Maximilien Robespierre

Warren Longi Jr. Professor Hoffman English 6 October 2015 Annotated Bibliography Delp, Valorie. "Cause and Effect in the French Revolution." Love To Know. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. Valorie Delp summarizes the cause and effect of the French Revolution. She talks about the government at the time and the conditions of its people’s public life. She also briefly mentions the how the American Revolution made an impact. "French Revolution Cause: An economic Crisis." Bastille Day. N.p., n.d. Web.…

who conquered vast amounts of lands. He improved lives for the french, yet there came a point in time when his conquering was not welcomed. He came from a tough uprising. Napoleon was a dedicated military leader who saved the french from Maximilien Robespierre. Napoleon Bonaparte born to Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica on August 15, 1769. Napoleon’s father’s side of the family was of ancient tuscan nobility who had emerged to Corsica in the 16th century. Carlo, a layer, married…

Slavery was abolished for a short while, and it ended feudalism in the country. They raised revenue by selling church lands. The king and queen were executed which started a new era in the violence, the Terror. France now under the leadership of Maximilien Robespierre, who led committee called the Committee of Public Safety, made arrests and executed thousands on the guillotine. The Americans only wanted a change in liberty and freedom for their country, whereas France wanted a new start, a…

From the year 1789 until 1799, the French Revolution, partially led by Napoleon Bonaparte, greatly influenced France politically and socially (Wikipedia). Throughout these years the citizens of France fought back against the monarchy, under the rule of Louis XIV, in order to create change (History.com). The years of the revolution created a sense of excitement and optimism in France, but at the same time it also created a lot of fear and uneasiness. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem France: An Ode…

Every great nation had its trials and tribulations that led up to the turn of events that made these powerful countries what they are today. For the end of the18th and beginning of the 19th Century many trials and tribulations really shook some continents and the countries within their borders. One of those countries was France in the European continent. France was a powerful country within the continent Europe. The French was a power house that had the largest population and the most dominated…

“Ignorance, forgetfulness, or contempt of the rights of man are the only causes of public misfortunes and of the corruption of governments.” (National Assembly) The Ancien Regime was corrupt and ignored the rights and equality of the third estate which resulted in failure and brought up the national assembly which were very decisive, and dynamic from the years1789 and 1791. The national assembly solved most of France’s inherent issues dealing with the ancien regime, and tried to solidify their…

Revolutions Unit Final Exam Essay Question 1: To what extent where the Mexican, French and Haitian revolutions successful and enlightened revolutions? The Mexican, French and Haitian revolutions were each very different from one another. Each was started for reasons specific to the history of that country as well as the political, social and economic situations at those times. In order to answer the question it is important to take into account these histories and establish the specific…

Henry Kravis once said,”If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing. Morals are the principles on which one's judgments of right and wrong are based. The morality of a person defines what a person’s decisions will be, or could this be influenced by other things. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book written by Harper Lee about racism and justice during the Great…

Jacques-Louis David and His Political Art that Influenced France During March of this year I was fortunate enough to get to go to Paris, France where I visited the Musée Du Louvre. There this was one of the paintings that caught my eye. At the time I was in Art History: Neolithic to Renaissance so I had not gotten to the importance of the painting. But I managed to spend much time just sitting and staring at the painting. Something about this massive painting was fascinating. From the cultural…

Antoine Saint-Just became a target of the prosecution, but in the end, he could not be tied to any erotic scandal. Jean Paul Marat probably was a sexual deviant, as his enemies claimed, but it must have been an “illness,” so they left him be. Maximilien Robespierre(10-02) was a beacon of virtues. Camille Desmoulins was devoted to his Lucille, who went under the guillotine right after…