history year 12 Flashcards
ancien regime social structure
- clergy
- nobles
- third estate
Voltaire
Rousseau
Lafayette
French soldier who fought in the American War of independence, and came back with enlightenment ideals.
August decrees/ Dormac
following the great fear it was decreed that nobles renounce their privilege, Dormac was made to consolidate the gains the revolution had made
Financial crisis
American War of Independence “The first shot fired will drive the state into bankruptcy.” Turgot, 4000 million livre. France poor harvests 1985/86 1988/89. It was the connection of anger and hunger that made revolution possible “Schama”
Necker
A comptroller general who lied about Frances situation in the compute Rendu February 1781, made financial reform difficult. Re appointed to the position later and later fired.