7.4 French revolution Flashcards
How, in the 18th century, French society was structured according to the estates system
1st: Clergy, 2: Nobility , 3rd the rest
why people of the third estate got dissatisfied with the monarchy and the social inequality of the estate system.
Because they had no privilages and powr or a say over the country and had to pay a lot more taxes
Why king Louis XVI called for a meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 and how this meeting ended.
- called for their money issues
- the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join
What the Tennis Court Oath was
The pledge to not break up until new constitution for france has been written
How, why and when the French Revolution started
The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1794. King Louis XVI needed more money, but had failed to raise more taxes when he had called a meeting of the Estates Genera
How the Ancien Regime came to an end
bc of the revolution
How Robespierre could start the Reign of Terror
Robespierre wrote the declaration of “The order of the day”
How other European countries reacted to the revolution in France.
With an attitued of watching, waiting and warning
How Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power.
Napoleon gained power due to his respected reputation as a military officer during the French Revolution
How Napoleon spread the ideas of the French Revolution and how his power ended.
Everywhere he went, he brought some of the ideals of the French Revolution, especially through the legal system known as the Napoleonic Code
What happened in 1789 in france
it was the year of the French Revolution
How many estates were there
3; Clergy, nobility, commoners
The 3rd Estate: Commoners
- > 95% of people were here
- 3rd estate began to have proffesional people (doctors, lawyers, etc) Bourgeoisie
- 3rd estate had to pay for the lifestyle of 1,2 estate
About society: What system had been used since the Middle Ages?
The estate system
What did the Bourgeoisie and the Nobility have in common?
Wealthy
1st estate: Clergy
- Everybody who works for the Catholic Church.
- Clergy members are called “clerics”
2nd estate: Nobility, Aristocrats
- this was the group of nobles who got land from the monarch
- a lot of privilages, power
3rd estate: peasents, city workers, bourgeoisie
- In the Early Middle Ages that meant: mostly peasants.
- After the Renaissance some cityworkers became successful businessmen.
They were educated.
They became very rich.
What kind of change did the bourgeoisie demand?
They demanded the same power and privileges as the people from the first and second estate.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
- 1770 Louis married Marie (15, 14)
- the wedding was arranged to improve the political relationship between Austria and France.
- 1774 –> became king and queen (reign with trouble)
winter of 1788/1789
- horrible time for peasents (Caused harvest failure)
- farmers died of starvation
- Nobility lived happy with a lot of food
- King Louis waged wars with countries (unhelpful)
- France was on the bink of bankruptcy in 1789 (american revolution)
The last estate general meeting
- Representatives of the people from all three estates together made up the Estates-General (1/2 - 300, 3- 600)
- May 1789 –> called by louis for the money issues in Versailles
- 3rd estate was angry
- 3rd estate wanted: Equal votes, abolish privilages of 1,2, more euqality
The tennis court oath
- No more absolute power
- send 20,000 soldiers in secret
- They pledged to not break up until new constitution was formed
Catch phrase -
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (
