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    The French Revolution was a plight by the French people to overthrow its government, and establish rights for the (large) portion of the population that lacked representation in government. The revolution was caused by many different long term and short term social and economic factors (for example: the stubbornness of the aristocracy, middling of peasants, and economic crisis). The american revolution and the french revolution were very similarly fueled. Both began from a large portion of the population

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    The French Revolution was the anger of a nation that was suppressed under unfair laws and rules for decades. The revolution happened for a good purpose, but ended as a disasters in Europe’s history. The French Revolution is an important event in history because it spread the idea of democracy even though it did not gain democracy for its own. While the French Revolution spread ideas of democracy and helped other nations, it was not a positive happening in French history because it did not achieve

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    The French Revolution was certainly one of the most important events in Europe’s political history and highlighted the importance of the new age of Enlightenment. The outcomes of the Revolution were many: its short comings led to the rise of the Napoleonic Regime and Robespierre’s reign through terror led other European revolutionaries to step back in fear. However, whilst the revolution failed to achieve all it had aimed to do; it did overthrow its monarchy, creating the first true European Republic

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    The French Revolution was a major turning point in all of European history. The old regime was destroyed and a new order came to be. We will talk about the causes of the revolution, when it ended, and if it was violent, Napoleon, what happened after his defeat, and some other leaders, and movies I have seen about the Revolution and how they were correct, plus other things I want to learn. The immediate cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the near collapse of the French budget. On the

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    The American & French Revolutions The American Revolution and French Revolution were unique in world history because they used the ideas of freedom and equality from the Enlightenment, but understood them differently at the same time. Both revolutions occurred around the same time- the 18th Century, the American Revolution began on the 4th of July when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence (Dr. Taylor). The French Revolution then follows in 1789, provoked by “...a greater demand

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    fraternity, or death”, a chant that would have been heard in the streets of Paris during the French Revolution (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities). The French Revolution started in 1789 and came to a complete end in 1799; it was a turning point for the majority of France, the commoners, who were pressured by the aristocracy. Women during this time had little to no rights, but were very involved in the Revolution. They handled necessary duties for women at that time as well as staging demonstrations

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    political, social, and economic conditions in France contributed to the French Revolution of 1789. The American Revolution was strongly influenced by the coming French Revolution. The government and society were eventually influenced by the open-minded Enlightenment ideas. The French Revolution was caused by unfair taxes, social inequalities, and the Enlightenment. One of the most important causes of the French Revolution was the French system of taxation. According to document one, there was an “injustice

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    People often study major events in history. These events often cause a change, such as a revolution. A revolution is a forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system. One major event studied in history is The French Revolution. The French Revolution of 1789 was caused by the many political, social, and economic injustices people in France faced at the time. One reason The French Revolution was caused was due to social injustices. One example of this is considering the three

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    A revolution is a drastic change in the way something is done, such as a government or an economy. One such revolution took place in France where the government was changed several times, many different people obtained power, and traditional ideas were questioned. The French Revolution had many social, political, and economic factors that caused it, and it was very impactful on the people of France, and on the areas outside of it. There were many causes of the French Revolution; some were political

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    overthrow the monarchy. This was called the French Revolution. The French revolution initiated due to political reasons, overpopulation which led to other problems and participation in the American Revolution. The political problems happened in the middle class. They were not included in political positions and other positions of power. This really angered them to the point where they were thinking about overthrowing the monarchy(French Revolution). The government at the time was an absolute

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