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three states
since middle age the French have been divided into three parts. that covered the French terrain during the 1700s. -
financial crisis
Social conditions, then, formed a long-
standing background to the French Revo-
lution. The immediate cause of the
revolution was the near collapse of the
French budget. Although the economy had
been expanding for fifty years, there were
periodic crises. Bad harvests in 1787 and
1788 and a slowdown in manufacturing
led to food shortages, rising prices for food,
and unemployment. -
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times of scarcity
The revolution almost bankrupted the French empire. The harvests during the years 1787 and 1788 generated poverty and unemployment in the country. -
the french revolution begins
Tired of the scarcity, a multitude of Parisians started a war against the French government since all the money was spent on the war without thinking what was going to happen next. Paris was left to the rebels.
When King Louis XVI returned to his
Palace of Versailles after a day of hunting,
the Duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
He told her about the fall of the Bastille. Luis
is said to have exclaimed, "Wow, this is a revolt. "" No, sir, "replied the duke.
A revolution." -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
Inspired by the English Bill of Rights of 1689 and by the American Declaration of Independence and Constitution, this charter of basic liberties began with Reflecting Enlightenment thought, the declaration proclaimed that all men were free and equal before the law, that appointment to public office should be based on talent, and that no group should be exempt from taxation. Freedom of speech and ofthe press were affirmed. -
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the king concedes
Louis XIV remained in Versailles. used to absolutism. he refused the decrees of the assembly of the nation. A group of women approached, saying that their children were starving because they had no food and the king accepted the decrees the next day he arrived at the palace with bags of flour. -
New Constitution and New Fears
The king detested the new government. Regulation of the Church and its loss of absolute power. While Louis held out the new constitution, family members and advisers urged him to take more action. In June 1791, the royal family tried to flee France in disguise. -
war with Austria
In the passing of time some European leaders were afraid of the revolution, so the rulers of Austria and Prussia threatened to attack if the king did not end it. the king was outraged at the threats and proposed war on australia. in which they did not do well. -
Rise of the Paris Commune
Citizens angry with the government came out to demonstrate due to food shortages and loss of money and defeats in the war. the French revolution entered a more radical and violent era, forced the assembly to suspend the monarchy and call a national convention. -
radical revolution and reaction
this year the protesters took to the streets in greater numbers the monarchy had ended. -
new leaders
Rumors spread that imprisoned nobles and other traitors conspired to defeat the lution. Violence broke out in the streets in September, leaving thousands of dead. New leaders of the people emerged, including Jean-Paul Marat, who published a radical magazine called Friend of the people. Marat defended the September massacres. Soon the king's life was in danger. -
the first french
The Convention had been asked to draft a new
constitution, but also served as the governing body of France. Most of them distrusted the king. It was therefore no surprise that the National The first important step of the Convention on September 21 was to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic, the French Republic. -
execution command
From 1789, political clubs of various kinds began to form. In early 1793, El Monte a political club
convinced the Convention to approve a
decree condemning Louis XVI to death. -
a vast army
In less than a year the French army was the largest in Europe and had more than a million soldiers. In earlier times, wars were
the business of rulers who fought against rivals
with professional soldiers. The new French army was created by a popular government ment. Their wars were people's wars. -
end of the terror
in 1794 the French had defeated most of their enemies. With the terror of the war almost over, the national convention advanced a more conservative conversion, the 1795 constitution established two legislative chambers. This was a significant change from universal male suffering
the fury that the Paris Commune had called for.