National Assembly of France

Intro: Long long ago in a far away land called France, there lived a poor family of peasants. It was in the late 1780s and the country of France was struggling. They faced a severe economic crisis and the poor family could hardly even afford to keep their stomachs full. "Hello! Welcome to our home. I know it 's not much, but we 're doing all that we can. I 'm a mother of two and I work at the cloth making industry. I get paid very little, so at desperate times, I 've had to turn to selling…

created, fulfilling part of what the revolvers wanted (Kaplan). Another dissimilarity we can see is that while the American Revolution occurred in the colonies, it was a war between two countries. The French Revolution was mainly within the country on France. During the American Revolution, troops fought…

The revolution began due to the treatment of the middle and lower class by the first and second Estates. Even though 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…

Social inequalities and Economic caused the revolution. The French revolution started because the French supported the American Revolution, increasing their debt (Williams, PPTS.) Since the French was in need of money, Louis XVI of France proposed new sources of taxes. One of them was the land tax, even the aristocracy and church had to pay but they refused. The Peasants did not agree with the land taxation because they had to pay more and were the only ones paying their taxes. The…

The French Revolution was a huge milestone in France. It was because it changed the structure of society but instead of replacing the existing rules or even the political regime. The French got rid of the government as a whole. (Horvat) The French Revolution contradicted John Locke 's main political ideas of the the Enlightenment theory. John Locke 's main Ideas of the Enlightenment mostly talked about the government. They were contradictory because John Locke believed that all men are rational…

Jacques Necker was born in Switzerland and moved to France to embark on a financial career. He was named director general of finance following France’s defeat in the Seven Years’ War. Necker’s main goal was to downplay France’s dwindling economy, which he accomplished by releasing a misleading financial report. He is remembered for his selfishness and providing pensions to nobles in order to boost his popularity (Kagan 355-356). At the beginning of his career, Necker proved to be sly by gaining…

French revolution being one of the most memorable occurrences worldwide has been provoked majorly by economical and cultural causes such as social inequality and taxation of the lower class throughout the 18th century. In that period of time France was considered one of the affluent and powerful countries in Europe. Only a limited amount of countries gave more power to individuals and had a decreased chance of unpredictable penalization. Many factors were in action leading to the French…

levy a new land tax to hopefully solve his monetary woes, (the French king and country were broke). June 20, 1789- The newly created National Assembly, which was mostly made up of the middle and lower classes of the Third Estate, was going to be shut down by the King, but N.A. declared that they would not disband until they had written a new constitution for France. This also became known as the Tennis Court Oath. July 14, 1789- A mob attacked the Bastille (prison) to free the seven…

In 1830, the French king used a minor incident to justify an invasion of Algiers on July 5 which quickly captured the city but did nothing to reduce resistance by Berbers from the interior. France fought two wars against forces led by the Berber leader Abd al-Kader of Mascara (southeast of Oran) in 1832-4 and 1835-1837 without either side prevailing. During a third war with Abd al-Kader in 1840-1841, the French resorted to terror tactics, filling…

The last queen of France, was born Maria Antonin Josepha Joanna on November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria. Marie Antoinette played a huge role in the French Revolution. She was the wife of King Louis XVI, and she effected the French people by taking advantage of Louis XVI, by getting whatever she wanted. There is a popular unrest on the fact that she has been spending too much money on fine clothing, entertainment, and other lavish items. However, it is these hobbies that help Marie Antoinette…