French Revolution Dbq

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There were various amounts of perspectives on the French Revolution. Some were similar, such as those of the people of the 3rd Estate like Joseph Sieyes and the creators of the National Assembly's constitution. There were also some conflicting perspectives between the Third Estate and the other two, such as King Louis XIV and Joseph De Maistre. With all of these perspectives displayed throughout these documents of historical evidence, I see the horrible treatment the people of the 3rd estate received simply because they weren't born into nobility or clergy. This was very unfair, and I believe the country of France needs a revolution. Two conflicting perspectives were the perspectives of the King and his people. In Document G you see the king telling his people that he would be fine with the revolution if it …show more content…

While Robespierre had great ideas at the beginning of the revolution such as the idea of a truly free society with equal treatment, he didn't act this out as planned. He went on to lead thousands of public murders of people who dared to have an opinion against the revolutionaries. The main difference between the French Revolution and the American Revolution is how the colonies weren't in the country of Britain. This played a big role in the damage that was dealt with in the French Revolution. The amount of change is so drastic to take control of an entire country and create your own. This type of damage is what the King and Joseph talked about in the documents, and there might have been many fewer casualties if the 3rd estate wasn't directly a part of the country. As you can see, all of these different perspectives caused much conflict and damage during the times of the revolution. The third estate was oppressed and, with the rise of popularity in the Enlightenment period, the people started to realize

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