Causes of the French Revolution

Question 1

What 4 categories of things caused the rev?

Answer 1

Socio-economic
Financial
Intellectual
Political

Question 2

Social-economic causes

Answer 2

the ancien regime, starvation in harsh 1989 winter

Question 3

Financial Causes

Answer 3

Maintaining Versailles and royal household (not really…5%)
Commerce damaged by Edict of Fontainebleau by Louis XIV in 1685
Lose colonies in 7 Years’ War
American Revolution
Bankruptcy and loans

Question 4

Intellectual Trends

Answer 4

age of enlightenment screams freedom and liberty
Voltaire, Locke argue against abolustes and for right of people to govern themselves
Montesquieu–tripartite system: separation of power
American Revolution–spread through French troops and American diplomats

Question 5

Political causes

Answer 5

Louis XVI–1774-1791–“Why can’t I resign too?”

Queen Marie Antoinette–Daughter of Austrians Maria Teresa and Francis I who bought a lot of clothes

Question 6

What’s up with the Estates General?

Answer 6

Consultation body that hadn’t meant since 1614
3rd– 70% of land and 97% of population and all taxes
Meet in 1788–sweeping reform is needed, 3rd Estate starts to unify

Question 7

The Pamphlet

Answer 7

1788 Emmanuel Joseph (Abbe) Sieyes

Unites third estate