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causes of the french revolution
- International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state
- 2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy. 3.4. Social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie
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D.R.M.
D.R.M means "The Decleration of Rights of Man". The plan of the National Assembly was to create a document stating the rights of man. The King didn't like this. -
The Réveillon Riot
The Réveillon Riot was one of the first instances of violence during the French Revolution. -
national assemably created
took Tennis Court Oath, pledging to create new constitution . October 5 Parisian women march to Versailles in response to food crisis .. I got this info from google.com. -
tennis court oath
Estates-General members who refuse to adjourn -
attack on bastille
de Launay, (the governor), Foulon (the Secretary of State) and de Flesselles (the then equivalent of the mayor of Paris), amongst others, are massacred -
The Women's March on Versailles
rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. -
The meeting of the Estates General on 5 May 1789 in Versailles.
The Estates-General was organized into three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the rest of France -
Revolution and the Church
Church had been the largest single landowner in the country, owning about 10% of the land in the kingdom -
celebrated the establishment of the constitutional monarchy
participants swore an oath of "fidelity to the nation, the law, and the king -
The Flight to Varennes
They were only able to make it as far as the small town of Varennes. -
Royal flight to Varennes
The return of the royal family to Paris on 25 June 1791, after their failed flight to Varennes -
Constitutional crisis
assailed the Tuileries Palace and massacred the Swiss Guards -
The death of King Louis XVI
Louis XVI is the only King of France ever to be executed. -
most influential figures of the French Revolution
advocated against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery -
Start of Reign of Terror.
incited by conflict between rival political factions -
power to Napoleon Bonaparte
in the eyes of some, ended the French Revolution
