French Directory

King Louis XVI is known by most historians as foolish. They don't really understand how intelligent he really was. His intelligence wasn't enough to stop the French Revolution. His childhood consisted of knowledge. Everything changed June of 1775. He was definetly not prepared. Louis-Auguste was the third son of Louis-Ferdinand. Throughout his childhood, he demonstrated above average intelligence. He was said to enjoy science, geography, and history. Early on he became a strong believer in…

The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. The revolution was caused by A poor economic and an unmanageable national debt, both caused by an unfair system of taxation. Which led to war between the french and americans. The weapons have changed since the french revolution, and so did the classes of soldiers that used the weapons. The classes of soldiers that used weapons in the french revolution were Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry.…

Napoleon started as a soldier, then became Director, then First Consul, then crowned himself Emperor. The French accepted him as Emperor because he led the French army against France’s enemies, and the army was the only thing France could brag about. While he was Emperor he banned all presses so no one could spread rumors about him. His downfall was due to his tyrannical ways. Napoleon believed he could beat Russia which had never been defeated. He lost the war against the Russians due to…

claim that they are the power - the government that either instituted itself or people allowed it to happen. England’s Magna Carta was put in place in 1215 because King John’s lords were not happy with how he ruled with his ‘Divine Right’. During the French Revolution (1789-1799), King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were no longer favoured, their people thought that they could no longer provide for them in the way that the monarchy should, so the civilians revolted against the monarchy and…

The classroom had 17 children in total, 1 of which was an English Learner. His name was Carlos and, saying his name to me was the only word he said in class for the duration of the time that I had been in the classroom. Carlos is young boy whose parents are completely Spanish. I was told by Mrs Varvil, that even at parent conferences only the mother has understand of what is being said and is able to partially converse. When I first entered the classroom, the children were all on the floor…

What is Freedom? “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” (King 3). In this quote, Dr. King addresses one must fight back for what is right. If your civil liberties are provoked, you must rise too top the oppressor. This a strong quote from Dr. King which I openly agree with because it shows the amount of honor in his words to revolt against the government. Dr. King was flouted by many because he…

The French Revolution is often described as the Revolution of France and has been considered a social and economic development during the mid to late 1700’s. Historian J. Russell Major supports theories that the leadership, educational, and social changes instituted by King Louis XIV and Jean-Baptiste Colbert were the instigating events for French Revolutionaries. The monarchy created by Louis XIV began an unrecoverable pattern of debt, inflation and devastation of the working class. The…

Dating back to 1765 when the first president of the United States, George Washington, led the American revolution against the British Monarchy, overthrowing their authority, America has been a product of revolutions and radicals. Radicals or revolutionist take many forms and fight for different reasons but one common ground that they all share is to change their state of living, rather it be social, economic or political. New York found itself the center of the stomping ground for the early 20th…

The French revolution was influenced by the enlightenment ideologies which include the concepts of human rights, sovereignty and liberal and radical ideas in general. It began its first blast in 1789 and ended after more than a year when Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship ascended to reign. The nation cried-out for changes in political system due to the devastating effect, oppression and poverty that they experienced in the absolute monarchy abuse of power before the revolution. The new…

The rule of dictator Porfirio Diaz in Mexico has become synonymous with the modern, Positivistic dictatorships of the late nineteenth century. “The stability that Diaz’s long regime provided allowed Mexico at last to enjoy a burst of economic development. Agriculture for commercial export expanded, thousands of miles of railroads linked Mexico to U.S. markets, and a modest industrial complex appeared” (Beezley 55). Nicolas Zuniga y Miranda was known for his scientific inventions and earthquake…