Discussion Board Forum 1
Topic: The Origins of the French Revolution – HIEU 425 – French Rev & Napoleonic Era
Module/Week 1 — The Old Regime and the Enlightenment
The French Revolution was a milestone event in history with complex primary and secondary causes. Discuss at least 3 causes mentioned in the various Study Materials. Which one was the most important and why?
You are required to provide a thread in response to the provided promptly for each forum. Each thread must be at least 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge.
Study Materials
1. A Short History of the French Revolution – Jeremy D. Popkin (ISBN: 9780205968459) (Unable to link a PDF for this)
2. https://revolution.chnm.org/– Click on the provided link to locate the resource referenced above. Using the “Quick Search” bar on this website, locate and read the following:
- The Sentence against Damiens (1757)
- “La Chalotais” Affair
- The “Session of the Scourging” (3 March 1766)
- Montesquieu’s The Persian Letters (1721)
- Voltaire, “On the Church of England”
- Voltaire, Selections from the Philosophical Dictionary
- Montesquieu, “The Spirit of the Laws”
- Rousseau’s The Social Contract
- 3. – Presentation: The Ancien Regime and the Enlightenment
- 4. – Presentation: The Ancien Regime
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