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Hobbes
Hobbes believed that the only true government is a absolute monarchy. This was just for the fact that the people in the world that were making bad decisions. -
Thesis
Just how the United States of America got their independence so did the French when they overthrew their government -
Montesquieu Beliefs
Montesquieu believed that the government should have a separation of power. -
Locke's Beliefs
John Locke talks about how everybody has 3 human rights which are Life,Liberty, and Property. What would someone do if one violated this right they would most likely defend themselves -
Causes of the Revolution
A reason why the french revolution started was because the economy of France was really bad. Another reason is that the people felt that the tax that the King imposed was outrageous. Which then the people started to riot and striking. As said by History, "Many expressed their desperation and resentment toward a regime that imposed heavy taxes – yet failed to provide any relief – by rioting, looting and striking." (History) -
start of French Revolution
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Tennis Court oath
The Tennis Court oath is widely famous for being a pledge that meant that the authority of the government was now being ruled by the people and not the monarchy. This pledge also was seen as a revolutionary act. It says here that " The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge that was signed in the early days of the french revolution and was a important revolutionary act that displayed belief that political authority cam from the nations people and not from the monarchy" (Rank) -
The Bastille And the Great Fear
The Bastille was a fortress in France. So what happened here was rioters would go to the Bastille and riot to get gunpowder and to find weapons.As said here by history "A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons;" (History) This event could also be known as the fall of the Bastille. -
The Declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen
This Declaration is sorta like the Declaration of independence. This document was for the Assembly's commitment and with a new system of everybody being equal. So what I mean is that these people would all have a freedom of speech, and a representative government. It says here about this, "The document proclaimed the Assembly’s commitment to replace the ancien régime with a system based on equal opportunity, freedom of speech, popular sovereignty and representative government." (History) -
The Death of The King
The king was condemned to death for committing crimes against the sate and also for high treason. I forgot to mention his death was a guillotine. The Kings wife would also suffer this death 9 months later. This is said by History, "On January 21, 1793, it sent King Louis XVI, condemned to death for high treason and crimes against the state, to the guillotine; his wife Marie-Antoinette suffered the same fate nine months later." (History) -
Works Cited
History.com Editors. “French Revolution.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, www.history.com/topics/france/french-revolution#section_1. “History on the Net - Research All of History.” History, www.historyonthenet.com/. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “French Revolution.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 27 Mar. 2020, www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution#ref2496.
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