National Assembly of France

Revolution Marques The fires of the revolution that swept the nation of France during the 18th century were fueled by Enlightenment ideas brought in by thinkers, coming from the recent Scientific Revolution, to France composed of various backgrounds. From the execution of a monarchy, to the creation of a monumental empire, the French Revolution was ravaged and fought on the ideas of freedom and justice for all. The people of France were playing with something that had never been seen in…

Revolution occured, France was in very deep debt because of their involvement in the Revolution and King Louis XVI spending. King Louis XVI thought if he taxed the poor heavily, France would escape debt. The third estate, who was being taxed, related and rioted. To help stop the revolts, a meeting was summoned and called all the estates to meet together. The Estate General was a meeting assembling the first, second, and third estates together. Even though the third estate made up 98% of France,…

Revolution: the rebellion of the lower class (slaves and former slaves), the tension between different social groups, and revolt strategies such as individually poisoning one’s oppressor, which showed resemblance to the Great Fear that had occurred in France. The later stages of the Haitian revolution also began to resemble the American revolution, as French troops attempted to gain a stronger hold on the colony, to which Dessalines’ army fought back and forced them to retreat. The result of the…

stating the things people could give to the prisoners and why death was the most common. France, at the time, had no middle class. There were the rich and the poor people, the rich were divided into two groups. The two groups were the church and the government. The first chapter of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities and The Crisis of the 1780s and Causes of the French Revolution article by Robert…

In addition to the long-term factors, there are intermediate factors that led to the revolution. The major factor was the poor economic status of France that was worsening long before the revolution. Her economy got worse when King Louis XIV engaged in battles such as aiding the Americans that contributed to the worsening economic situation as she lost her colonies to Britain. However, King Louis XIV attempted to intervene and through his government, he called for a meeting of the Estate…

XVI is a bad leader! The French Revolution was a major event in time during 1789-1799. There were many causes, key events, and outcomes. King Louis XVI was a monarch who ruled over France. This is why France had a big downfall in history. Due to the imbalances in the estates system and how King Louis XVI ruled France The Estates system was a social class that separated into three groups. First Estate was the Clergy or people who worked for the church. Only 1% of the population were in this…

looking at them separately. Pokins believes that the Saint-Dominque revolution was the most radical against European rule because it wanted complete abolition of slavery of the late 18th century. Saint-Dominque was a colony for Spain but then given to France in 1697. In…

increasingly powerful. The Frankfurt Parliament was established to draw up a constitution for the unification. In May of 1848, members of the Frankfurt Parliament, or the National Assembly convened in Frankfurt to begin the writing of the new constitution. But the bright prospects of the new Assembly began to fade as members of the Assembly began to dispute over which territory to include in the new Germany. This dispute forced them to a compromise, and a constitution that would accept…

The French Revolution was caused by incredibly unjust taxes, feudal remnants, and mercantilism. The General Estate was a medieval advisory body to the king that was created because of the crisis in France which paralyzed the voting system. The Estates General consisted of three estates; the clergy, the nobles and the commoners. The third estate was granted double representation in voting, which was changed on May 5th when they were informed that all…

Rival enemies France and Britain, were among the dominant global powers engaged in international power politics leading into the eighteenth century. The continual large-scale wars involved in empire building, produced devastating effects on the economy and social cohesion of the countries involved. In particular, the impact the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence had on the French economy created a volatile environment, setting off a sequence of events leading to the revolution.…