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Third Stage Of The Revolution
Since 1789 moderates produced another constitution,this constitution of 1795 set up a “ five man directory and a two-house legislative elected by male citizens” -
Divided French Society/Financial Troubles
In 1789 the French among like Europe clung to the outdated social system, this emerged the middle ages. Under a ancien Regime an old order everyone in France to be divided into three social classes such as the Estates. - First Estate was made up of clergy. -Second Estate was made as nobility. -Third Estate was the majority of the population. -
Revolt/ National Aseembly Acts( Rights of Men,Women's March,Church, Consitution)
The political crisis of 1789 coincide the worst famine in memory, The starving peasants had room all country-side and went to towns, This rank of unemployed people. There were rumors called The Great Fear tales of attacks on the town and villages. The National Assembly was in action on August 4th all-night meeting was held to the nobles, during this time the declaration of rights to man and citizens was modeled as part of the American Declaration Of Independence this was then written -
Storming The Bastille
In July,1789 city of Paris was seized the”SPOTLIGHT” from the National Assembly. Rumors were spread to breaking out throughout the village of troops taking over the capital. The Parisians crowded outside the Bastille. The crowd wanted weapons and gunpowder to store there. The commander had refused to do so the crowd then killed the commander and 5 guards. -
Louis XVI Calls the Estate- General
Louis XVI summoned the estates-general to meet at versailes in the following year. The cahiers called the reforms for fairer taxes. The cahiers testified to the boiling class resentments. In june of 1789 there was a oath created called the tennis court oath. -
Threats from abroad
On august of 1791 the king of prussia and the emperor of austria (Maria Antoinette’s brother) made the declaration of pilnitz. France took the threat seriously and got prepared for war when the two monarchs made it a joke. -
Civil War (Radicals Take Over)
The supporters of the enlightenment applauded the national assembly. The rulers and the nobles from europe denounced the french revolution. There was a new age from the french experiment and it was for justice and equality. -
Monarchy Is Abolished
On August 10, 1792 Parisians had invaded the royal palace, Causing the family to flee the Legislative Assembly before the crowd had arrived. In a month later the citizens attacked Prisons about 1,200 prisoners were killed ,some being criminals they call this the “September Massacres.” -
Spread of Nationalism
The french had a strong sense of national identity to the revolution and the war. The king or the queen got the loyalty from the monarchs centralized power. There were civil festivals that celebrated the nation and the revolution that people attended. -
Robespirerre and the Reign of Terror
Robespierre was a cheif architects of the reign of terror that lasted from september 1793 to july 1794. The spectators greeted each trial with that cried “hail the republic” or “death to traitors”.
