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The French Revolution began in 1789,1 when France was divided by regions and religions. The one thing that the French people had in common was that they shared the belief that they should serve the king. The revolution changed this, and at the end of the revolution in 1799, the people saw each other as citizens rather than subjects of the king.2 France had been experiencing economic hardship, and the people became discontented because of food shortages. Ideas of reform spread after the Enlightenment, and the people wanted a constitution.3 The French Revolution greatly increased nationalism in France. Before the revolution, there was little nationalism in France. It is evident that nationalism was created when one looks at the formation of the …show more content…
National Assembly, the creation of France's flag, the reign of King Louis XVI, the writing of the Marseillaise, and the storming of the Bastille.
The French Revolution completely changed the nationalistic landscape of France.
On June 17th, 1789, the National Assembly was formed.4 France's Old Regime had three estates; the first and second Estates were the clergy and the nobility, and the third estate consisted of the bourgeoisie, the urban workers, and the peasants.5 When the Estates-General was called in 1789, the third estate decided that the three estates should verify the identities of the members of each estate all together, instead of in their separate groups as had been done previously. The third estate was not pleased with this. They were also upset that each estate was given a vote, instead of giving each individual a vote.6 They believed that the three estates should be made a single group.7 Because they were so adamant, the Estates-General had to be paused. The third estate decided to continue on their own, and a few members from the first and second estates joined them. The group declared themselves the sole legitimate representatives of France, and changed their name to the National Assembly.8 It was created to get rid of the division between the groups, so that they could better represent the nation as a whole.9 When the National
Assembly went to meet at Versailles, they found that their meeting place had been blocked. Determined to continue meeting, they decided to convene in an indoor tennis court instead. They made the Tennis Court Oath, a vow not to separate until they had been given a constitution.10 The third estate's efforts to remove division amongst the estates greatly increased nationalism. The National Assembly became a symbol of a unity between the three estates, and a representative of the entire nation. The formation of the group was one of the first steps in the revolution, and proved to the people that they could do something about the marginalization in France. It gave hope to the people that a country of equal individuals rather than divided classes could be created. It inspired the people to believe that a constitution would be written and that they would be given rights. It told the people that if they persisted and rose up against authority that they could get what they wanted. The declaration that they were the only valid representatives of France transferred sovereignty from the King to the nation.11
The French Revolution was a period of political upheaval that occurred in France during the latter half of the 18th century. This revolution marked an end to the system of feudalism and the monarchy in France and a rise to democracy and new Enlightenment ideas. By 1789, when the revolution began, France was in a deep financial crisis due to the debt they had obtained over many years of reckless spending and France was nearly bankrupt. These financial issues fell almost completely on the bottom social class or the Third Estate which made up a majority of the country. Because of this financial trouble, the common people were heavily taxed, leaving many of them in poverty.
One more long-lasting effect from the French Revolution is nationalism. They called fraternity at the time, but both words share the same meaning. The French people fighting for their right to survive and later to protect their borders from foreign powers seeking to restore tyrannical order, produced a sense of pride and brotherhood. No longer being forced to front lines by an unseen monarch hundreds of miles away, the French people started to find, close to heart and empowering reasons, to defend their
Beginning in mid-1789, and lasting until late-1799, the French Revolution vastly changed the nation of France throughout its ten years. From the storming of the Bastille, the ousting of the royal family, the Reign of Terror, and all the way to the Napoleonic period, France changed vastly during this time. But, for the better part of the last 200 years, the effects that the French Revolution had on the nation, have been vigorously debated by historian and other experts. Aspects of debate have focused around how much change the revolution really caused, and the type of change, as well as whether the changes that it brought about should be looked at as positive or negative. Furthermore, many debate whether the Revolutions excesses and shortcomings can be justified by the gains that the revolution brought throughout the country. Over time, historians’ views on these questions have changed continually, leading many to question the different interpretations and theories behind the Revolutions effectiveness at shaping France and the rest of the world.
The French Revolution, also known as the revolution of 1789, was a movement that helped shape France into what it is today. The Revolution may have started in 1787 but it wasn’t till 1789 when the revolution actually started to become worse. The Revolution had many reasons for why it started, but it was only a few major things that really made it happen.
