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Cause #3 of the French Revolution
The city had bad harvest. Prior to the Revolution, France had severe droughts. This led to food shortages and the prices of food going up. The average person farmed for a living and ate a loaf of bread today.
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Cause #1 of the French Revolution
France was bankrupt. They had spent a lot of money fighting with England. Ex. France provided money and weapons to the 13 colonies during the Amercan Revolution. Source:notes -
The National Assembly forms
The first and second estates outvoted the third estate when voting on the estates general at the meeting held by The King. The 3rd estate stormed out and decided to form their own parliament called The National Assembly. This parliament would truly represent the French people. Source:notes -
Tennis Court Oath is written
When the 3rd estate was kicked out of the meeting room, they met at a nearby tennis court. Here, they made a promise that they would meet every day until they established a new constitution for France. Source:notes -
Attack on the Bastille
Attack on the Bastille On the morning of July 14th, 1789, a group of craftsmen and salesmen stole 28,000 rifles from the Invalides, but they had no gun powder. They knew that gun powder was held in the Bastille, so they set out to attack it. -
Results of the French Revolution
resultsThe Monarchy was overthrown and the church was supressed. The middle men and the land owners were now the most dominant social class in France. Fuedalism was abolished and Code Napoleon was implemented. -
The Declaration of Rights of Man is created
DRM The National Assembly was locked out of their meeting room, so they met at the near by tennis court. There, they planned to create a document with rights that the French people should have. -
The Bread March
breadmarch A group of women met in the central marketplace of Paris to plan a march to Versailles in an effort to obtain bread and force the price of bread down. The King had kept all the bread to himself, and since the people of France mainly lived off of bread, the Bread March needed to be done. -
Cause #2 of the French Revolution
France had bad leadership. The Queen spent tons of money throwing expensive parties and buying dresses. King Louis XVI supported her decisions with the spending of their money.
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Day of Daggers
DOD As a large group gathers and marches to attack the Tuileries Palace, Lafayette orders for all 400 of the armed aristocrats to be arrested. -
The Royal Escape
The King and his family feared for their lives, so they attempted to flee to Austria. They were seen by a passerby on the road, who then called for soldiers to arrest them and take them away. Source:notes -
Invention of the Guillotine
Guillotine In 1792, two inventors came together and created the Guillotine. This device would soon behead over 16,500 people during the French Revolution. If you were an enemy of the Revolution, you were to be beheaded. -
Death of the King
KingLouis King Louis XVI was killed on January 21st 1793. His cause of death was by the famous Guillotine. After the King being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers, he was sentenced to death. He was killed in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
The Reign of Terror
ReignofTerror After King Louis was killed, Marie Antoinette and her children were imprisoned. Anyone who was suspected of being an enemy of the Revolution, would be severely punished. -
War in the Vendee
Vendee The war was an act of Royalist rebellion and counterrevolution. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred by republican armies. The war epotimizes the depth of the conflict between the religious tradition and revolutionary foundation of democracy. -
Marie Aintoinette is beheaded
MarieAintoinette On October 16th, 1793, Marie Antoinette was taken to Place de la Révolution, where she was guillotined. Her last words were, "Pardom me sir, I meant not to do that". She had directed these words to the executor, who's foot she had stepped on after climbing the scaffold.
