French Revolution Equality

Throughout the French Revolution, new ideas arose from the resentment and discontent with the French Monarchy and exploitation of French peasantry. The National Assembly was formed to give the third estate a voice, and with the heavy influence by Jeffersonian Liberalism and the Enlightenment, the representatives of the third estate created the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.” This document addressed many of the issues concerning the equality amongst the estates and the need to give the majority the rights to public opinion. Voicing their beliefs, the National Assembly describes what the French revolutionaries were looking for and as well as foreshadows where the revolution is going to go. Compiling a declaration of the rights every man should be entitled to, they challenged the first and second estates to rights concerning equality between the social classes and freedoms concerning their place in the government.
The main influence of the declaration was the Enlightenment, and it set forth many ideas to create a better life for the people. Freedom, tolerance, constitutional government, and separation of church and state were main ideas of the Enlightenment also written in the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.” This document highlights how men are born free, but everywhere …show more content…
The National Convention was formed and a new constitution was written and to overthrow the democracy. The monarchy was destroyed as the people rose up against oppression and voiced the need for equality and a change within the government. The result became a the First Republic that stripped the king of all his political power. There was an end to tyranny and the change in social classes along with the power and influence they had. The people and revolution set forth new ideals and ended the hundreds of thousands of years of