in Egypt) of a military dictatorship was in power which continued for fifteen years. The success of the Brumaire can be accounted for by many factors, the disillusionment with the Directory, the luck and characteristics of Napoleon himself, the French Revolution and the state of France in 1799, Lucien Bonaparte and the Ancients. The dissatisfaction with the Directory was a contributing factor to the success of the coup de Brumaire. The Directory was set up after the French Revolution in 1795 to restore order after the uprising. Unfortunately, it was not long before the Directory began to abuse its power, the Directory was dependent on the army, and many believed that the Directory was unable to fend for itself but relied on other people for example the army.
He heavily taxed the third estate, which comprised of merchants and peasants all together totaling to 98% of the population, in hopes to relieve the financial problems of France. A major cause of the French Revolution was political problems. The weak leadership of Louis XVI contributed to these problems. He was a weak leader, who at age of 19 did not have the experience necessary to effective rule France. Estates are divisions of social classes of the French in the 1780's.
In 1789 the French Revolution began with King Louis XVI being the king of France. Before the revolution began there were many problems within the country of France. There was a brutal winter which made the lands bad which caused a shortage of crops like wheat. Bread was a staple food in most homes and when the flour got expensive so did the bread. The cost of bread rose so high that it equalled a month’s earning.
The storming of the Bastille in July 1789 was seen to signify the end of the ancien regime and the beginning of the French Revolution. This unplanned and impromptu attack came after a build up of events in Paris and across France, which caused tension and unrest in the city. One could argue that there are underlying long term issues which contributed to the uprising of the Parisian crowd. The French economy was suffering which had detrimental effects on the people living in Paris. The economy was reliant on agriculture and during the 1780s there were disastrous harvests causing prices to rapidly increase in urban areas.
However, the unjust system of Three Estates- First Estates being clergy, Second Estate the nobility and Third Estate the rest of population- and unreasonable taxation was a more significant cause than the American Revolution. Although it did accelerate the happening of it, American war of Independence was not the most significant long-term cause of the French Revolution; in reality, at the basis of it was the long rooted system of Three Estates. American revolution is widely regarded as one of the main causes of the French Revolution. There are two key reasons why it had such impact on France; one is the financial impact and two is the intellectual impact. The ministers and the king of France gave full support to the American rebels, both financially and militarily.
The Articles of Confederation – DBQ The Articles of Confederation failed to provide proper leadership and government to the United States economically, politically, and socially. The Confederation’s lack of control over their states led to disarray and confusion among trade and taxes. There was also an issue convincing state officials to participate in the government as well as settling disputes between the states and even other countries. The Articles of Confederation had problems getting a hold on their economic situation. The nation was quite poor from the Revolution and had loans from the French that it was unable to pay back.
In 1776 French government paid half its annual budget for interest of their debt. The French government was nearly bankrupt. First and second estates comprised ten percent of the population and were incredibly well-to-do, but the French government had no authority to tax them. French government raised taxes ruinously on the third estate, which were mostly poor peasant. Main causes of French revolution were poverty, hunger and malnutrition.
The peasants had very little land and considering they made up most of the population, this in turn made them very discontent. The economic issues in France were that the
The French Kings after Louis XIII enjoyed such power until the last half of the 18th century under Louis XVI reign. Although being all powerful in government and having one person making all the rules in the country did have its obvious draw backs at the time. In an absolutist monarchy one of the biggest factors that would ultimately lead to the monarchies reduction in power and eventually the end of the monarchy all together was the economic pressure that this style of government places on society. Louis XIII and Louis XIV failed to get an independent source of revenue to be able to fund the lavish life stlyes that the royal family and the high nobles became accustomed to. Even with the many flaws at this point in European history absolute monarchies were in most of the key countries in Western
Under the Old Order with the King at the top, then the First, Second and the Third Estate there was a distinct difference between the rich people and the poor ones. A very low percentage of population(the First and the Second Estate) possessed most of the France’s land and