Monday 12 March 2012

Historical and Social

Historical
Many historical events held great significance in forming the nationalism that sparked the rebellion. One such event that drew the grounds of this rebellion was the historical system of absolute monarchy. This form of government gave full power to the kind.  When the rebellion abolished this unjust standard, the Jacobin reign of terror was introduced. Their motives were to establish safety among France however their means were cruel and diplomatic. For example, anyone who objected to their rule would be sent to the guillotine.
On another note, the event that symbolized the motive of the entire rebellion was officialised through the storing of the bastille. After being locked out by the estates general, the 3rd estate was determine to not disband until they reached their motives of freedom - this was through the tennis court oath. A sense of nationalism emerged in the 3rd estates and the spark of revolution was ignited as peasants took power into their own hands when the storming of the bastille was instigated. The bastille was a prison which held political prisoners, so taking control over this area had to become a historical symbol over this area had become a historical symbol for the oppressed society. This is celebrated by the French people every year on July 14th.
Moreover, another historical event which motivated the French citizens to strive for equality was when the king and queen were charged.
Social
- Decentralization gave the citizens more power
- 1st and second estates depended on the 3rd estates
- 3rd estates were exploited and worked to the bone
The third estates were deprived of their fundamental rights through exploitation of their rights because of their lack of speech. This was questioned by the third estates and new ideas emerged and due to the idea of freedom they wanted a decentralized government. The Jacobin party was formed after the tennis court oath and that gave equal power to everyone. Until the king was decapitated the Jacobins started decapitation people against them. The reason the Jacobins were decapitating people against them is because they were diplomats and were power hungry. 
The New Justice?
The system had avoided to charge the nobles and the clergy from taxes, an ad valorem tax on land. The tax burden, therefore, devolved to the peasants, wage-earners, and the professional and business classes, also known as the third estate. Further, people from less-privileged walks of life were blocked from acquiring even petty positions of power in the regime. This caused further resentment.
Robespierre - Hebert
Another anti-clerical uprising was made possible by the installment of the Republican Calendar on 24 October 1793. Against Robespierre's concepts, Hebert’s concepts led to a religious movement.
The Reign Of Terror
The Reign of Terror had rusted the revolutionaries, while temporarily ending internal opposition. The Jacobins expanded their intake for army, and Carnot replaced many aristocratic officers with soldiers who had demonstrated their patriotism, if not their ability. The Republican army was able to throw back the Austrians,Prussians, British, and Spanish. Near the end of 1793, the army had started to break apart and they had lost their hold. The Ventose Decrees proposed the confiscation of the goods of exiles and opponents of the Revolution, and their redistribution to the needy; and the policy was never actually implemented.



Jaques Necker.
        Swiss at birth, Jacques was a finance minister of Louis XVI, a post he had held before the start of the French Revolution. He was one of Louis most trusted men’s and he also managed most of his political work. He had talk to Louis about the peasants wanting justice and also warned him about the outcome if he had chosen to ignore it would cause an uprising. Necker was seen as the savior of France while the country stood on the brink of ruin, but his actions could not stop the French Revolution. He advocated doubling the representation of the Third Estate to satisfy the people. But he failed to address the matter of voting — rather than voting by head count, which is what the people wanted; voting remained as one vote for each estate

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