My family and I were now able to live the life we always wanted. Even though there was a large amount of violence involved in the French Revolution all of the blood loss,it contributed to the growth of democracy. People were able to exercise their right to rebel against the government, people found the right way to vote, and people were able to fight for what they believed was right. It allowed us to have the democracy we always should have
This shows how the Third Estate came up with a very good plan which was during the meeting they all knew they were outnumbered with votes so they went on a tennis court and did a oath that they will not be separated and king Louis XVI tried to stop them but couldn’t so in the end all of the Estates were put into one fair group. The second aim was that they wanted to change the monarchy into a republic or a democracy. Unfortunately they were not able to create a monarchy, but it ended with the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Glencoe World History textbook states, “ …The National Convention’s first major step on September 21 was to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic…” This shows how they were going on the right track and that this aim was about to be a success and if this aim would have succeeded then this revolution could have been one of the most successful revolutions, but unfortunately the dictator Napoleon comes in and takes control.
But revolutionary leaders don’t lead revolutions because they were selected by a divine being, they lead because their country is in dire need of change. We see this unrelenting ambition all throughout Napoleon’s life. Taking over European countries like collecting medals and basically crowning himself Emperor of France. “In 1804, Napoleon climbed the ultimate political rung by prevailing on Pope Pius VII to coronate him the Emperor of France”. Whatever he wanted he took without thinking twice.
Opello and Rosow identified the beginning of the French Revolution when Louis XVI convoked the estates General (1995, p.330). The clergy and the nobility were exempted of the taxes imposed by the king during a long time. However, in 1789, during the convocation of the Estates, the king wanted to install taxes and that these part of the society paid taxes. The refusal of the population added to the practices of these new taxes created many conflicts. This struggle led to the proclamation of the Third estate as “Assemblée Nationale” (National Assembly) and the octroiement to vote the tax in the 17th of June 1789.
But his sentiments were echoed by a subsequent Finance Minister, Callone. Following his policy of borrowing to fix the crisis, which plunged France 300,000,000 Franks deeper into debt, Callone suggested taxing all classes and was dismissed. In the end, Louis called for an Estates General to decide what must be done financially. Each of the three classes was represented and had one vote.
French Revolution, starting in the year 1789, was the movement that shook France between the years 1787 and 1799. The French Revolution had many causes. There were many easy fixes the government could have done, if they had fixed them, it could have prevented the revolution. Some of the most important causes were unfair taxes, social classes and last but not least the bankrupt state. I believe one of the biggest causes was the unfair taxes.
"To what extent were political ideas of enlightenment a cause of the French Revolution." The French Revolution (1788-1799) is considered to be one of the most significant events in the modern history of Europe, because not only did it change the face of France, but also it had a huge influence on situation in other countries. We are able to distinguish many causes of it, however, one of the most important were undoubtedly political ideas of enlightenment. They were the basis of people’s way of reasoning due to which the revolutionary tension was growing among the citizens of Frnace. This tension was also accompanied by deteriorating economics and enormous hunger before the outbreak of the Revolution — nonetheless, without the thoughts of
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As many scholars said, there is no doubt that French-revolution is the very historical milestone because it became the cause of democracy. Republic system of government, now we regard as if it were common sense, was set up through this revolution. Public citizens supersede privileged class people to become the bearer of the culture, economy and politics. In French-revolution, people sacrifice royal bloods in return for dawn a new age.
According to Treaty of Schönbrunn, the defeated Austrian Emperor Francis I. was forced to surrender his territories in Southeast Europe (among other conditions) in favour of Napoleon, who immediately published two decrees in order to merge newly acquitted lands into the Illyrian Provinces. Area of this autonomous part of French empire was about 55 000 km2 and according to the census of 1811 the Provinces had about 1 500 000 inhabitants. Ljubljana was chosen to be the capital city, despite the fact, the Trieste was at that time far more developed city, nevertheless the better strategic position towards the Wien decided in favour of Ljubljana. General governor was appointed as the head of government, during the existence of Illyrian provinces, four men served in this function: Marmont, Bertrand, Junot, Fouché. Napoleon´s decision to established the Illyrian provinces was motivated mainly by geopolitical, economic and military goals, thus the French government always acted in way to maintain advance from its occupation.
It occurred because of many factors some being, ideas of enlightenment, an irresponsible aristocracy, and depression in 1789, all contributed to the occurrence. The American Revolution has a great effect on Europe, not only served as inspiration for France, but also showed that the liberal political ideas of enlightment were more than just something some intellectuals said. By declaring independance, America proved that it is possiblr to overthrow an old system and inspired many European nations and colonies to revolt. In 1799, Bonaparte organized a takeover abolishing the Directory and appointing himself as France’s “first consul”. This event marked the end of The French Revolution and the beginning of the Napoleonic
The end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th saw the degradation of the Old regime--the end of aristocratic rule, inherited legal privileges, intimate relations between church and state, and high feudal dues and taxes. A major indication of the coming death of the Old regime was portrayed by the victory in the American revolution. The American victory proved that oppressive governments had limitations. The American revolution, influenced by Enlightenment philosophy, shed light on the idea of nationalism, a strong sense of loyalty and devotion to a nation and a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests. Although historians argue over
The main similarity in the writings of Thomas Jefferson and Henry David Thoreau is the idea of revolution against an abusive government. The main difference is the context in which each document was written, the Declaration of Independence as the colonies were rebelling against Great Britain and forming their own government, and Civil Disobedience as criticisms of the government developed within nearly seventy-five years after the signing of the Declaration. Both Jefferson and Thoreau share ideas of revolution, although overthrowing the government is seen in many cases as illegal. Both documents share a common theme of revolution, and both authors believe the best way to move toward a better government is civil disobedience. Jefferson and Thoreau believe that whether it is the struggle for independence or being freed from injustices of the government, civil disobedience and revolution are necessary in order to live in a society based on freedom.
The Declaration of Independence is America’s political tradition founding document. It expresses the underlying ideas that form the nation of American, that is, all men are created equal and free and hold the same inborn, natural rights. Therefore lawful governments must be based on the approval of the governed and must secure their rights. The Declaration of Independence notified the world of the unanimous decision of the 13 American colonies to detach from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and simple protests paint the picture of the struggle endured and well-deserved rights that people gained for each other. The suppression and abuse felt by the upper hand before 1776 instigated a sense of rebellion among the people – bringing them together despite their status or beliefs. This diverse set of individuals led to the making of The Declaration of Independence, or in other words “a national symbol of unity” (Stockdale). America was born in hopes of changing lives for the better and offering opportunity after opportunity to anyone without discriminating. Although there was a long fight for freedom and equality, the Constitution was drafted to outline the inalienable rights that all