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Deficit spending by the government and Economic reform
the first estate was made up of the clergy; the second was made up of the nobility; and the third estate comprised that a vast majority of the population. the first and second estates paid alomst no Taxes. economics woes in france add to the social unrest and heightened tensions.one trouble the economics went into is mushrooming financial crisis that was due in parts to years of the deficit spending. it occurs when the government spend more money then it takes into bad debt increases taxes. -
parts of the deficit spending THE RETURN
Necker urged the king to reduce extravagant court spending, reform government and abloish burdensome tariffs on internal trade.necker propsed taxing the first and second estates. however, the nobles and high clergy forced the king to dismiss -
Louis XVI call the estates-General
As 1788 came to a close France tottered on the edge of a bankruptcy. The bread riots were spreading then the nobles were fearful that the gov.was going to make them pay taxes like the brad riots. Louis XVI wanted to have a meeting with the 3 estate
Estates declare themselves to be the National Assembly.they took the tennis court oath vowing to create a constitutional. -
storming the bastille
the city of paris seized spotlight from the national assembly meeting. the crowed demanded. the commander opened fire so many people were killed and then the defence killed the commander. five guards and they released a handful of prisoners that were held for not having weapons -
Threats from abroad
the failed escape of Louis XVI brought futher hostile rumbling from abroad. in the document, the two monarchs threatened to intervence tp protect the monarchy. -
Civl War
Newly elected legislative assembly took office.Faced with crises at home and abroad, it survived for less than a year. Legislative assembly, several hostile factions competed for power. -
Monarcy is abloished
as the revolution continued, dismal news about the war abroad heightened tensions. prussian forces were cutting down raw french recruits. royalist officers were deserting the french army. month laters citizens attacked prisons that held nobles and priests accused of political offenses. 1,200 prisoners were killed.
