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significant events during the revolution created legacies that continue to affect lives today (Blaufarb 1-2). The legacies of the French Revolution illustrate the impact that the ideologies and events of the revolution in France and in Europe, and the legacies also changed the way France and surrounding countries viewed many situations and incidents. In contrast to the English and American Revolutions, the French Revolution went through a series of phases, which could all be called revolutions…

After the execution of King Louis XVI, the national assembly appointed a 12 man Committee of Public Safety to run France. Maximilien Robespierre, a great orator dominated the committee and led the army to protect the nations borders. To defend from internal enemies, he enacted the Reign of Terror. During the year 1973-1974, anyone suspected of aiding the enemy was swiftly put on trial and sent to the guillotine. Terror became the order of the day, as Robespierre stated, “Softness to traitors…

wages, and an indifferent government. In February, there were large demonstrations in Paris which soon would turn into riots. Louis Phillippe was forced to step down because the of the riots, which allowed for France to create anew form of government called the Second Republic of France. The Second Republic instituted some programs which caused the country to bankrupt the treasury in 2 years. Once the country became bankrupt, riots…

order to understand the effect of Napoleon Bonaparte’s role in France, it is first necessary to understand something of Napoleon’s life, understand the ideas of The Enlightenment and understand the stage upon which the French Revolution occurred. These are massive and complex topics which can receive only the most cursory of glances in a short essay. Napoleon was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica, which had only belonged to France for a year at the time of his birth. It was an Italian…

was so much going on over this time span in history. There are many topics in the French Revolution to pick from but, some interesting ones I would like to introduce are the trials and execution of Louis XVI, The reign of terror, and the remaking of France. I will break up each topic into three sections scratching the surface on each of these topics and briefly discussing each one. My goal for this paper is to give you a better understanding of some of the things that happened during the…

The Declaration of the Rights in a New France The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written by France’s Third Estate and presented to the National Assembly for adoption in 1789. Though its alleged intent was to grant equal rights to all men, it actually protected the rights and interests of property owners over those of the common man. While The Declaration did replace France’s government had been founded on the divine right of kings, arguments that this document was…

France Research Paper With all of France’s places, food, culture, and people, France is can truly be an amazing place. Over 80 million visitors come to visit this country every year, and for many reasons. There are many things to do here, from the traditional French cuisine dish Escargots, or cooked land snails, to the sly smirk of the Mona Lisa in one of the world's largest museums, the Louvre, and to the romantic view of the City of Lights over the top of the Eiffel Tower in the…

register have been made public? King Louis XVI and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette were liberal with their spending and poor at money management and therefore were seen as selfish and greedy by the citizens of France. Their lavish, and extravagant lifestyle distanced them from the reality of France. This register would have been made public to shame the King and Queen. Who are the three people in this painting and what do they represent? The people in this painting are the First (Clergy), Second…

both countries used some type of assembly of men to assist in writing the Declarations--National Assembly in France (Declaration of the Rights of Man) and General Congress in America (Declaration of Independence). Without the consent of the governed, the government becomes a tyranny. Both documents stress the right and protection…

Following Britain’s costly victory in Seven Years, a majority in the Parliament, felt that the American Colonists should pay for some of costs that Britain had incurred in the defense of the colonies, the imposition of higher taxes would help pay the national debt, and support British military forces in the Americas. In order to accomplish these aims, the Parliament passed a series of new taxes on the colonies: The Sugar Act, The Stamp act, and the Townshend Act. The colonists, in theory did not…