FRENCH REVOLUTION

French Revolution



French Revolution

Introduction

The French Revolution, which generally dates from the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 to the end of the Directory in 1799, or some time to 1815, was part of a more general movement for liberal reform that transformed Western Europe and North America in the late 18th century. This movement for radical reform, whose aims included deregulation of the economy, constitutional limits on the power of the monarch, equality before the law, freedom of speech and of the press, and religious tolerance can be seen as originating in the American Revolution, continuing in several parts ...