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Causes Of The French Revolution Flashcards

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what political system did France have at the time

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it had an autocratic monarchy. the french monarchs declared themselves, “ representatives of God”

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what did the french monarchs do

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they engaged themselves in luxury and extravagance at the royal court of Versailles. they enjoyed unlimited power

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what gave the french monarchs a right to arrest a person at any given time and imprison them

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the Letter de Cachet

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who was Louis XIV

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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

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what were the three main cause of the French Revolution

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political
social
economic

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who was louis XV

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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.

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who was louis XVI

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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

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who was marie Antoinette’s mother

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marie theresa. she was the austrian empress. marie always enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle and was proud of being the daughter of an austrian empress.

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what were the political causes of the revolution

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autocratic monarchy
defective administration
extravagant expenditure

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what were the social conditions in france like in the 18th centure

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they were miserable

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what three classes was the french society divided into

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the clergy, nobles and common people

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what estate did the clergy belong to

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the first estate

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what two sub-groups was the clergy divided into

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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

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what estate did the nobility belong to

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the second estate. they did not pay tax to the king

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what two sub-groups was nobility divided into

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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

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what formed the third estate

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the farmers, cobblers, sweepers and other lower classes

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wat was the condition fo the farmers

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miserable. they paid taxes like Taille, Tithe and Gabelle. nobles and clergy employed them in their fields

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what formed the top most part of the third estate

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the bourgeoisie: doctore, lawyers, teachers, business men, writers, and philosophers. they had wealth and social status

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why were the bourgeoisies ranked as the third estate

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because the french monarch was influenced by the clergy and the nobles

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what is the french revolution also known as

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bourgeoisie revolution

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who did louis XVI appont to get rid of the economic crisis

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Turgot as his finance minister

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what did Turgot try to do

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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

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who was appointed as finance minister after Turgot

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Necker

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what did Necker do

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he published a report on teh income and expendature of the state in order to arouse people. he was also dismissed by the king

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who was appointed after Necker

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Callone

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what did Callone to

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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

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what was the main cause of the french revolution

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economic cause

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