution occured in France while Napoleon was in Corsica. The people took over the country by revolting against the Franch king and took control of the country. The royal family and many aristocrats were killed. When Napoleon returned, he allid himself with revolutionaries gropu called the Jacobins. He received a position as the artillery commander at the Siege of Toulon in 1793. The city of Toulon was occupied by British troops and the British navy had…

This is widely believed because he was not directly responsible for spearheading the French Revolution like Maximilien de Robespierre or even his mentor Paul Barras. While this is true, it can be said that Napoleon was eventually “transformed” into a Jacobin revolutionary by Barras in the year 1793. Additionally, he was imprisoned for a…

Napoleon Bonaparte, a significant historical leader and dominant military general, is seen as the reviver of France after the initiation of the French Revolution in 1789. Napoleon Bonaparte was born August 15th, 1769 in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. At a young age Napoleon attended the military college of Brienne where he studied for 5 years, and his military interests were nurtured from a young age. Later on in 1785, Napoleon returned to Corsica for the death of his father…

who told him she learned to control her dreams so that she could dream of him every night. Harry was intrigued and asked her to show him how to do it. After learning he went to the tour bus and decided it would be cool to dream that he was in the French revolutionary war. So he placed himself in the year 1788. All the people in France were divided into three social groups better known as estates. The first estate consisted of the pope and bishops (the clergy). The second estates had in it the…

18th century works La Fille Mal Gardée by French choreographer Jean Dauberval, and La Sylphide by Danish choreographer August Bournonville, comparing their defining features and discussing ways they reflected the changing social climate of their time and place (18th & 19th century France). The French revolution was not only a defining point in history but also an influential factor for ballets of the time. During the Romantic era La Fille Mal Gardée by French choreographer Jean Dauberval, and…

The Introduction Have you ever wondered what it was like in the French Revolution? Well, that’s what I am here for! I am King Louis XVI. I was the son of Louis XV. I was King of France from 1774 to 1792.We are in great debt at the moment, for my fathers before me have failed in keeping this country stable. We were divided into 3 estates. The First Estate, The Second Estate, and lastly The Third Estate. Everyone was divided into one estate, which showed your power and wealth. I, However, was not…