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13 Cards in this Set
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French society was divided into states
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First state
Second state Third state |
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First state
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• Made up clergy
• They didn't pay taxes • Owned 10% of the land |
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Second state
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• Nobility
• Didn't pay taxes • Owned 25% to 30% of the land |
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Third state
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• It was divided into merchants and turquoise
• Paid taxes • Owned 20% of the land • Lawyers, bankers, writers, etc. |
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Town people
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- Paid taxes
- Lived in Cities - 75% to 40% of the land |
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Peasants
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- Paid taxes
- lived in country side - 75% to 80% of population - Owned 35% to 40% of the land |
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Causes of the revolution
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- Iniquity in society
- financial problems in the government - Huge expenses on war and court luxuries |
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Development
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- Due to the financial crisis, Louis XVI was forces to raise taxes so he called for a reunion of the states general
-The states general was formed: 1: 1 state, 300 delegates 2: 2 state, 300 delegates 3: 3 state, 600 delegates -The third state wanted to abolish the tax exemption of the nobility and the clergy -Each state had 1 vote, but the third state wanted to have a vote per person - The king voted in favor of the first and the second state - the third got together to make a draft of a new constitution - They got together as a national assembly - Louis XVI, prepared the force against the 3rd state; commoners defended themselves by taking "la Bastille" -On July 14, 1789, the French Revolution started - A popular revolution started in France - People feared they foreign countries would invade France, so they supported the king again |
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Destruction of the old engine
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- At Versailles in August 4, 1789, the National Assembly abolished the privileges of the nobles and the clergy, as well as the rights of landlords
- They made the "declaration of rights of men and citizens". Men's rights included were: *liberty *security *property *resistance to prison These rights were not for women - Louis XVI was forced to accept these "dangers" by a group of women - He was also forced to go back to Paris to show his support to the National Assembly |
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Church Reforms
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-The lands of the church were sold
-The French governments controlled everything concerning the church |
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The New constitution and new fears
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-The National Assembly made a new constitution(1791). They set up a legislative assembly to control the monarch
-Louis XVI, didn't cooperate even tried to fill the country yet, he was captured and sent back |
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War with Austria
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-Austria and Prussia feared these people would make a constitution to control them too, so they threatened to restore Louis XVI to France
-The legislative assembly declared war to Austria |
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Rise of the Paris Commue
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- In August, a mob attacked the royal palace and National Assembly
-The Paris commue took the king captive and forced the National Assembly to suspend the monarch -They called the national convention chosen on the basin of male suffrage |
