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deficit spending by the government and economic reform
king louis XVIking louis had left france with a very large debt after the seven years way and the american revolution. To solve this financial crisis they would have to increase taxes, reduse expenses, or both but the clergy and the noles still refused to pay taxes -
King Louis XVI calls the estate-generall
king loius XVI calls upon the estate-general in 1788 to meat at versailles the fallowing year. In preparation Louis had all of the esates prepare cahiers or notbooks, listing all of their grievences. Many cahieres had included things ike fairer taxes, freedom of press and regular meeting of the estates-gneral. -
storming the Bastille
the bastille was a prison for political people and others. the crowd that was attacking it demanded weapons and gunpowder so they could attack the king. The commander refused to open the gae and a war broke loose but the enraged mob prevailed. When they searched the prison they found no weapons so now storming into the bastille represented the years of abuse from the monarchy and sent a wake p call to king Lois VII that they were serious. -
Rights of men
It was a contitution on what men could and could not do. This document was based on the Declaration of Indepndence -
Womens March
6,000 women marched on october 5th, 1789 in the rai because of the high costs of bread. They were also mad at Marie Antioneite bcause she didnt care about them -
Church
The french Catholic Church is put under state cntrol. The civil Constitution made it so bishops and preists were to becme elected, salaried officials. Most of the bishops and priests rejected the constitution and the Pope condemed it -
Threats from abroad
KIng of prussia issued the Declaration of Pilnitz.In the document two monarchsthreat and intervene to protect the French monarchy. It might have been a bluff but french took it seriously and they got ready for war -
The Constitution
This document ; the constitution was established on October 7, 1791. This document changed he government from being a absolute monarch to a limited monarch -
The spread of Nationalism
France becomes there own nation. They celebrate their country by going to festivals and they create their own National anthem. -
Monarchy is abolished
The radicals have taken over the assembly and voted for a legislative body. The king is then executed -
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Robespierre and the reign of terror
guillotineMaxamillion Robespierre is now the leader of the commitee of public saftey and starts to execute people using the Guillotine -
The third stage of the revolution
with all of the terror that is going on the third stage of the revolution begins.They produce another constitution which lasts from 1795-1799. They turned to napolean Bonaparte who later becomes the ruler of france
