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The French Revolution was one of the main events on the world’s modern history. This political event changed France as a nation in the late eighteen centuries and served as an example for other countries. The economic crisis in France was huge, people were literally starving. At that time Louis XVI was ruling, he lived in luxury that afford from public money, his only concern well and he did not care at all about the wellbeing of the citizens of France. The French Republic was proclaimed on…

Marie Antoinette The movie that I chose for my 3rd quarter project is Marie Antoinette, based on the life of, you guessed it, Queen Marie Antoinette of France. The movie is set during the beginning of Marie’s marriage to Dauphin Louis XVI and the dawn of the French Revolution (1768-1789). The most notable events that took place during that time period were the end of the 7 Years war, The American Revolution, and of course the French Revolution. The movie starts in Austria at 1768 with Marie…

As Charles Dickens once said, “Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; - the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!” The French Revolution has been seen as a war that caused death, pain, and prosperity. Many primary documents, like Simon Schama Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution, have mentioned that the amount of human lives lost during the French Revolution was unnecessary. The amount of deaths in the revolution explains the outcome of how much violence took place. Was the…

In the 18th century, the Golden Age of Piracy took the world by storm. An unstable government and fewer jobs for sailors and privateers lead many to the life of piracy. This became a time of terrorization among the waters and coasts of the world. Although there were many pirates in the world making a name for themselves, two pirates in particular stood out the most: Blackbeard and Calico Jack. Blackbeard’s career started in 1716 and ended in 1718. With the end of Blackbeard came the start of…

A hundred year of the war, with no rest and peace. That was what King Charles VII was facing while trying to keep his country, France together. In all that misery, a customary girl saw the mistreatment the nation was facing and she was ready to fight for justice. King Charles VII saw no lighter and gave her what she was asking for, armor, horse and a group of soldiers. That girl was Joan of Arc, an eighteen-year-old girl that had a dream of peace and justice. With her passion, she defeated the…

classes. Marie Antoinette's life and death had much influence on these events. Her marriage to King Louis was unpopular among the French, and her expenditures that led France further into the black eventually resulted in her murder by the people whom were damaged most by her extravagant life. (Bienvenu 1) The arranged marriage between an Austrian archduchess and a French heir was meant to solidify an alliance, but it may very well have caused a revolution; one of the deadliest of all time.…

XIII and Anne of Austria, a Habsburg. His father died while Louis and his brother Philippe were young. At age 4, he inherited the throne and his mother Anne was the regent until Louis XIV took over at the age of 23. The year before, Louis married Marie-Therese and had 6 children; however, he had many mistresses and illegitimate children during his reign. Louis had a tumultuous childhood filled with revolts and violence against his family and negligence from his mother (History.com). Before…

Caitlyn DeMuro Mrs. Brennan Global II September 30,2016 DBQ 10- Causes of the French Revolution Essay The French Revolution was an upheaval in France against the monarchy from 1789 to 1799. The outcome of this revolution was that France was established as a republic. The revolution of 1789 had many long-term causes. Three causes of the French Revolution were social, political, and economic troubles. One cause of the French Revolution was social troubles. The French society was divided into three…

to be independent. Why? Because the hungry, needy voices of the Third Estate echoed throughout France; voices that could not be neglected for long. It all began with the monarchs, as most uprisings do, King Louis XVI and his Austrian wife Marie Antoinette. Tensions evolved rapidly as a dark cloud hung over France- one that showered us with crop failure and food shortages. People hit the epitome of savage as they run wild in mobs raiding bakeries and stealing bread out of children’s…

life, but her love and devotion to mathematics had already been solidified. At the age of nineteen, she married a military officer, Marquis Florent-Claude du Chastellet-Lomont. They had three children together, Gabrielle Pauline, born 1726, Louis-Marie-Florent, born 1727, and Victor-Espirit, born 1732, who…