French Directory

The Feeling of Progress: The Revolutions That Impacted Humanity Amidst many recurring conflicts within powerful nations, two revolutions particularly influenced the changes in Latin and European societies. The Venezuelan and French Revolution occurred in a time of instability, during the early nineteenth and late eighteenth centuries. These revolutions both impacted the social, political, and economic efforts of the countries, which led to the participation of many people. However, the people…

The American Revolution and the French Revolution were both based on Enlightenment standards. The Enlightenment was a time where thinkers began to question ideals, religion and ethics (Modern World History, ch. 1, sec. 1) The American Revolution had a great influence on the French Revolution because Frenchmen that assisted George Washington returned to France and began to spread, “Liberal philosophies of the American experience throughout France” which inspired the need for change in France…

peace in France, his rule strayed from the constitutional monarchy the revolution demanded for. For this reason, many have argued on whether or not the French Revolution truly succeeded in achieving its goals; however, evidence suggests it was much more unsuccessful than it was successful. The French…

During the French Revolution in 1700s, people of France were separated into three social classes or what’s better known as, the estates ("French Revolution.." 1-3) . The first of the three estates was the clergy. The clergy was divided by a higher class and a lower class. The first clergy was formed by the Catholic Church. There then was a second estate, who was made up of rich nobles. These nobles got a lot of privileges that the lower class didn’t. For example they had party’s in the castle in…

the Third Estate represented about 98% of the French population they only held one vote; this often led to the interests of the people being overruled by the nobility and the church. The elaborate spending done by King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, and their support to the American revolutionaries led to France’s financial crisis. Because of this the price of bread, a staple in the French diet, soared. Along with this in 1788 many of the French farmers experienced poor harvests. The…

Napoleon 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…

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…

stemming from the age ranged from classic liberalism to free market economics from an even wider range of others, a notorious few being Robespierre, John Locke, Adam Smith, etc. Enlightenment ideals lead to many key events such as the American and French Revolution. The American Revolution began as a struggle between British colonist in North America who were being taxed with representation by King George III. Enlightened thinkers like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson helped lead the…

a notorious leader and enlightened despot of the nineteenth century who was both an authoritarian and egalitarian. Through his use of relentless nationalism towards France, Napoleon utilized his influence and authority to ameliorate the lives of French citizens. Bonaparte received his power from the people and therefore always strived to make the country powerful and prosperous for the people. He believed in both a strong government and the abolishment of the aged aristocracy of privilege. Even…

the revolution. Their beliefs led to various stages of the revolution with different enlightened ideas for what fitted the country the best in terms of its political, and economic situations. The first stage of the French Revolution used the ideas of Montesquieu, Locke, Voltaire,…