Le French Revolution

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Monday, March 23, 2009 Talise Hendrix And Charles Brown World History

Growing though France was one the day of July 14, violence erupted and
of the richest and 1789. The Bastille once shortly after, in that
Discontent
The people are strongest nations of a prison, now a storage afternoon, the prison
growing restless. They Europe, there are now place for weapons, has fell that of the people.
are tired of current very big financial been stormed for the Artillery was not
conditions that could difficulties. To make acquisition of its the only thing taken
have been prevented up for money needed contents by the majority during the storm,
and are outraged at the that was spent on wars of the people. Many lives were also. The
way they are treated by and expenses and to without proper governor, Bernard-
the King and upper provide for debt, the protection wielded farm Rene de Launay was
classes. They believe higher estates unfairly tools such as pitch forks captured. After
the current situations taxed those of the and knives. enduring beatings,
can be changed for the lower. The financial Because those stabbings, he was
betterment of the situation is so bad that of higher power were finally killed. His
people. The people of this great nation is on opposed to surren- existence did not end
the Third Estate feel the verge of dering the country's there though. His
that all their hard work bankruptcy. fire power, nego- head was then carried
and life earnings are Even food is tiations were planned. through the streets as
being wasted on those scarce. In particular, Three men serving as a symbol of exactly
of the First and Second grain was hard to find. representatives of the how extreme this
Estates. They are Without grain to make common people were revolution can be.
providing for and the main source of invited to discuss
helping to pay for food, bread, many died matters. After each Moderates
those frivolous of starvation. The passing second minute Rule
possessions. The taxes peasants are the ones and hour, the crowd The majority of
they have to pay are affected most from the continued to to grow the nation has adopted
ridiculous compared to economic and more and more im- the idea of rational
the amount of money agricultural problems patient. Eventually, order of society based
made. at hand. solely on equality
they turned to
The economy is Revolutionary believing that the rather than privilege.
one of the major seemingly long nego- This caused the
factors of the Event tiations were a guise downfall of the Estates
revolution. Even It happened on
for a trap. More General and the
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formation of the radicals believe that to completely change from being made and
National Assembly this way of thinking the views and ways of allowed all laws to be
that would eventually can in fact fix the thinkings that was one public. It also allowed
become the National nation in ways and lead based and influenced laws to be interpreted.
Constituent Assembly. it out of its repression. primarily by faith, In Brief, some things
It includes elected The Jacobin club was religion, and the put into effect in The
officials to represent formed based primarily church. Napoleonic Code
“the People.” on these ideals. Their creation of a were:
Of course the The Jacobins formed strong centralized - declared all people
King, Louis XVI The Decla-ration of government and equal before the law
opposed this new the Rights of Man and national defense - Feudal rights extin-
assembly. In efforts to Citizen was taken into system helped to truly guished
intervene in their effect (1789). It end feudalism and - established Trial by
operations, he closed ensured that all rights, make France, once Jury
down the National human rights, were again, a powerful - Religious Freedom
Assembly's meeting valid under all nation. guaranteed.
place. The group did circumstances. They
not let that ruin their also established a Return to
plans. As an central government, Normalcy
alternative they headed by Maximilien
5. Napoleon Bonaparte is
decided to meet at an Robespierre. The new
thought of to represent
indoor tennis (racquet) government, called
France's return to
court. This is were the Republic of Virtue,
normalcy. Napoleon
Tennis Court Oath would try to
was a military leader
was taken. This oath reestablish the nation
who came to power
made the Assembly's by whatever means in
after showing create
members swear that light of the
leadership and success
there would be no Revolution. Some
in war. His popularly
division of the group changes put into effect
eventually lead to his
until a French consti- included universal
acquirement of the
tution was created. voting rights (suffrage)
government.
and public education.
Radicals Rule A Cult of Reason was The Napoleonic Code
The Philosophy of initially formed to was established, which
Reason has become replace the Catholic is also known as the
very popular. Many Church. They wanted French Civil Code. It
stopped secret laws