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The French Revolution: The Key Causes Of The French Revolution

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The French Revolution started in 1789 and is contemplated to be one of the most symbolic events in world history as a result of it drastically modified the face of France, which at the time of the revolution was the most powerful country in Europe, as well as altering the traditions of the culture and government. Various factors led to the cause of the revolution, which necessarily modified the appearance of France’s economic and political conditions. The french revolution was a sequence of political and social acts by people within the french government to defeat the power of the King as well as the rich landowners and develop a government that was chosen by the voters living in the city. The revolution would initiate the act of liberty and …show more content…

In Paris the people of higher class did not hesitate to show off their wealth and their status in the society by being dressed in tremendous dresses with big hairdos. They owned land all over the country and lived in great homes in the capital of France. They could be seen riding around in their carriage along with an assistant running ahead to clear the way. There were some nobles that did not stay true to the fact that all nobles were super rich, some had less money than others and paid their way into keeping their label as a noble. This could be because their inheritance was doubtful but they still had sufficient money and were paying fees to be included on the official list of …show more content…

“The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public calamities and of the corruption of governments, have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural, unalienable, and sacred rights of man, in order that this declaration, being constantly before all the members of the Social body, shall remind them continually of their rights and duties; in order that the acts of the legislative power, as well as those of the executive power, may be compared at any moment with the objects and purposes of all political institutions and may thus be more respected, and, lastly, in order that the grievances of the citizens, based hereafter upon simple and incontestable principles, shall tend to the maintenance of the constitution and redound to the happiness of all. Therefore the National Assembly recognizes and proclaims, in the presence and under the auspices of the Supreme Being.” (Goldman, Declaration of the rights of man) This shows that the revolution led to people mainly the commoners gaining their rights as citizens in France and the rights still remain today. Today in France the government cannot indefinitely overlook the will of people and mood. Neither can they underestimate the dedication of the middle class for a change. The

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