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deficit spending by the government and economic refoerm
Deficit SpendingLouis XIV left France in debt form the 7 Year War and the American Revolution stained the treasury even further. Cost raised in the 1700's by millions. By 1789, half of the governments income from taxes. Louis XVI hired Jacques Necker as a financial ecpert. -
The Third Stage of the Revolution
From all the horror from the reaction of the Terror, the revolution entered into a third stage. Moderates produces another constitution, the third since 1789. The constitution set up fiveman Directory and two-house legislature elected by male citizens of property. Peace was made with Prussia and Spain, but war with Austria and Great Britain continued. Threats ti the Directory begon, and as they continued polititions turned to Napoleon to use him to advaance their own goals. -
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estates general
opening of the eststes generalLouis XVI calles the Estates-General to help him deal with the dificit at the time. the Estates-General representatives of the three estates. -
Persians storm the Bastille
Persians seized the spotlight from the National Assembly meeting in Versaillles. More than 800 Persians assembled outside the Bastille to get weapons. the King was going to send troops to stop them. -
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robespierre and the Reign of Terror
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The Spread of Nationalism
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Threats From Abroad
The Declaration of PillnitzIn Aguust on 1791, Marie Antoinette's brother, who is the kind of Prussia and the emperor of Austria issued the Declaration of Pilnitz. It said they were going to intervene to protect the French monarchy. The revolutionaries got ready for war, which started more of a war. -
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Threats from Abroad
Catherine the GreatRulers of other countries feared that the revolution would spread to other nations around the world. Even some "enlightened" rulers turned against France. Catherine the Great of Russia burned Voltaire's letters and locked up her critics. A british writer and statesman who earlier had defended the American Revolution in Paris, Edmund Burke, had condemed revolutionaries in Paris. -
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the national assembly acts
The Rights Of ManIn ;ate August of 1791, The Declaration of the Rights of Man declared "all men were born and remain free and equal in rights."
On October 5 1791 about 6,000 women march 13 miles from Paris to Versailles. They did this screaming "bread!". They wanted were angry at Marie Antoinette and the women refused to leave until the king returned to Paris. -
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The National Assembly Acts
constitution of 1791The National Assembly put the French Catholic Church under state control. Many people were against it so the government punished clergy who refused to support the Civil Constition. Then a huge gulf opened between revolutionaries in Paris and the peasantry in the provinces.
The constition of 1791 made a limited monarchy with a new legislative Assembly that fas the power to make laws, collect taxes, and decide on issues of war and peace. this took the place of the Absolute Monarchy. -
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The Civil War
The Civil WarThe Legislative Assembly of France declared war on Austria then Britian, and other states. the thought was that France was deffiantly going to lose. However, the war lasted off and on for 23 years. -
The monarchy is abolished
abolishingThe Legislative Assembly voted to abolish the Monarchy with the establishment of the First Republic.
