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Deficit Spending
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Deflict spending by the government and economic reform
Who- Herirs of Louis XIV
What- Liked pleasure more than business & ran up debt
Where- France
When- 1700s
Why- The kings after Louis XIV listen to the 1at & 2nd Estates instead of doing what was right for everyone
How- KIngs Louis XV & XVI ran up debt & forced the poor to pay -
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Estates-General meeting
PictureLouis calls the meeting then it takes place -
Patisians storm the Bastille
Who- Parisians
What- Got royal troops to occupy the capital & demanded weapons and gunpower
Where- city of paris, near versailles, at fort Bastile
When- July 14, 1789
Why- The parisians wanted king Louis XVI to listen to them
HOw They got an army and demanded that the commander of Bastille give them weapons and gunpower. When he didnt they started a battle. -
National Assembly Acts
Who- Peasants
What- Delaration of the rights of man. It was modeled after the American Declaration of Independence. States the Frenchmen were born & remain free & equal in rights. They had natuaral rights to liberty, Property, Sercurity & resistance
Where- Bastille, France
When- late Aug 1789
Why- They wanted a fair governemnt and wanted everyone to be equal. They were influenced be the writing of locke and the philosophes. -
National Assembly Act cont.
How- The document only included man and not women so some women began to protest theit rights. On Oct.5th 6,000 women marched 13 miles from Paris to versailles and demanded to see the king. They wanted him to return to Paris and wouldnt leave until he agreed. He agreed and then was a virtual prisoner -
Louis calls the Estates-General
Who- Louis XVI called the Estates-General just as France was at the edge of bankrupcy
What Louis had all 3 Estated prepare notebooks listing grievences but the 3rd estate was always out voted because each estate only has one vote
Where- Versailles, France
When-1789
Why- The 3rd estate wanted fair treatment & took the Tennis Court oath until they got it -
Louis calls the Estated-General cont.
How- They used the Tennis court oath that declared themselves the National Assembly & swore to never seperate & meet whenever until they established a sound & just constitution. -
Theats From Abroad
Who- King of Purssia and emperor of Austria
What- They issued the declaration of Plnitz
When- August 1791
Where- France
Why- The two monarvhs wanted to protect the Frenvh monarchy
How- The king of prussia and emperor of Austria theatened to intervene the French took it seriously where it could have been a bluff but they prepared for war/ -
Civil War
Who- Sans-Culotts & Jocobins
What- They started a group where the didnt wear fancy knee breeches they wore long trousers
When- October 1791
Where- Paris, France
Why- They wanted a republic a government with elected representives
How- They got people to help like Jocobins and Legislative Assembly and handed out Newspapers and pampphetees. -
Monarchy is abolished
Who- Parisians
What Parisians stormed the royal palace of tuileries and killed the kings gards.
When- August 10,1792
Where- France
Why- They wanted to abolish absolute monarchy.
How- The patisians killed all the kings gards. They also attacked prisons that had nobles and priets in it. They killed about 1,200 prisoners. They then took control of the assembly. -
Robespierre and the reign of terror
Who- Covention
What- Created a new committee that helped keep France safe while also in charge of trails and executions. Then create a taz oneveryone to help the french revolution.
When- sep. 1793-july 1794
Where- France
Why- To deal with therats, deal with people inside france and outside france.
How- Robespierre was chief achetes of reign of terrr. Revolutionary courts held hasty trails. Believed terror was necessary to acheve goals. 300,000 aressted 17,000 executed -
Revoution enters its 3rd stage
Who- French
What- Coming up with the third constitution since 1789
WHen- 1795-1799
Where- France
Why- It was becoming weak but dictatorial and they were faced with growing discontent.
How- They set up a fiveman directory and a two-house legislature witch is voted on by men who own property. The middle class and professional people were the dominant during the french revolution. -
Spred of Nationalism
Who- Napoleon barnapar
What- Gives this new idea of nationalism
When- 1799
Where- Fance
Why- He wanted power and gave them a new idea of having pride for the country not for the king or emperor.
How- Told the pople of Fance about his victory not his loss. He brought himself to power.
