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civil war
Newly elected legislative assembly took office.Faced with crises at home and abroad, it survived for less than a year. Legislative assembly, several hostile factions competed for power. -
Louie XVI calles the estates-General
As 1788 came to a close France tottered on the edge of a bankruptcy. The bread riots were spreading then the nobles were fearful that the gov.was going to make them pay taxes like the brad riots. Louis XVI wanted to have a meeting with the 3 estate
Estates declare themselves to be the National Assembly.they took the tennis court oath vowing to create a constitutional. -
Dificit spending by the gov.
The first estate was made of the clergy; the second was made up of the nobility; and the third estate comprised that a vast majority of the population. The first and second estate paid almost no taxes.
One cause of the economic troubles was mushrooming financial crisis that was due in parts to years of the deficit spending. It occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. by 1789, half of the government's income from taxes went to paying the interest on this enormous -
Bastille
The Parisian storm the Bastille. The city of Paris seized the spotlight from the national assembly meeting. the crowed demanded gum powder that they believed that was stored there.The commander open a fire on the crowd,many people were killed. the defence killed the commander, five guards and they released a handful of prisoners who were being held there but they didn’t find any weapons. since 1880 the french have as their celebrated Bastille day as their national Independence -
national assembly acts #1
- In last August, as a first step toward writing a constitution, the assembly issued the the declaration of the rights of man and the rights of man and the citizen. the declaration further proclaimed that all male citizen's were equal before the law. Many woman were disappointed that the declaration of the rights of man did not grant equal citizenship to them.
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3rd stage of revolution
Moderate prouced another constitution, the third since 1789. constitution of 1795 set up five/ man directory and a two/ house legislative elected by mail citizens of property. Directory forced growing discontent. Peace was made with russia and spain, but or with austria and great britan continued. As chaos threated, politenians burned to Neapolean Bonatarte. The politenians planned to use him to advance their own goals. -
National assembly 3
In 1790 the french took over the church. The church was not happy about what the french did.
There was a new constitution and they limited the monarchy and they put more legiskriue assembly and they had the most power. -
National assembly 4
In 1790 the french took over the church. The church was not happy about what the french did.
There was a new constitution and they limited the monarchy and they put more assembly and they had the most power. -
National assenbly act 2
On October 5, about six thousand woman marched 13 miles in the pouring rain from Paris to Versailles's. Much of the crowds anger was directed at the Austrian born Queen, Maire Antoinette. The queen lived a life of great pleasure and extravagance, and this led to further public unrest the woman refused to leave unit the king met there most important demand too happily the king agreed -
Robesierre and the reign of terror
Robesierres was one of the chieffs that designed the reign of terror. It lasted from September 1793 to July 1794. during the reign of terror, the guillotine was used. The guillotine was a fast moving blade that cut peoples heads off. -
Theats from aboard
Threats from abroad. the failed escape of Louis XVI brought further hostile rumbling from abroad. in the document, the two monarchs threatened to intervened to protect the french monarchy. -
Monarchy is abolished
As the revolution continued, dismal news about the war abroad heightened tensions. Prussian force were cutting down raw french recruits. Roualist officers were deserting the french army. A month later, citizens attacked prisoners that nobleesand jriests accused of political offencese. About 1,200 prisoners were killed. The convention also put louis XVI on trail as a traiter french. King was convicted by a single vote and sentenced to death. -
the spread of nationalism
After the war, the french people gained strong sence national pride and devotion to their country. The french people celibrated by going to festivals and enjoyed dances and songs.
