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French Revolution
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4th cause of the revolution (the estate system)
france was divided into 3 eastes or social classes. the first and second estate paid no taxes. and the 3rd estate paid all the taxes. was this fair??? source: my notes -
5th cause of the revolution (the enlightenment)
the french people were hearing from the philosophers ideas about...
1) the kings power should be limited
2) people should have rights / freedoms
3) king is breaking social contract
4) philosophers are pushing the french to revolt source: my history notes -
second cause of french revolution (bad leadership
the queen was spending a ton of money
- marie antoinette was known for throwing expensive parties. she spent tons of money and so forth. source: my history notes -
third cause of french revolution (bad harvest)
prior to the french revolution, france had severe droughts.
~results - food shortages= prices went up
the averge person farmed for a living and ate a loaf of bread each day. source: my history notes -
causes of the french revolution
france had fought and spent a lot of money fighting against england. for example, france provided the 13 colonies with most of their money and weapons during the american revolutionary war. source: my history notes -
National assembly created
the national assembly was formed by the representatives of the 3rd estate. the 3rd estate wanted to form their own pariliment called the "national assembly" this would represent the french people the way they wanted to be represented. source:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/404373/National-Assembly -
Tennis court oath
The tennis court oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the versallies of palace. the members agreed to not stop meeting until the D.R.M. was completed. sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath -
Attack on the bastille
thousands of parisians attacked the fort and succesfully got the gun powder. the city of paris was in the hands of the revolution aries. the people of pairs attacked the bastille because king louis XVI had his army surround the city of paris. the storming of the bastille is the official start of the french revolution. souces: my notes & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming_of_the_Bastille -
The bread march
on october 5, 1789, thousands of women from paris marched 12 miles from paris to versaillies. they were armed with broomsticks, lances, pitchforks, pistols, and muskets. they wanted food and the king to sign the D.R.M. source: my notes -
royal escape
the revolution had been going on for about 2 years. and the king and his royal family was still on house arrest in their palace in paris. one night the king and his royal family got in their royal carriage and using the cover of darkness they tried to head to austria. they made it right to the austrian border and was caught. source: my history notes -
Attack on the Tuileries Palace
On August 10, a crowd of about 20,000 people attacked the Tuileries Palace. Over the next month, hundreds of suspected royalists were executed in what became known as the “September Massacre”. Many French men and women fled for their lives. source:http://historylists.org/events/list-of-10-major-events-of-the-french-revolution.html -
Death of king louis xvi
the national assembly set a date for king luis 16 to be beheaded. on jan. 21, 1796 king louis xvi was beheaded by the guillotine. It was a major event of the French Revolution. source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Louis_XVI -
D.R.M was created
the national assembly was forced to meet at a nearby tennis court. the plan was to create a document witht the rights the french people should have.The Declaration was influenced by Thomas Jefferson working with General Lafayette, who introduced it. source: my notes & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen -
reign of terror
a time period that lasted until july 27, 1794 when the french government (national assembly) started killing anyone who was against the french revoution. marie antoinette was the first victim. sources: my history notes & http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/588360/Reign-of-Terror -
results of the french revolution
the end of the french revolution was an end the monarchy in europe. the church lost most of its power. the people have rights/ freedoms now. in france, there are no longer the three estates. so, the 3rd estate gained alot and the 1st/2nd estate lost everything. source: my history notes -
battle of waterloo
napoleon was the leader of the french army durning the battle of waterloo. The battlefield is located in Belgium, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The french army was defeated.
