Question

Industrialist in the French Revolution

Answer 1

In 1789 Jean-Marie Roland de la Platiere, a wealthy French businessman and later a key Girondinist leader



Adrien Duport Adrien Duport, Frenchmagistrate who was a leading constitutional monarchist during the early stages of the French Revolutionof 1789. ... Ancien régime Ancien régime, (French: “old order”) Political and social system of France prior to the French Revolution.

Answer 2

The period of industrial growth and development had already began during the time of the ancient regime. During the reign of King Louis XIV, finance minister, Jean Baptiste Colbert, initiated policies that became known as Colbertism. It followed the ideas of mercantilism and caused the growth of local manufacturing sector. France began to make its own silk, porcelain, and beautifully decorated furniture. With royal patronage as well protection from competition, French industries experience growth. Cities like Lyon became a center for silk while Beauvais became a hub for tapestries. In order to develop further France’s capabilities, the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures and Ecoles des Arts et Metiers produce great minds that drove France’s development. One of the greatest example of the product of the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures was Gustave Eiffel, the designed the famous Paris landmark, the Eiffel Tower.

However, in 1789 France experienced the French Revolution. The people overthrew and executed their monarchy. On the other, the Revolution also brought mixed effects in France’s industrialization. In 1789, the Civil Code abolished the age old guild systems and domestic customs duties. It stimulated domestic trade and allowed many products to move across from one region to another without paying tariffs. But the Revolution caused also some negative effects. Disgruntled masses attacked the Bourgeoisies, mostly businessmen and merchants, along with landowners and aristocrats. Anyone with wealth became a target during the turbulent times known as the Reign of Terror. Many entrepreneurs sought refuge abroad. But many also fell victim to the guillotine. Other than that, the land reform that followed the fall of the aristocracy led farmers to prosper and make a decent living. It cemented peasants to their lands and prevented them from abandoning farming and moving to cities to work for factories. This reform led to decrease of surplus manpower needed to operate factories in cheap prices. The French Revolution slowed France’s industrial development.

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