The French Revolution
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- The French Revolution
- Introduction
- The French revolution was due to the inequalities ofthe social conditions in France in the late 1700s. France was out of money and was led by a King who lived a life of luxury during a time when the general population were hungry and living in poverty.
- We have many privliges and collect tithes
- Meetings of the Estates General
- We own 20% of the land & are exempt from paying many taxes
- We pay most of the taxes and are looked down upon
- The Tennis Court Oath
- As the third estate, we were upset with our position in French society.
- The Storming of the Bastille
- Food and bread were scarece
- This was the spark of the French Revolution and revolt
- We hope to free political prisoners
- Freedom of speech!
- Natalie Baldwin
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
- Separation of power!
- Freedom of religion!
- The Reign of Terror
- Off with your head!
- The goal of the meeting was to deal with the financial crisis in France. Typically, voting would occur with each estate having 1 vote. The 3rd estate feared clergy and nobilbity would overrule, and they would have no power.
- Rise of Napoleon
- My coup worked--I am the emporer now!
- The third estate resented the estate system and the monarchy, and as a result, formed the National Assembly. The Tennis Court Oath was important because it showed the unhappiness with Louis XVI.
- Fall of Napoleon
- Get out of here!
- The 3rd estate focused their anger towards the government on the Bastille. To many people in Paris, the Bastille was a symbol of tyranny.
- The Congress of Vienna
- We need strong countries around us, restore balance of powers and put royalty back on the throne
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen stated that all people had natural rights, including liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression. It also included freedom of speech, religion and equal justice.
- This was a period of the French Revolution characterized by violence, where radicals took control of the revolutionary government. They executed anyone suspected of not being loyal.
- Evil man!
- Napoleon rose through the ranks during the French Revolution and seized politcal power in a coup, making himself the all-powerful emporer.
- The French tried to invade Russia in 1812 and it was not successful. Two years later, Napoleon left the throne and was exiled to the island of Elba.
- The objective of the Congress of Vienna was to come up with a long-term peace plan after the issues created by the wars. They wanted to resize the main powers so they could balance each other and remain at peace.
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