French Revolution Flashcards
What did the 1st state have?
10% land & 2% of money
In which social classes/states was France divided?
1st state: Clergy
2nd state: Nobles
3rd state: The rest
What did the second state have?
2% of population and 10% of land
Did not pay taxes
What did the 3rd state have?
97% populatiom
Bourgoise, Workers and Peasants
What was going on in France before the Revolution?
Shortage of grain = Double price of bread
Inflation and Taxes to the lower classes
Which were the causes of the French Revolution? (3 reasons)
Bread, Taxes
Enlightenment influence from the American Revol.
King wanted to impose more taxes
How did the 3rd state react to the imposition of taxes?
They used the opportunity to change the government
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
Delegates stayed in a tennis court until they had a New Consitution
Why did the people stormed the prison of Bastille in 1789?
They thought Louis XVI would attack the assembly
What was the Great Fear?
People thought nobles were killing peasants
In Paris, women marched as revolt in versailles
What did the The Declaration of rights of Man and the citizen say?
Men are equal & free
Rights of liberty, property, security
Freedom of speech –> press
What did the National Assembly do that angered the peasants?
They took church territory to pay-off France’s debt
What happened in France September 1791?
New Constitution!
How was the legislative assembly divided?
Radicals (left)
Moderates (center)
Consrrvatives (right)
Who declared the war in france?
The Assembly
