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…In July 14, 1789 , the French populous exercised first its domination on the government. The Bastille was an old fortress that served like a state prison. The French people despised the Bastille because it represented all that they hated about…

…as his uncle did. Around 1790, while the French Revolution was in full swing, Darnay decided to go to France to save a family servant. Upon his arrival, he was immediately jailed. Lucie and Dr. Manette soon showed up in Paris at the doorstep…

…did. Around 1790, while the French Revolution was in full swing, Darnay decided to go to France to save a family servant. Upon his arrival, he was immediately jailed. Lucie and Dr. Manette soon showed up in Paris at the doorstep of Tellson's French…

…trade with the French islands.”(Graff p116) My second reason why the American Revolution was inevitable is because England gave America no freedom. After Pontiac’s Rebellion, King George III was scared that America was getting powerful. He made a law…

…of Independence. In France, the royal family reveled in the luxuries of Versailles. The French Revolution of 1789 was both a creation of the Enlightenment and its destroyer. India in the 18th century was an industrial giant and the world's biggest…

…France overthrew its Bourbon king -Charles X - last king of France; his rule was ended by a short and almost bloodless revolution in 1830 -Charles X -Ignored both middle-class liberals and Parisian radials -Tried to rule as an absolute monarch; he…

…in Switzerland. He was well educated to the dual heritage of the French revolution and was inspired by his mother to retain his lost fatherland. Once his uncle and the Duke of Reichstadt died, he became the head of the Bonaparte family. In 1836, he attempted his…

…The English Bill of Rights, the Cahier of the Third Estate of the City of Paris and Common Sense were all written during a time of revolution in their respective countries. Although all three political writings originated in a different country…

…. "The Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803." 19 May 2006 <http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/revolution/revolution1.htm>. "History > French Colonial Rule > Plantations and Slaves." Haiti. Britannica Online. 19 May 2006 <http…

…The French Revolution, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens, is described throughout the novel as a “force of nature”; the revolution came progressively but indubitably sweeping over an entire region with cries of passion, as like…