During the eighteenth century, France was one of the most richest and prosperous countries in Europe, but many of the peasants were not happy with the way France was being ruled. On July 14, 1789, peasants and soldiers stormed the Bastille and initiated the French Revolution. This essay will analyze the main causes of the French Revolution, specifically, the ineffectiveness of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the dissatisfaction of the Third Estate, and the Enlightenment. It will also be argued that the most significant factor that caused the French Revolution is the ineffective leadership of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
There are plenty of speculations concerning why there was a French Revolution and plenty of articles and books written on the subject of why did France revolutionize? Was it because France was following in the footsteps of the Americans and rebelling against a negligent monarch or was it because it was time for a reformation in France? Perhaps it was none of those reasons but because of a language sweeping that nation of France that calls the bourgeoisie, the foundation of the nation that was France, into action. Maybe the French Revolution began simply because the city-dwelling bourgeoisie overthrew the empowered nobility and monarchy, which is what most speculations, ultimately leads to. However, all of these assumptions may be partially true, but not the whole truth and therefore, are all wrong. The French Revolution occurred because of a series of dependent occurrences that led to the culmination of the members from the bourgeoisie storming the Bastille in July and the overthrowing of the monarchy and the nobility. The French Revolution began not because of one single, particular act like overthrowing a government or agitating the lower classes, but a combination of those reasons listed above and others not mentioned in this introduction but that will be addressed later in this paper.
The French Revolution was a bloody civil war that lasted from the years 1789-1799. [1] The revolution arose out of hard economic times that had befallen France. Widespread famine and hunger, due to a grain shortage, rampaged through sections of the country. The economic crisis led to an increase in taxes on the lower classes, known as the third estate, to upkeep the lavish lifestyle of the nobility. [1] All of these are the known factors that led to the rise of the French Revolution.
The French Revolution started in 1787 because the country was going through financial difficulties and there was unrest between the classes of citizens in the country. The differences between the lower class citizens and higher classes, being nobles and the monarchy were great. The citizens had heard of the revolution that went on in the colonies and they also wanted freedom and independence. The real start of the French Revolution was on July 14, 1789, with the storming of the Bastille. Between 1789 1793, a constitution was written, feudalism was abolished, war had broken out, and King Louis XVI was put to death. In late 1793 and early 1794, Maximilien Robespierre became the head of the Committee of Public Safety in France. This was the new governing body in France; it could be compared to the executive branch of a government. Robespierre was a great leader, he ins...
1. Why and how did the French Revolution take a radical turn entailing terror at home and war with European powers?
First of all, the French Revolution is one of the reasons the Eiffel Tower was built. In 1789 the French Revolution started for many reasons. Those reasons are rising taxes, wanted a new ruler, food shortages, impoverished peasants, ravenous royals and violence. The revolution started as a dispute over tax reforms soon evolved to a movement for political reforms. Also what got the revolution started was the peasants were tired of the high taxes that was only put on them and also the high food prices. During the war they had guillotines that they first used it on one if the leaders of the Reign of Terror, Robespierre. He was sent to the guillotine by his rivals when he was in charge he had condemned many to the same fate. There were also lies, corruption, and angry town
The French Revolution was caused by inherent problems within France like the social inequality, inefficient monarchy and the financial crisis and was fueled by the Enlightenment ideas. Perhaps it could have been entirely avoided if the monarchy worked harder to reform the country before it was too late or perhaps this would have just postponed the revolution. Either way, it is undeniable that the French Revolution had far-reaching effects. It inspired later revolutions and gave birth to a host of new ideas about an individual’s rights and a country’s obligations to its citizens.
There have been many revolutions throughout history, such as The French Revolution where the unsatisfied wealthy commoners fought for equality and rights against the government. The ideas that the rebellious groups fought for came from an intellectual and philosophical movement during the 1700s called the Enlightenment. During the Enlightenment, the way a perfect government should function changed from an absolute monarch, to separated and equal governing powers, and that people must tolerate religious skepticism such as deism and/or secularity because all people deserve the right to say and believe whatever they want. Even though there are other factors, the three biggest and most common factors that cause revolutions are inequality, economic ruin, and a disapproved
The revolutions that swept the world from 1765 to 1815 was an era marked by both relatively peaceful enlightenment based overthrows of repressive governments, and extremely bloody uprisings based on violence and the repression of its own citizens. The United States revolution lasting from 1775 to 1783 and the French revolution lasting from 1789 to 1799 fit these descriptions perfectly; and although they both fall under the same time period, these revolutions could not differ more. When compared to each other, the ideas that the American and French revolutions were founded on were similar, but the outcomes and the ways in which each revolution were executed were vastly different.
The French Revolution was one of the larger social revolutions. It can be considered a revolution on the political, social, religious, and economic front, although the biggest causes were social. The French Revolution began on July 14, 1789, with the fall of Bastille and continued until the rise of power of Napoleon Bonaparte. The main reason behind the revolution was the unfair treatment of classes in France.
The French Revolution, which occurred from 1789 to 1799, was a time where the monarchy was overthrown, a republic was formed, and limits were put on the church. The French Revolution ended with the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. The French Revolution created France’s legislative assembly, which is still in place today. Many would argue that the Enlightment was a cause of the French Revolution, but the Enlightment was not one of the main drivers for the Revolution. The bad living conditions, France’s monarchy, and the involvement in the American Revolution and other wars caused the French Revolution.