Taxation was a significant problem in late 18th century France. Most people with even a cursory understanding of the French Revolution understand that the taxation regime was a significant source of revolutionary grievances.
estates general meeting
we're not leaving until a constitution is formed
A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread starvation in the countryside. Rising prices in Paris brought bread riots. By 1789 France was broke. The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't.
storming of the Bastille
social contract took power away from the king and people did't like the idea of sharing power
Women's march to Versailles
general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France's financial problems. It ended when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Prisians gathered in the courtyard for Bastille. they faught the prision warden for hours until they finally surrounded
we're losing control
too many of them
we want freedom!!!
surrender
The Women's March on Versailles in October 1789 is often credited with forcing the royal court and family to move from the traditional seat of government in Versailles to Paris, a major and early turning point in the French Revolution.
our kids are starving
were is the king!!!
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