The French Revolutionist, Jean Paul Marat

Jean-Paul Marat was an important figure in the French revolution because of his tactful writing style, his callings for more violence, and the legacy he left in the French revolution. To start, Jean-Paul Marat was an important figure in the French Revolution because of his tactful writing style. The title of his Newspaper that was published during the duration of the French revolution was Ami du peuple, which translates to Friend of the People. Titling his paper in this manner offered Marat many

The Reign of Terror in the French Revolution The distinct period of the French Revolution that occurred between September 5, 1793 and July 27, 1794 was called “The Reign of Terror”, or “La Terreur”(Encyclopædia Brittanica, 2018). This was, by far, the most gruesome and belligerent time of the revolution, giving a perfect explanation of its name. According to Encyclopædia Brittanica, at least 300,000 suspects were arrested, 17,000 executed, and about 10,000 suspects died in prison without a trial

Victoria Giachetto History 106 7-23-15 Women and the French Revolution Women were a part of almost every phase of the French Revolution. Although their participation caused controversy, they were quite involved. When the topic of women’s rights was brought up, those in favor of granting women rights, focused mainly on the right to education and no the right to political affairs and positions such as voting. The mindset of this time was that the women were different, their genes were different

himself. Danton didn’t really take any important parts in the early Revolutionary outbreaks. In 1790 Danton took a bigger part in the Revolution when he was threatened with arrest for protesting in violent terms against Jean-Paul Marat arrest, a very important, well known being in the French Revolution. In June of the same year Danton becomes one of the founders of the club of Cordielers, or Ultra-Jacobins. When autumn came, Danton

The fire was burning too brightly and in order to contain the flames out of this came the creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen on the 26 August 1789 by the National Assembly, composed of those from the Third Estate. This declaration was heavily influenced by the American Revolution and Thomas Jefferson, who one of the founding fathers and a principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It was all about man’s ‘natural right’ at any time and pertaining