National Assembly of France

Over many years society within France has grown, there have been monarchs, revolutions, overthrows, and constitutions written. Karl Marx, through the book, The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, explains the uprising of a new political leader within France, Louis Napoleon or Louis Bonaparte. Bonaparte’s reign to power came with the growing dissent between the social classes within France and the revolution that followed. The choices made by the leaders that came before Bonaparte aided him in his…

For more than 100 years, France had been the largest and most powerful European nation. Beneath the appearance of stability however lay the seeds of revolution within a few months in1789, king Louis lost his power to make laws, and eventually people’s elected representative voted for his execution. The causes of the French revolution were very complex. Since the middle age, French society had been divided into three separate estates. In the mid-1700s discontent grew among the people of all three…

2nd Essay - Rough Draft In Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 author Gary Kates states that “Furet [claimed] the Revolution embraced a radical ideology of popular sovereignty so that any abuse of power could be excused so long as it was achieved in the name of the people” (175). Personally, I agree with this statement because the people were willing to do anything to get what they desired. The French Revolution was built upon the fact that French citizens desired to control the…

circumstances and begin to advocate for change. Two examples of self-examination that resulted in a call for change are “A Vindication of the Rights of Women.” by Mary Wollstonecraft and “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.” by the National Assembly of France. The two works demonstrate self-understanding by presenting a problem they have noticed in their society, proposing a solution, and by addressing the role that individuals play in bringing about change. In “A Vindication…

all for having provided me with the opportunity to represent you in the National Assembly. In the past few months, I had listened to and voted on each proposition with only your best interest in mind. Despite my efforts, not only have we lost the National Assembly, we have lost our beloved country of France to Austro-Prussia. Despite the loss of our country, I write to you in good faith that the invasion and takeover of France will in fact greatly benefit you all. After receiving letters from a…

Proclamation of the National Assembly which stated, “The title of National Assembly is the only one befitting the Assembly in the actual situation of affairs, because the members composing it are the only representatives lawfully and publicly acknowledged and verified; because they are directly sent by almost the whole of the nation;” After feeling as if they did not have a fair voice in government, the members of the Third Estate and its supporters formed the national assembly in the hope of…

of an absolute monarchy was unethical. As a result, on August 24, 1789, the nobles and clergy of France lost their privileges by the National Assembly. The French Revolution is an outcome of the combination of the bankruptcy of France, the inequality of the Estates, and the slaughtering at the Bastille. Bankruptcy was a repeating problem for the French government. This bankruptcy began when France went to the 7 years war. As rivals against Britain, Louis did not hesitate to go to war with…

different idea of how to generate that change. In the late 1700s, France was this country; it was a country in tumult during the French Revolution. Although argued whether its outcome was a success or a failure, as a milestone in France’s history, the French Revolution undoubtedly changed the political landscape of the country. The French Revolution─also referred to as the “Revolution of 1789”─was an insurgent movement that began in France in the year 1787 and ultimately…

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 culture in Europe. With France came the largest military and it contained more exports than any of the other European countries. France with its huge influences in Europe still struggled in many areas. The country was in huge debt after the Seven Year…

still visible today around France through slogans such as ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’. The French Revolution was not only important in spreading the notion of democracy in France, but the event also provoked the notion of governmental change throughout Europe. The revolution would ultimately urge France to change its government to a democracy as a whole. The Storming of the Bastille imparticularly was very important in the course of the revolution to get France to where it is today.…