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1480
Economic crisis (Bad harvests)
peasants and farmers having smaller incomes, while food prices rose sharply. -
Economic development of the Bourgeoisie.
by the mid-19th century the great expansion of the bourgeoisie social class caused its stratification -
Military and financial aid for USA
establishing dummy corporations to receive French funds and military supplies. -
Social Republic
The first estate was the clergy; the second estate, the nobility, and the third estate the commoners. -
Poor social structure
Few of these owned enough land to support a family and most were forced to take on extra work as poorly paid laborers on larger farms. -
(Peasants and Bourgeoisie not represented)
The king was not considered part of any estate -
Nobility and Clergy overrepresented.
both privileged classes in medieval European society. -
Three estates: privileged and non-privileged estates
The first estate was the clergy; the second estate, the nobility, and the third estate the commoners. -
Jacobin Convention
was a member of the Jacobin Club, a revolutionary political movement that was the most famous political club during the French Revolution (1789–1799). The club got its name from meeting at the Dominican rue Saint-Honoré Monastery of the Jacobins. -
Constitutional Monarchy
The Constitutional Monarchy was a period during the French Revolution from 1791 to 1792 during which Louis XVI enjoyed only a fraction of the power he had as an absolute monarch; developments of this change began in 1789. -
The execution of the king (Louis XVI)
Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was guillotined on January 21, 1793. -
The Terror
a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. -
Girondist Convention
played a key role in the French Revolution, gradually expanding their power to control the National Assembly, the Legislative Assembly, and soon the National Convention as well -
Enlightenment
enlightened the intellectual world in Europe with its new philosophical ideas. -
Conservative Republic (The Directory)
The Conservative Republic, also called the Authoritarian Republic, was a period in the history of Chile that extended between 1831 and 1861, characterized by the hegemony of the Conservative Party, whose supporters were called "pelucones." -
Financial Crisis (Lack of money)
A number of ill-advised financial maneuvers in the late 1700s worsened the financial situation of the already cash-strapped French government.