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Deficit Spending
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-Louis XIV left France deeply in debt.
-In 1789, the French clergy still enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege
-The church owned about 10% of the land, collected tithes, and paid no direct taxes to the state. -
Estates General
From the start, the delegates were deadloked over the issue of voting. Normally, each estate had met and voted sepratly, each group had one vote. Under this system, the first and second estates always out voted the third estate 2 to 1. This time, the third estate wanted all the states to meet in a single body, with votes counted "by head." -
Storming Bastille
More than 800 Parisians assembled outside the Bastille, a grim fortress used as a prison. The crowd demanded weapons they thought were stored there. The commander refused and opened fire on the crowd. The crowd broke through the defense, killed 5 gaurds, released prisoners, but found no weapons. -
Natioanl Assembly Acts (Rights Of Men)
It was a constitution on what men could do and not do. It was based off of The Declaration of Independence. -
National Assembly Acts (Women's March)
6,000 women marched on October 5th 1789 in the rain. They were mad at Marie Antionette because she didn't care about them. -
National Assembly Acts (Church)
The French Catholic Church is put under state conrtol. The Civil Constitution made it so Bishops and Priests had to be elected and saloried men. -
National Assembly Act (Constitution)
-1791
-Set up a limited Monarchy, not absolute Monarchy.
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Threats From Abroad
Because of the failed escape of Louis XVI, this brought problems aboard. The kings of Prussia and Emperor of Austria issued the declaration of Pilnitz. -
Radicals Declare War
In October 1791, many Sons-Culottes demanded a republic. It was a war between French Revolutionaries and European Monarchs. -
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Monarchy is Abolished
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- Battle disasters led revolutionaries to bieleve the king was with its enemy.
-Angry citizens attacked the palace and many prisons.
-Radicals took control and formed The National Convention in 1792.
-The convention put Louis XVI on trial and he was sentenced to death along with Marie Antonette. -
Spread of Nationalism
-Revolution and war gave the French people a strong sense of national identity
-Nationalism, a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country, spread throughout France.
-The French people attended civic festivals that celebrated the nation and the revolution
-By 1793, France was a nation in arms. -
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Robespierre and his Reign of Terror
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from September 1793 to July 1794. Courts conducted nasty trials. He was then executed on July 28th, 1794. -
Third Stage of the Revolution
-Third constitution since 1789
-5 men directory and two house legislative electer by male citizens of property.
-Directory held power from 1795-1799
-Politions turned to Napolean Bonaparte
-Napolean eventually became ruler of France.
