Many countries in the past had a monarchy, this meant that those who had royal titles, such as nobles or religious leaders had the most money. And of course, there had to be a lower class which made up the majority. In France the lower class was called ‘the third estate’ but most nobles and higher ups referred to them as peasants. Over time, the peasants of France started to realize that while they were being heavily taxed and overworked, the noblemen and women were living luxurious lives due to their immense wealth despite the fact that there was a huge difference in population between the estates. It angered the third estate that even though they made up the majority, a small group of people with royal titles had most of the wealth in France.
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It could have been a success but because of varying ideas of those in the national assembly clashed, there were a few complications. For one, the peasants that were involved did not care about reforming the government or establishing a monarchy, they were upset about their lack of wealth and security. They just wanted some food on their plates each day. On the other hand, the aristocrats and those who were better education wanted to reform the government, but failed because Napoleon Bonaparte became the consul, and that did not establish a …show more content…
Those who were participating in the revolution came from different social and economic classes, and if they were taxed similarly, one would benefit from the tax and another would suffer, resulting in some people staying wealthy, which was what the revolutionaries opposed.
Another failure was the entirety of the ‘Reign of Terror’. The reign of terror was lead by Robespierre and was made so that trainers could be found and executed. At least that wat he wanted people to think, Robespierre was power hungry and used the reign of terror to secure his power and position.
In conclusion, the French revolution is something that hurt france instead of helping it. It caused many people to die and caused a political upheaval that only made things worse. The revolution could have been justified if a stable and functional monarchy was the result of it, but since that wasn't the case, it was a waste of lives and energy. Many people died because of it, whether it was by execution, on the battlefield, or by being caught in a protest. If the national assembly was more organized, better things could have came out of having a revolution in
It could have been a success but because of varying ideas of those in the national assembly clashed, there were a few complications. For one, the peasants that were involved did not care about reforming the government or establishing a monarchy, they were upset about their lack of wealth and security. They just wanted some food on their plates each day. On the other hand, the aristocrats and those who were better education wanted to reform the government, but failed because Napoleon Bonaparte became the consul, and that did not establish a …show more content…
Those who were participating in the revolution came from different social and economic classes, and if they were taxed similarly, one would benefit from the tax and another would suffer, resulting in some people staying wealthy, which was what the revolutionaries opposed.
Another failure was the entirety of the ‘Reign of Terror’. The reign of terror was lead by Robespierre and was made so that trainers could be found and executed. At least that wat he wanted people to think, Robespierre was power hungry and used the reign of terror to secure his power and position.
In conclusion, the French revolution is something that hurt france instead of helping it. It caused many people to die and caused a political upheaval that only made things worse. The revolution could have been justified if a stable and functional monarchy was the result of it, but since that wasn't the case, it was a waste of lives and energy. Many people died because of it, whether it was by execution, on the battlefield, or by being caught in a protest. If the national assembly was more organized, better things could have came out of having a revolution in