The French Revolution (1789-1791) There are many beliefs as to when The French Revolution began and ended, but not everyone knows Louis XVI, unintentionally, started and ended the revolution. Louis XVI called for an estates general on May 5, 1789 at Versailles, which gave the enlightened people a voice for the first time. On the night of June 20, 1791 Louis XVI fled his own country, which resulted in his execution, and the execution of the revolution. The definition of a revolution is to revolve, a turning point, in history, this is evident when Louis XVI unintentionally started and ended the French Revolution.
In 1789 Louis XVI called for an estates general, which gave the, enlightened, third estate a voice. This was the beginning of The French Revolution because without calling this meeting, no one could’ve attempted to make improvements to their country by asking the king, church and the nobility. Unfortunately for the …show more content…
This statement is false because the storming of the Bastille accomplished basically nothing. Some may argue, the Bastille was a power symbol of the king but, in reality the people made this up themselves by starting rumors that many people disappeared and went to this prison. This monumental prison meant nothing to the king, in fact he just thought it was a riot, plus there were only seven prisoners. “Louis XVI drew back, leaving the people of Paris convinced” (Doyle, 111). Louis XVI and the Bastille may have surrendered but that’s only because it wasn’t worth the battle, it would’ve been a waste of time. This was especially insignificant because there were only seven prisoners that the mob freed, these prisoners meant nothing the the king. Freeing the handful of prisoners wasn’t a turning point, it was just an unqualified minor event, or a riot that barely made an impact on changing the
In 1789 Louis XVI called for an estates general, which gave the, enlightened, third estate a voice. This was the beginning of The French Revolution because without calling this meeting, no one could’ve attempted to make improvements to their country by asking the king, church and the nobility. Unfortunately for the …show more content…
This statement is false because the storming of the Bastille accomplished basically nothing. Some may argue, the Bastille was a power symbol of the king but, in reality the people made this up themselves by starting rumors that many people disappeared and went to this prison. This monumental prison meant nothing to the king, in fact he just thought it was a riot, plus there were only seven prisoners. “Louis XVI drew back, leaving the people of Paris convinced” (Doyle, 111). Louis XVI and the Bastille may have surrendered but that’s only because it wasn’t worth the battle, it would’ve been a waste of time. This was especially insignificant because there were only seven prisoners that the mob freed, these prisoners meant nothing the the king. Freeing the handful of prisoners wasn’t a turning point, it was just an unqualified minor event, or a riot that barely made an impact on changing the