MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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They were persuaded by Louis XVI’s formation of the Estates General.
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They were persuaded by Maximilien de Robespierre’s Reign of Terror.
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They were persuaded by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s book The Social Contract.
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They were persuaded by Napoleon Bonaparte’s victory in Borodino.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: They were persuaded by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s book.
Detailed explanation-2: -What was one way the French bourgeoisie came to adopt the ideals of the Enlightenment? They were persuaded by Louis XVI’s formation of the Estates General.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss Enlightenment philosopher with some radical ideas. He argued passionately for democracy, equality, liberty, and supporting the common good by any means necessary. While his ideas may be utopian (or dystopian), they are thought-provoking and can inform modern discourse.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s thoughts and texts, such as the Social Contract, instilled the entitlement of basic human rights to all men. Rousseau’s concepts on rights combined with Baron Montesquieu’s ideas on government provided the backbone of a radical movement in the French Revolution known as the Terror.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution to a great extent by introducing new ideas that encouraged questioning of authority and religion, advancing people’s outlook on commodities, and forcing citizens to compare their need with the Republic’s needs.