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Why the French had a revolution
Why the French had a RevolutionThree different classes of the French population Clergy, nobility and the rest of the population. After Louis the 14's reign France was in major debt. Heirs of Louis the 14 follow in his footsteps and bring the nation into further debt through deficit spending. -
Estates General
Louis the 16 although very indecisive wisely hires Jaques Necker as a financial expert. Louis then calls representatives from each estate to explain their grievances. Necker then found a solution to the problem but the king disagreed and fired him. After weeks of stalemate the third estate took a daring step to call themselves the national assembly. They assemble in a tennis court and declare they will not move until a constitution is written. -
Parisians Storm The Bastille
More than 800 parisians assembled outside the bastille, a midevil castle, and demanded the commander for guns and gunpowder believed to be stored there. In the battle that follwed many were killed and the mob broke through the gates and killed the commander of the Bastille. No firearms were found. The mob later began to dismantle the castle. -
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Revolt/ National Assembly Acts
Revolt/ National AssemblyNobles in the National Assembly allow to end special prviliedges like exclusive hunting, exemption from taxes and special legal status. Then the Declaration of the Rights of Men decalring equality for all men, based on the American Declaration written just a few years before. October 5, six thousand women marched from paris to Verasille then eventually forced the royal family to move to Paris. August 10, 1792 A mob invades the Tuileries Palace after meeting at City Hall. -
Threats from Abroad
Countries abroad gain fear of the "French Plague". Emperor of Austria issused the Declaration of Plintz which stated that they will intervene to protect the monarchy, which was a bluff on their part. But, the Revolutionist took the threat seriously and prepared for war. -
Civil War
Newly elected legislative took officewhich didn't last and tanked the country because the third estate which was 95% of the vote was divided by San-coullotes, the working class, and the jacobins, the bourgeouse they both believed that they should be in power. -
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Monarchy is abolished
King LouisA crowd of parisians strom the royal palace and slaughter the royal guards but the royal family seems to escape this time. A month later Citizens attacked prisons which held priests and nobles who were loyal to the King. On an early January morning the King was beheaded on the Guillotine. -
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Reign of Terror
guillotineFrance was at war with most of europe at this point. After the death of the king the people were paranoid about traitors which triggered the reign of terror.To deal with the threats to France the convention created The Comitee of Public Safety. Of whom issued a levy tax which required everyone to help with the war effort. Robespierre was one of the chief architects in the riegn of terror. The guillotine was the main threat during this time. -
Third Stage of the Revolution
In reaction to the reign of terror and the Guillotine the revolution entered its third stage of which introduced another constitution the third since 1789. The constitution of 1795 setup a 5 man Directory, and a 2 house legislative. In the election of 1797 election supporters of a constitutional monarchy won most seats. As chaos threatened, politians turned to neopolian Bonoparte a popular military hero, and before long he outwitted everyone and stood as the leader of France -
The spread of Nationalism
The Revolution and war gave the french a strong sense of National pride. The song "La Marseillaise" would later become the French National Anthem. Revolutionaries continued to push for religous freedom and equality.
