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Economic cause
One of the reasons of the french revolution was the economic cause. The thrid estate had to pay all taxes imposed by the king. the other estates didnt pay anything. ,bread cost rose and was the main diet of human life (country was bankrupt) -
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French Revolution
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king louis XVI calls all the estates generals
Once france falls into finnancial issues before the war, king senses trouble. So he trys to stop it before it grows bigger. It was the first timee in about 180 years since the estates generals has been called since 1614 -
National Assembly
the national essembly was the third estate. they take the tennis court oath and pledge to make a new constitution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath , was that the national assembly would meet at that tenis court till the D.R.M was complete -
Attack On The Bastile
Thousands of french poeple attacked the prison full of gun powder. Which had all the gun powder they needed. -
Declaration Rights Of Men (D.R.M.)
The D.R.M was approved bye the national assembly member (3rd estate) on this day. It was a document of what the frnech think there rights should be. -
Bread March
Thousands of women marched 12 miles to paris armed with, broomsticks,lances,pitch forks,swords,pistols and muskets , wanting food and for the king to sign the D.R.M -
Civil Constituion
a mew cival constitutuion of the clergys forces the firstestate to promise/swear there primary allegiances to the king not religion also the church gives its land up to the state -
Royal Escape
king and his family tryed to escape from the national assembly because had to sign all his power to them. so he tryed to escape to get outside forces in northeast of france to claim his royal authority. -
WAR
France declared war on Austria -
Reign Of Terror
Austrian and prussian army got 30 miles of paris and great britain put a blockade on france ports, and National assembly started killing anyone that was against the revolution, the terror ened with maximillien being killed -
Death of King louis 16th
king stepped foward to the guillotine and was exucuted -
The New French Republic
was at waa at war with most of europe, fighting britain, spain, holand, german states and the italian states -
Death of Maximilien Robespierre
A highly influential person of his time. gets exucuted. all his power falls with him -
Results Of The French Revolution
results of the revolution was equality, aboltion of feudalism! -
Napoleon Bonaparte
overthrows the french goverment and becomes dictator of france.
