Introduction
Before 1789 France was still in the Old Regime, which means the people in France were divided into three large social classes called estates. The First Estate held the clergy, the Second Estate was rich nobles, and finally the Third estate was everybody else, they remain 97% of the population. In the late 1780’s French people were faced starvation because of the bad harvest. Also, France was in huge debt due to King Louis XIV and his queen, Marie Antoinette, who continued to live on the top of luxury life.
Meeting of the Estates General
Louis found the solution which was impose taxes on the nobility; but, the Second Estate refused to do so. However, the Second Estate forced him to call a meeting of the Estates General. In the meeting, each estate had one vote. However, the First and Second Estate could always have had more vote than the …show more content…
And this rights are “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”; which gave citizens equal right, justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was the period of Maximilien Robesiperre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety. In 1793 and 1794 many people who had led the Revolution were executed. During the Terror, thousands of unknown people were got killed. About 40,000 people were executed during this period. About 85 percent of people were benefit the Revolution, which were peasants or members of the urban or middle class.
Conclusion
The National Convention had a new plan of government. It was the Directory which was two house legislature and an executive body of five men. Five of them are not revolutionary idealists. However, they had found the general to command French, Napoleon
Before 1789 France was still in the Old Regime, which means the people in France were divided into three large social classes called estates. The First Estate held the clergy, the Second Estate was rich nobles, and finally the Third estate was everybody else, they remain 97% of the population. In the late 1780’s French people were faced starvation because of the bad harvest. Also, France was in huge debt due to King Louis XIV and his queen, Marie Antoinette, who continued to live on the top of luxury life.
Meeting of the Estates General
Louis found the solution which was impose taxes on the nobility; but, the Second Estate refused to do so. However, the Second Estate forced him to call a meeting of the Estates General. In the meeting, each estate had one vote. However, the First and Second Estate could always have had more vote than the …show more content…
And this rights are “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”; which gave citizens equal right, justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was the period of Maximilien Robesiperre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety. In 1793 and 1794 many people who had led the Revolution were executed. During the Terror, thousands of unknown people were got killed. About 40,000 people were executed during this period. About 85 percent of people were benefit the Revolution, which were peasants or members of the urban or middle class.
Conclusion
The National Convention had a new plan of government. It was the Directory which was two house legislature and an executive body of five men. Five of them are not revolutionary idealists. However, they had found the general to command French, Napoleon