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Deficit Spending by the Government and Economic Reform
King XVI RoyaltyIn the timeframe of 1715-1789 there was financial trouble in France. The issue was that Louis XVI was spending to much money, and there wasn't enough money coming in by the colonist to keep up with his spending habit. He was spending the money on all these things for himself. This caused increase on taxes and the cost of flour shot up extremely. -
Louis XVI Calls the Estates-General
The Estates-General convenced in May 1789. One main issue was the way voting was unfair. The Third class wanted to complain about this. The problem with it was that the First and Second class always out voted the Third class two to one. So this time the Third class wanted the votes to be done by a head count insead. The group that started thi sall was the National Assembly. They would have meetings and they took the Tennis Court Oath saying that they wouldnever seperate no matter what. When -
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clergy and nobles joined Louis XVI grudgingly accepted it. But Rumors start to say that the king was planning to get rid of the Assembly, by royal troops gathered around Paris. -
Storming the Bastille
On July 14, 1789 Paris took the spotlight awayfrom the National Assembly meeting. The rumor was that the streets would have troops their at the capital. The Bastille was used as a prison in the medieval time. The crowd was their because the wanted gunpowder and weapons. They thought that these things would be found their, but the commander wouldn't open the gates. Then the commander ordered his men to open fire. Then the mob got threw and killed the commander and 5 men, and released the -
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National Assembly Act
On August 4, 1789 in a combative all night meeting, nobles in the Nation Assembly voted to end their privilages. They agreed to give up old manorial dues, exclusive hunting rights, special legal status and exemptiom from taxes. They later had reforms for some of the things they took away on Aug. 4.They made a law of the equality of all French men to hold public office.This caused the women to get mad because they had no say.So they ended up marching 13 miles and protested til they met the king. -
Treats From Abroad
In 1791 Louis XVI failed his escape this brought problems aboard. Louis XVI tried disguising himself as a servant but then he was noticed by someone in a passing through village. The King of Prussia and Emperor of Austria issued the Declaration of Pilnitz.This was a threatened to intervene to protect the French monarchy. This declaration was mostly a bluff, but the French took it seriously and prepared for war. -
Radicals Declare War
In October 1791, the Legislative Assembly took office lasting only for a year due to the economic distress with the drop in the currency vaule and increasing cost.During this time the working class called sams-culottes in Paris demanded a government ruled by elected repersentives thus wanting a republic government vs. a monarch.Several hostile factions competed for power wanting reform.The Jacobins were a radical group consisting of middle class lawyers or intellectuals. -
Monarchy is Abolished
On August 10, 1792 Royalist officers were deserting the French Army, join emigres and others hoping to restore the king's power.These tendions lead to violence.The Parisiand wanted to kill the royal Family.Then the Radicals took over the Assembly.Because of battle disasters revolutionaries believe that the king was with the enemy.This upset the citizens so they attacked the palace and many prisons.Then Radicals took control & formed the National convection.Then the king was sentenced to death. -
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Robespierre and his Reign of Terror
The Reign of TerrorIn 1793 to 1794 Maximilien Robespierre was one of the cheif architechs of the reign of Terror. He believed Terror helped achieve the goals of the Revolution. He did this by death sentences to traders. Robespierre was executed July 28, 1794 which ended the Reign of Terror. -
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Third Stage of the Revolution
RevolutionIn 1795 a constitution was set up to make a fair government. The French set up a five man Directory and two-house legislative, which were elected by male citizens of property.But it faced discontent with other countries. The politicians turned to Napolean Bonapark a popular military hero. The politicians were going to use Bonopark to get their own goals but he outwit them and became the leader of France. -
Spread of Nationalism
With war, the French people developed a strong sence of national identity, thus a growing feeling of pride and devotion to one's country this called nationalism. By 1793, France was a nation in arms. People sang songs on themes of the Revolution what later became the French National Anthem called La Marseillaise.
