The French revolution
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- THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
- by: Tavisha Guptaclass: 9 B
- In 1774, Louis XVI ascended the throne of France. he was married to the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette. Upon his accession he found an empty treasury. The long years of war had added a dept of more than 2 billion livres.
- The French society was organized into 3 estates. The members of the first two estates enjoyed certain privileges by birth. one of them was exemption from paying taxes
- I come in the third estate
- we come in the first and second estate
- The members of the third estate were upset due to the increase in taxes. They were also in a dilemma due to the subsistence crisis
- we are not being treated fairly we want equal rights
- I cant pay this much taxes
- I am hungry
- An assembly of the estates general to pass proposals for new taxes was held. the first and second estate sent 300 representatives each while 600 representatives from the third estate. each estate had one vote. the third estate demanded one person one vote. when the king rejected it they walked out of the assembly
- you will not get it! if you don't agree to my terms go out
- we want one man one vote
- Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
- We are the National Assembly
- The third estate declared themselves the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and started to draft a constitution. While the constitution was being written a rumor spread village to village that the lords had ordered to destroy the ripe crops. Caught in a frenzy of fear peasants took hoes and pitchforks and attacked chateau. a large number of nobles fled from their houses. the people looted the hoarded grain. Facing this revolt Louis XVI finally accepted the principle of the constitution
- brigands are being sent to destroy our crops
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