What was the effect of French Revolution?

Answer 1

The seeds of the French Revolution were planted in part by philosophers of the Enlightenment spreading new ideals of justice, and in part by the dissatisfaction of the population with the injustices that existed in society. King Louis XVI tried to deal with the crisis by assembling the old Estates General, a body of clergy, nobles, and commoners. But tile clergy and nobles clashed with the newer class of commoners. This latter group broke away and declared itself a National Assembly. Thinking that the king was planning to suppress the new assembly, an angry mob stormed the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789. Soon peasants revolted in the countryside and fighting erupted in the cities. The French's Revolution had begun. The National Assembly seized control. Traditional privileges were removed from the nobles and clergy, and the feudal system ended. In 1791, a new constitution changed the absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. The National Assembly divided the Country into 83 departments of roughly equal size. When King Louis and Queen Marie Antoinette tried to flee the country, they were arrested and forced to sign the new constitution. Royalists throughout Europe tried to restore Louis to his former power. The French revolutionaries declared war against Austria and Prussia. The Revolution then entered a second, radical phase. Extremist Jacobins under Georges Jacques Danton, Jean Paul Marat, and Maximilien Robespierre came to power and set up the Commune of Paris. Massacres and anarchy followed. In September 1792, the National Convention abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the First French Republic. Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were found guilty of treason, and the king was guillotined in January 1793. France suddenly found itself at war with all of Europe. The next phase, known as the Reign of Terror, saw a virtual Dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety led by Robespierre. Revolutionary zeal led to the death of 40,000 "enemies of the republic," including Queen Marie-Antoinette, by guillotining and mass drowning. Then Robespierre was arrested and himself guillotined, along with other terrorists. Another temporary government, the five man Directory, controlled France from 1795 to 1799. This period saw many elections, revolts, purges, and much general disorder. The end of the French's Revolution is marked by the beginning of the French Consulate under Napoleon Bonaparte.

Answer 2

The seeds of the French Revolution were planted in part by philosophers of the Enlightenment spreading new ideals of justice, and in part by the dissatisfaction of the population with the injustices that existed in society. King Louis XVI tried to deal with the crisis by assembling the old Estates General, a body of clergy, nobles, and commoners. But tile clergy and nobles clashed with the newer class of commoners. This latter group broke away and declared itself a National Assembly. Thinking that the king was planning to suppress the new assembly, an angry mob stormed the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789. Soon peasants revolted in the countryside and fighting erupted in the cities. The French's Revolution had begun. The National Assembly seized control. Traditional privileges were removed from the nobles and clergy, and the feudal system ended. In 1791, a new constitution changed the absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. The National Assembly divided the Country into 83 departments of roughly equal size. When King Louis and Queen Marie Antoinette tried to flee the country, they were arrested and forced to sign the new constitution. Royalists throughout Europe tried to restore Louis to his former power. The French revolutionaries declared war against Austria and Prussia. The Revolution then entered a second, radical phase. Extremist Jacobins under Georges Jacques Danton, Jean Paul Marat, and Maximilien Robespierre came to power and set up the Commune of Paris. Massacres and anarchy followed. In September 1792, the National Convention abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the First French Republic. Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were found guilty of treason, and the king was guillotined in January 1793. France suddenly found itself at war with all of Europe. The next phase, known as the Reign of Terror, saw a virtual dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety led by Robespierre. Revolutionary zeal led to the death of 40,000 "enemies of the republic," including Queen Marie-Antoinette, by guillotining and mass drowning. Then Robespierre was arrested and himself guillotined, along with other terrorists. Another temporary government, the five man Directory, controlled France from 1795 to 1799. This period saw many elections, revolts, purges, and much general disorder. The end of the French's Revolution is marked by the beginning of the French Consulate under Napoleon Bonaparte.