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French Revolution

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Conditions in France in the late 1780's

Chapter 2: The meeting of the Estates General

Chapter 3: The Tennis Court Oaths

Chapter 4: The storming of the Bastille

Chapter 5: The march on Versailles

Chapter 6: The Reign of Terror

Chapter 7: The rise and fall of Napoleon

Chapter 8: French Revolution contributions to the growth & spread of democracy.

Prologue

In France during the last years of the 18th Century there was a crucial event in the European nation, the French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790's with the rise of a general and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte. The French Revolution was greatly influenced by the Enlightenment principles that it redesigned the country's political framework; such as, uprooting old institutions. The French government failed to achieve all of their goals they consequently became so corrupt there were rampages and purges. Nevertheless this movement sets a warning to other nations by showing the world that the power is inherent in the will of the people.

Did you know over 17,000 people were officially tried and executed during the Reign of Terror and a number of others who died in prison without a trial

Conditions of France in the late 1780's

Towards the end of the 18th century, France was left with a financial burden in the involvement in the American Revolution by King Louis the XVI, leaving the country near bankrupt. With the royal Treasury nearly exhausted the French commoners, or the Third Estate, were required to perform the nations handy work, but not only that but to carry the nation's tax burden. Many of the peasants showed resentment towards the government from heavy taxes with raising food. As a result there was rioting, looting, and eventually a revolution.In the 1780’s, king Louis the XVI’s ministers tried to solve the nation's problems by proposing a tax reform that would no longer exempt the first and second Estates from taxes. Consequently this act morphed into a growing revolt but delayed when the King summoned the Estates-General consisting of the First Estate (clergy), Second Estate (nobility) and (third Estate) middle class and peasants. The Third Estate made a formation of a National Assembly, the first act of revolution assemblies.

Raise it to the roof!!

Due to the nation's spending I am raising taxes!

We beg you no more taxes

We applaud you sir

In the Third Estate were the clergy or the Church. The Churches in France has great influence in Europe. The Churches owned about 10 percent of land, collected tithes, and paid no taxes. The First Estate provided schooling, homes, and medicine care .

In the Second Estate were the nobles. While the nobles' military power was crushed they were given other rights under royal control. It consisted high government jobs, army, courts, and Churches. Some nobles competed for power, but most stayed away from central power and struggled to maintain their status in society.

In the Third Estate were the bourgeoisie (boor-zhwaw-zee), peasants, and urban workers. The Third Estate numbered about 27 million people about 98% of the population in France. The bourgeoisie consisted of prosperous bankers, merchants, manufactures, officials who staffed the royal bureaucracy, lawyer, doctors, journalists, professors, and skilled artisans. The peasants consisted of prosperous farmers, and labor farmers. The poorest members included apprentices, journeymen, and

other living means. But most of the urban worker were unemployed and to live they resulted in drastic measure such as crime or begging.

I'm to holy for taxes

I pay little taxes

You fools why do you have me pay all the taxes

The Meeting of the Estate Generals

Call of the Estates Generals (May 5, 1789) King Louis XVI called the Estates General together for the first time since 1614 comprising the clergy, the noblemen, and the Third Estate. King Louis the XVI had all the Estates prepare a Cashiers ( kah YAY )of their problems. Many cashiers called or fairer taxes and more regular meetings. Even though the Third Estate populated the most people it could still be outvoted by the other two Estates. The Third Estate began to form a more equal representation of the Assembly. If the voting was done by Estate then the other two Estates would have an advantage over the other, but it the voting was done by head of people then the Third Estate would have an advantage. While the majority of head agreed on many common desires, the nobles didn't want to give up their privileges under the old regime. When the Estate-General meeting there was heated discussions about the voting process, as a result the Third Estate met alone and adopted the title of the National Assembly.

The Vote now is 2 to 1 the majority wins

We must do something to change this system the third system is always at a disadvantage

Tennis Court Oath (June 17, 1789)

Delegates were elected, but only propertied men could vote in the Estate General. So it comprised of middle class workers. The Third Estate took a dangerous step they claimed to represent the people of France and forming a new assembly. Within a week most of the clerical deputies and 47 liberal nobles joined the Third Estate in the new assembly. Delegates from other Estates worked a new constitution with basic laws of man and government. After being removed from the Estates General, the new assembly took the Tennis Court Oath saying that they will not leave until they establish a better and sound constitution. King Louis the XVI took all three orders into the new assembly. Delegates were elected, but only propertied men could vote.

Did you know the Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members who were locked out of the Esates-General

So your saying that I'm not important

Right here were stripping away your power

Well no what we mean...

That's exactly what it means

Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789)

The National Assembly continued to work while fear and violence spread throughout the nation. The people were glad to have their government breakdown of the royal power. Rumors of military coup circulated and great fear began to rise. The Revolutionary War state after the attack of Bastille's. The attack was a building up of fear. Angry revolutionaries storm the Bastille. By doing this, this makes a statement against the monarchy. but the mob also attained weapons and gunpowder that were kept in the prison. The goal of the attack was to secure gunpowder and weapons. Revolting such as exploitation, peasants looted and burned the homes of tax collectors, landlords. Became known as the Great Fear (la Grande per). The National Assembly development the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens to abolish the feudal regime. One of the new laws of this declaration seized lands from the Roman Catholic Church.

We told you to let us in now meet your maker

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This is an informative text about the French Revolution, covering key events from the conditions in France in the late 1780's to the rise and fall of Napoleon. It provides a detailed account of the revolution's impact on France's political system.

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