Causes Of The French Revolution Flashcards
what political system did France have at the time
it had an autocratic monarchy. the french monarchs declared themselves, “ representatives of God”
what did the french monarchs do
they engaged themselves in luxury and extravagance at the royal court of Versailles. they enjoyed unlimited power
what gave the french monarchs a right to arrest a person at any given time and imprison them
the Letter de Cachet
who was Louis XIV
he was a powerful monarch of the Bourdon Dynasty. he worked hard and was efficient, he was a confident ruler. he participated in many wars
what were the three main cause of the French Revolution
political
social
economic
who was louis XV
he succeeded Louis XIV. his defective foreign policy weakened the economic condition of france. he fought the 7 years war against england which brought nothing for france. france became bankrupt due to over expendature in wars and luxury.
who was louis XVI
he succeeded louis XV. during his reign the economic conditions in france became very weak. he was innocent and simple, but he was influenced by Marie Antoinette
who was marie Antoinette’s mother
marie theresa. she was the austrian empress. marie always enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle and was proud of being the daughter of an austrian empress.
what were the political causes of the revolution
autocratic monarchy
defective administration
extravagant expenditure
what were the social conditions in france like in the 18th centure
they were miserable
what three classes was the french society divided into
the clergy, nobles and common people
what estate did the clergy belong to
the first estate
what two sub-groups was the clergy divided into
the higher clergy: occupied the top position in the society. they managed teh curches, monasteries and educational institutions of france. they did not pay tax to the monarch. lived a luxurious lifestyle and exploited common people.
the lower clergy: served the people and lived miserable lives
what estate did the nobility belong to
the second estate. they did not pay tax to the king
what two sub-groups was nobility divided into
court nobles: lived in luxury. did nt pay attention to common people
provincial nobles: paid attention to the problems of the people. did not enjy the same privilages as court nobles
what formed the third estate
the farmers, cobblers, sweepers and other lower classes
wat was the condition fo the farmers
miserable. they paid taxes like Taille, Tithe and Gabelle. nobles and clergy employed them in their fields
what formed the top most part of the third estate
the bourgeoisie: doctore, lawyers, teachers, business men, writers, and philosophers. they had wealth and social status
why were the bourgeoisies ranked as the third estate
because the french monarch was influenced by the clergy and the nobles
what is the french revolution also known as
bourgeoisie revolution
who did louis XVI appont to get rid of the economic crisis
Turgot as his finance minister
what did Turgot try to do
he tried to minimise the expendature of the royal court and advised the king to impose taxes on all the classes, not just the lower classes. Marie Antoinette convinced louis to dismiss Turgot
who was appointed as finance minister after Turgot
Necker
what did Necker do
he published a report on teh income and expendature of the state in order to arouse people. he was also dismissed by the king
who was appointed after Necker
Callone
what did Callone to
he adapted the policy of borrowing in order to meet expenditure of the royal court. due to this policy the national debt increased. Callone the proposed that the king should impose taxes on all classes. he was also dismissed by the king
what was the main cause of the french revolution
economic cause
