Identify the distinct phases of the French Revolution, 1789-1804. What were the distinguishing features or characteristics of each respective phase?In order to fully understand the French Revolution, it is important to first understand the origins of its occurrence. It began with the fiscal shortcomings of the French State in the late 18th century due to wars with Spain, Holland, Austria and Prussia, their support of America’s War for Independence along with royal and aristocratic expenditures. With the economy in debt, the French imposed heavy taxes on the commoners which inevitably lead to a series of protests.These protests lead to the reestablishment of a legislative body, the Estates General, which had not met since 1614. It was made up of three estates: the nobility, the clergy and the commoners respectively. Thearistocracy viewed the Estates General as a way of regaining political power. The Estates General failed however because the third estate, making up 98% of the population and being everyone else other than a member of the clergy or aristocracy, was not accurately represented. This is because every single one of the offices were represented by a member of nobility, and could therefore easily vote out the voices of the third estate 2:1.Perhaps the most significant event of the French revolution occurred on June 20, 1789 when the third estate was locked out of the assembly as representatives gathered to elect the estates’ delegates. These representatives then gathered together on a tennis court and continued to meet until they wrote a new constitution as the legitimate government of France, calling themselves The National Assembly. This event was called the Tennis Court Oath.The next big events that occurred include the storming of the Bastille and the publishing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, a highly liberal document. Many other principles of liberal reform were enacted under The National Assembly (1789-1792). This stage of the revolution is significant because it is the first time Louis XVI recognizes the assembly.During the year 1792, supporters of the revolution began to dwindle and so the leaders of the new government began to split into factions, giving way to the most dominant parties: The Girondists and theJacobins. The Girondists favored a reformed monarchy while the Jacobins favored a democracy. The Jacobins came out on top and the French state became the Jacobin Republic.The Jacobin Republic, lasting from 1793 to 1794 was based on the slogan “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.” It was primarily supported by small business owners or skilled craftsman who valued participatory democracy and despised privilege, called Sans-Culottes activists. Thus, the Jacobins replaced one form of privilege based on birth with another based on property ownership.There were three radical changes that occurred under the Jacobin Republic. The first is that slavery is abolished. The second is the dechristianization of France as a result of criminalizing the practice of Christianity. The third change was actually a series of changes made to the Christian calendar. It renamedall the months and replaced it with only 10 months a year and 10 ten days a week. They also started counting the years over again, starting with year one.The Republic elected The Committee of Public Safety in order to protect France from foreign attacks and internal rebellion. It was granted executive power to help pass laws. This led to the devastating campaignagainst the growing number of counter-revolutionaries and traitors of the Republic. This era was known as “The Terror.” This resulted in the arrests of over 300,000 people and the executions of 40,000 in 1792.Many explained the violence and insanity as a direct result of popular sovereignty, therefore leading to the establishment of The Directory (1794-1799), an administration similar to that of an oligarchy. As a conservative reaction to the republic, The Directory sought to mediate between the extremes of the Jacobins and the Royalists to reestablish order. However, The Directory failed and was replaced by The Consulat (1799-1804).The Consulat, a republic only by name, concentrated power in the hands of only a few (the elected stay in office for 10 years) with the dominant Consul being Napoleon Bonaparte, a supporter of the Jacobins and an accomplished military leader. He created a fair tax system, abolished feudalism and enacted the Napoleonic Code which emphasized an individual’s right to property and the legal structures for criminal and civil law. However, by 1804 Napoleon had overthrown the Consulat and declared himself emperor, officially ending the French Revolution.Assuming the persona of an ardent Sans-Culottes activist, identify and justify the guiding principles and achievements of the Jacobin Republic.As a Sans Culottes activist, I support the Jacobins because I favor radical democracy unlike the Girondists who favor a reformed monarchy. We have established the state to be the Jacobin Republic (1793-1794) and it is based on the slogan “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.” Supporters of the Jacobin Republic like myself are primarily left-wing partisans of the lower classes. We call ourselves Sans-Culottes which means “Without Silk Knee-Breeches.” This is because we like to distinguish ourselves from the upper-class. We are mostly made up of small business owners and skilled craftsman. As a Sans-Culottes myself, I value participatory democracy and I despise privilege. I am a French patriot.Before officially becoming the Jacobin Republic, we were led by Maximilien Robespierre who seized control of the government through his leadership of the Committee for Public Safety. This committee was established under our republic in order to protect our country from foreign attacks and internal rebellion. In 1792, the achievements of our revolution were being threatened, and so we began what some would call the Reign of Terror in which we were able to arrest over 300,000 traitors of the republic and execute 40,000 counter-revolutionaries over nine months. These people were enemies who sought to restore theall-too-controlling absolute monarchy, but we were able to purify our society of these criminals. This wasour right as founders of the Republic.We have instituted three radical achievements. The first radical achievement of the Jacobin Republic wasthe abolition of slavery. Our second achievement was the