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Thesis
The Enlightenment has affected the French Revolution in many ways; altogether people had a voice, debated on their beliefs and even separated the church and state, which meant giving people equal rights and a better lifestyle. -
30 Years war
“The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries.” (britannica) The war was fought for many reasons but in the end it turned into a war of who had the most land. -
Stamp Act 1
“Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful” (BrainyQuote). When Louis XIV ruled, wealthy people began to complain about the state of their country. People didn’t seem to approve of him or just disliked him. -
Stamp Act Continued
"Just at the age of 5 Louis XV was King of France. He is known for the decline of royal authority that led to the French Revolution in 1789" (chateauversailles). He had to take over because of Louis XIV’s death. -
Baron de Montesquieu
”Every man who has the power is impelled to abuse it” (stanford.edu). He was a political philosopher, and had the theory of separation of powers. -
Voltaire
“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do” (alphahistory). I think what he means is when people see others getting mistreated they feel bad they didn't do anything about it. -
Denis Diderot
“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter” (kidadl). What I think he means is that we believe anything until we find out the truth in the end. -
Tax Burden
“All the funds were empty, all public stocks were low, all circulation was interrupted. Alarm was general and confidence was destroyed” (alphahistory). The lower classes didn't want to support the feudal system. And The government was almost bankrupt. -
Bill of Rights
"The revolutionaries have violated the principle of equality of rights, in depriving half of the human race...Either no individual of the human race has genuine rights, or else all have the same; and he who votes against the right of another, whatever the religion, color, or sex of that other, has henceforth injured his own" (weebly). The Bill of Rights is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
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Works Cited (2 Revolution)
https://hitlerfinalsolution.weebly.com/the-meeting-of-the-estates-general.html , https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/philosophes/#:~:text=The%20philosophes%20 , https://hitlerfinalsolution.weebly.com/the-meeting-of-the-estates-general.html , https://kidadl.com/articles/denis-diderot-quotes-on-philosophy-art-and-language