Louis XVIII of France

Revolution. There was an excessive monarchy, overspending of money being, a ton of debt, and rising taxes. The debt was caused from The Seven Years war where the French came out defeated, also from the generous spending during the American Revolution. France had an average amount of debt compared to other countries but “the problem lay with the inability of the royal government to tap the nation’s wealth through taxes to service and repay the debts” (pg. 551). Taxes began to get higher and the…

reign of Napoleon, the revolutionary peoples and their leaders demanded a more just and equal society. It was because this goal that the French people allowed their leaders to twist and mangle their cause into an oppressive regime that would grip France for decades. Throughout the four phases of the French Revolution, the revolutionary leaders would continue to use oppression to subdue and the people, even while they preached…

starts to revolt against their authorities. In the late 1700s and early 1900s, both France and Russia had some troubles with their government that some what triggered the beginning of their revolutions. In this paper, I will argue that there are more similarities than differences when it comes to the causes of both French and Russian Revolution. Both revolutions were triggered by previous events that involved them; France was involved in the American Revolution that made them have economic…

The French Revolution was about having self rule for the people establishing a better government for themselves. There were two stages to the French Revolution; moderate and radical. The revolution began as moderate, then became radical, and towards the end became moderate again. During the first moderate stage they had many different events like the formation of the National assembly, and the Tennis court Oath. The radical stage was during the time of the Reign Of Terror which completely…

Section I, 1. Why was Napoleon willing to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States? How did Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase transform America’s understanding of itself and its future? Was it inevitable that the West would become part of a much greater United States? Napoleon Bonaparte, before he decided to sell Louisiana was already facing many problems. Toussaint Louverture, a French Revolutionist, succeeded in taking over Hispanola and was now the ruler and was now the ruler of French…

the voices of their people to be heard. The slaves captured the wives of the plantation owners and held them hostage; furthermore, the wives were brutally tortured and eventually killed. Also, in France, there was no equality among the social class due to France’s feudal system. The main issue in France was economic inequality, as the peasants were demanded by law to remain poor. In addition to this, the appointed taxpayers were the peasants, tax farmers and tax gatherers, who paid what they…

have chosen her because she was well known during her lifetime. There were several sparkles and flames she was introduced to throughout her life. Jeann-Antionette Poisson, also known as Madame de Pompadour, was born on December 29, 1721 in Paris, France. She was the child of Madeleine de La Motte who was known for her beauty and Francois Poisson was her father who was a financier. She also had a brother who went by the name Abel Francois Poisson. Years after Madame birth, her father fled the…

plot by a rival Protestant family to remove Francis II from power. Leading the Protestant family was the Bourbon Duke of Conde. He was sentenced to death, but his execution was halted by the death of Francis II. Charles IX was now the new ruler of France. However, since he was only ten years old, his mother Cathrine de Medicis ruled until Charles was no longer a minor. Over time, the Protestants and the Catholics would fight each other and eventually raise armies to fight against one another.…

Non stop terror struck the Island of Saint Domingue when the Haitian Slaves revolted against the powerful French empire led by Napoleon. Napoleon, the ruler of France at the time, decided he wanted to take control of the Louisiana purchase and in order to do this, he had to take control of the western indies’ economic sector, Saint Domingue or modern day Haiti. In the beginning, the French invaded Saint Domingue and Toussaint Louverture, an early leader of the Haitians, fought against them for…

Did France benefit from Louis XVI execution, or was it just a recipe for disaster? I would argue the effect of Louis XVI, who was the king of France from 1774-1793, ended catastrophically and lead to the downfall of France. Even though one can argue Louis XVI was a traitor to his country, his execution only lead to corruption. The people were lost without a king to follow, and those who were not, were far too radical to lead an entire country successfully. Almost immediately after Louis XVI…