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The French Revolution And The American Revolution

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The French Revolution Salahaldin Bileh History 101 Professor Manley October 7, 2015 Throughout history, there have been many Revolutions. The French Revolution was a revolution that changed France history completely. The French Revolution did not only changed history, but changed France’s historical monarchy government to a more republic government. The poor French citizens got the courage to start a revolution from the American Revolution. The French Revolution started at 1789 and ended at 1799. It was the most important event that changed the Western Civilization history. The French Revolution was caused by its “Economic hardship, its absolute ruler: Louis XVI, international struggles, and political conflict.”1 The French Revolution started with an absolute ruler and ended with an absolute ruler. In France, the population was separated into three Estates. First, the Clergy, also known as the Catholic Church, “Numbered about 130,000 in a nation of 28 million…and owned about 10 percent of the nation’s land….”2 Second, the Nobles. “ The 300,000 members of the nobility… controlled about 30 percent of the land….” 3 Third, the Peasants, “the third estate included everyone else…Peasants accounted for 80 percent of the French population.” 4 The peasants suffered a lot in this era of unfairness. They worked so hard, at the same time, they didn’t have something to eat. Their daily meal was bread. King Louis XVI for years ignored peasants’ rights, even after he

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