Social Outcomes
Throughout the course of the French Revolution many results came from the event. One of the many causes of the French Revolution was the inequality between the Third Estates and the First and Second Estates. The middle classes soon realized that the king was an ineffective leader, even if King Louis XVI did suggest equal taxation but the idea was disregarded by the First and Second Estates. King Louis XVI was not a true leader, he was easily persuaded and very indecisive.
Not many were in favor of King Louis, only the odd few would stand by him as they greatly benefitted from him. Though, seeing as the majority of the population was in the Third Estate, many developed a hatred towards him. The economic standings of France …show more content…
The Tennis Court Oath (Fig. 5) was a promise that the Third Estates would never leave until change was made. It was a promise that there would be justice and the middle class would not stand to be treated in such fashions. In response to this King Louis XVI sent in troops to Paris primarily to supress uprisings over food shortages. The revolutionaries took this as a provocation and stormed in the Bastille (July 14, 1789).
The Bastille was a prison that held political prisoners. It represented the royal authority over the center of Paris. Primarily the reason was to obtain weapons to fight against the king 's troops. Although, the reason the people chose to storm the Bastille in particular was to symbolize that the king had no power over the Third Estates. While raiding the Bastille and taking gun powder, the group freed all the prisoners from the Bastille, even though it only held seven prisoners at the time. This represented that people who stood up to the king were no longer criminals but were heroes and …show more content…
Absolute monarchy is a form of government where the leader is selected by God himself. This makes for the leader to have absolute control and for the King 's authority to be unquestionable. An absolute monarchy is a poor type of government as it gives all power to one person. If the power falls into the wrong hands it will destroy the country. In addition to this absolute power turns people who do have good intentions and turns them bad. An example of the would be Robespierre as he was known as the incorruptible. Inevitably Maximilien de Robespierre did in fact become corrupted as the taste of power was addictive and he could not control
Throughout the course of the French Revolution many results came from the event. One of the many causes of the French Revolution was the inequality between the Third Estates and the First and Second Estates. The middle classes soon realized that the king was an ineffective leader, even if King Louis XVI did suggest equal taxation but the idea was disregarded by the First and Second Estates. King Louis XVI was not a true leader, he was easily persuaded and very indecisive.
Not many were in favor of King Louis, only the odd few would stand by him as they greatly benefitted from him. Though, seeing as the majority of the population was in the Third Estate, many developed a hatred towards him. The economic standings of France …show more content…
The Tennis Court Oath (Fig. 5) was a promise that the Third Estates would never leave until change was made. It was a promise that there would be justice and the middle class would not stand to be treated in such fashions. In response to this King Louis XVI sent in troops to Paris primarily to supress uprisings over food shortages. The revolutionaries took this as a provocation and stormed in the Bastille (July 14, 1789).
The Bastille was a prison that held political prisoners. It represented the royal authority over the center of Paris. Primarily the reason was to obtain weapons to fight against the king 's troops. Although, the reason the people chose to storm the Bastille in particular was to symbolize that the king had no power over the Third Estates. While raiding the Bastille and taking gun powder, the group freed all the prisoners from the Bastille, even though it only held seven prisoners at the time. This represented that people who stood up to the king were no longer criminals but were heroes and …show more content…
Absolute monarchy is a form of government where the leader is selected by God himself. This makes for the leader to have absolute control and for the King 's authority to be unquestionable. An absolute monarchy is a poor type of government as it gives all power to one person. If the power falls into the wrong hands it will destroy the country. In addition to this absolute power turns people who do have good intentions and turns them bad. An example of the would be Robespierre as he was known as the incorruptible. Inevitably Maximilien de Robespierre did in fact become corrupted as the taste of power was addictive and he could not control