The Goals Of The French Revolution

Just about any country that one can name has some history of civil unrest, class issues, rioting in the streets, and outright warfare. These patterns of behavior are common denominators for most civilization in the world. The names, faces, and places may change, but the motivations are generally the same, because of the need for change and the willingness to do whatever is necessary to achieve it. In contrast to the United States, which was in the process of freeing itself from British colonial rule, France was working to free itself from royal absolutism. This period is historically known as the French Revolution. Many scholars do not agree on the chronology of the French Revolution; some scholars suggest that the Revolution took place between 1789 to 1799 while others feel that it did not end until Napoleon lost power in 1815. To better understand the history of the French Revolution it is necessary to discuss the causes, major events, significant figures, and the outcomes associated with these political developments. Without this uprising, that changed the face of the entire country and influenced local political life in many countries in Europe, in all likelihood the France we know today would never have existed.

The French Revolution leaves a noble mark in history where peasants of a lower class claimed their rights from a corrupt system of monarchs and social hierarchy. Looking deeper into the events surrounding the French Revolution shows that there are striking similarities with it’s American counterpart; both America and France were becoming dissatisfied with their absolute monarchy, poverty and taxation bringing citizens to a boiling point. These indignities coupled with the spread of Enlightenment ideas lead two nations to break away from old ties to monarchies that were a virtually universal standard of government for centuries within mere years of each other. When America held their revolution for freedom, France was quick to follow suite, indicating that the events of the French Revolution mirrored and were inspired by the American Revolution in the way that poverty and taxes played a role in fueling revolution, they were both influenced by enlightenment ideas, and that specific actions and people recurred throughout both revolutions.

“Give me liberty, or give me death,” proclaimed the revolutionary activist Patrick Henry as he and his fellow Americans fought towards an independent nation free from the monarchical Britain. With the American revolution, King Louis XVI sent French soldiers to America to purposely aid the new country, but accidentally implanted the idea for revolution in France, too. As the rising debt and unjust taxation of France climbed even higher, the Third Estate of France declared themselves the new lawmakers of France with these French soldiers from America instituting key revolutionary ideas. In June 1789, this Tennis Court Oath started the monstrously long attempt the French made to institutionalize their own freedom, liberty, and equality. Parisians

Liberté, Egalité, and Fraternité were the main principles of the French revolution. However, it was a time where these three ideals would be twisted into nothing more than moral and physical violence. The revolution was ultimately a failure which spun out of control and began to murder itself. The French wanted Freedom from its absolutist ruler, but in turn saw themselves being governed by the devil. These citizens wanted a sense of brotherhood amongst their country, but saw their nation being torn apart by violence. Furthermore, the third estate sought to benefit from a new government that promised equality; however, the result was a further imbalance in an already corrupt society. Ironically, the gruesome reign of terror which was

The French Revolution was a failure because after all of the blood shed, the laws, civil rights, and codes did not get instituted effectively and did not represent the values that the citizens fought for, examples of this were the Napoleonic Code, Declaration of Rights of Man. Another reason it was a failure was because during the revolts and reforms more than 40,000 men and women died, this enormous massacre of people went against Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, all of which the national assembly declared were every man's right. Much of the killing can be related back to Robespierre and King Louis XVI. Although it was mostly a failure, some achievements can be seen through the revolution, the French revolution helped the french people become a more equal and socialist state, this showed Europe that the french

The Enlightenment era evoked people to search for their social prestige, questioning authorities and believing they could create republics with entirely new rights and responsibilities. By obliterating social hierarchy, they believed, they could create new kinds of people and produce a utopia. The French Revolution exemplifies this inner logic of utopian political ideologies and clarifies its missing components. As they fought for what seemed to be just, they were regressive as to which principles and policies to conserve. At the time, revolutionaries and most of society had a relatively restricted sense of “universal,” as it didn’t include the poor, women, or people of color. Revolutionaries could not accept any objections or defiance of their politics was to blame and persecuted counter-revolutionaries. Women played a key role within the counter-revolutionaries, campaign their qualification of citizenship.

The French Revolution was a quest for liberty, and centered on people who wanted their freedom. They wanted to be treated as equal participants in the community, not as slaves for the royals or nobles. The peasants who represents more than 90% of France’s population, were working for their own families and everyone else as they paid much more in taxes. Brotherhood was the way of everyone coming together

Simone Wiel’s quote, “...Often (in revolutions) oppression is replaced by oppression”, can be found all throughout the four phases of the French Revolution. The Moderate Period, the Radical Period, the Thermidorian Reaction, and the Rise and Fall of Napoleon had influenced France in many ways beneficially, which can be linked to liberty, equality, and fraternity. Therefore, the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity are realized throughout the four phases of the French Revolution even under ideas that relate to oppression.

Napoleon Buonaparte, was one of the major historical figures of the past, and one of the greatest generals ever. His strategies and policies remain essential reading in today’s society. This essay shows that he did fulfill the ideals of the French Revolution but also destroyed them in several different ways.

“Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité:” Political, Socioeconomic, and Religious Equality during the French Revolution “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights” is the first article of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, and defines the purpose and achievements of the French Revolution. In the late 18th century, a weak king, political and social unrest, and rising taxes caused the middle class to revolt against the monarchy, overthrowing and reforming the old government, or ‘Ancien Regime.’ Championed by the bourgeois, the Revolution drew inspiration from the European movement of individualism and reason, also known as the Enlightenment. Although the Revolution succeeded in its goals, some historians believe that the French Revolution ultimately

The French Revolution was a long period of time that was trying to reach a social and political change in France. The revolution was the result of factors of the following: social inequality, high taxes, hunger, and enlightenment ideas. There were many goals that led to many outcomes throughout the revolution. Each helped shape the success rate of France. There were three mani goals of the French Revolution: overthrow Louis XVI, establish the country as a Republic, and creating financial support.

ber 10, 2016 The French Revolution of 1789 had many goals. Some of the goals of this revolution were to overthrow Louis XVI, to write France a constitution, and to give more rights to the third estate. The first and second goals were to overthrow Louis XVI and to write France a constitution and they both were successful.

Neoclassicism, meaning new classicism, was the philosophy of the French Revolution. Since the fall of the Roman Empire, Europeans had been fascinated by the glory and affluence of ancient Rome. However, it was during the Age of Enlightenment around the mid-1700’s that many students went to study art in Rome and returned to their home countries with a renewed appreciation for Greco-Roman culture. A popular neoclassical writer named Johann Joachim Winckelmann once said this, “the only way for modern artists to achieve greatness was to imitate the Greeks.” In order to identify neoclassical art, one must look for key Greek features including Greek or Roman soldiers, classical subject matter with people in statuesque poses, as well as sharp outlines and contrasts. Paintings such as these often highlighted the virtues most esteemed by the Romans and Greeks, such as patriotism, bravery, loyalty, and sacrifice. This classical, restrained style was brought about in reaction to the melodramatic Baroque style. Neoclassical philosophers went so far as to say that man could control his destiny by learning from and following the laws of nature. This ideology is best illustrated in Neoclassical art such as Oath of the Horatii, The Apotheosis of Homer, and the Pantheon in Paris.

Prior to the French Revolution enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire had been writing about equality and individual freedoms. These ideas began to catch hold with the populous of France, who were almost all living in very poor conditions. Perhaps the most important of these authors, in regards to the French Revolution, was John Locke who talked about the idea of a decentralized government, a system where the people represented the people; a democracy.1 The people of France began to make a push for such equality, and in August of

The French Revolution began as an expression of rebellion against centuries of absolute rule in France. After an interim of experimental liberalism under the rule of Jacobins and Girondins and then the infamous reign of terror, the people of French were drawn to a man who promised them a return to stability, and  honor through the expansion of empire. France and it’s people had long yearned for this sens eof honour, it had seemed, and could finally sens eit in a lasting rpesence under the rule of their prodigious, unbeatable general, Napoleon Bonaparte. He would soon take the reigns of civil government as well and become yet another Absolutist ruler, yet this