French Revolution an Intro French Revolution France still

French Revolution • France still followed ancient regime – old order (medieval) • Their

3 Classes / Estates • First Estate – Clergy • Enjoy Wealth & Privilege

3 Classes / Estates • Second Estate – Nobles • Jobs in gov’t, army,

3 Classes / Estates • Third Estate – Everyone else! • Largest (98% pop)

French Revolution • Enlightenment ideas questioning ancient regime • Felt Upper Estates should pay

Financial Crisis • Cause = Deficit Spending gov’t spends more $ than it takes

Financial Crisis • Debt from Seven Years War (French & Indian) • Aided Colonists

Financial Crisis • Poor Leadership made things worse! • Louis XV – ran up

Financial Crisis Necker’s Reforms • Reduce Court Spending • Reform Gov’t • Abolish Tariffs

French Revolution • Bread Riots break out! • King forced to call Estates General

French Revolution • Each Estate wrote cahiers – grievances – 3 rd estate wants

French Revolution • Third Estate became National Assembly after being bullied. • Argued they

French Revolution • National Assembly vows to not disband until a constitution is made

French Revolution • Louis XVI had to accept National Assembly because some Nobles and

Storming the Bastille • Bastille = prison & symbol of royal oppression • Overtaken

The End of the Old Regime • Feudalism ends by 1789 –Declaration of the

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French Revolution an Intro

French Revolution • France still followed ancient regime – old order (medieval) • Their social system divided into 3 classes

3 Classes / Estates • First Estate – Clergy • Enjoy Wealth & Privilege • Ran schools, hospitals, & orphanages • Paid NO Taxes!

3 Classes / Estates • Second Estate – Nobles • Jobs in gov’t, army, courts & church • Paid NO Taxes!

3 Classes / Estates • Third Estate – Everyone else! • Largest (98% pop) • Divided into three groups –Bourgeoisie –Rural Peasants –City Workers

French Revolution • Enlightenment ideas questioning ancient regime • Felt Upper Estates should pay Taxes • Financial Crisis hits France!

Financial Crisis • Cause = Deficit Spending gov’t spends more $ than it takes in

Financial Crisis • Debt from Seven Years War (French & Indian) • Aided Colonists financially during Am. Rev. • Bad Harvests • Food Price Rise = Famine!

Financial Crisis • Poor Leadership made things worse! • Louis XV – ran up the debt • Louis XVI – Tried to reform w/ help from Jacques Necker

Financial Crisis Necker’s Reforms • Reduce Court Spending • Reform Gov’t • Abolish Tariffs • Called for taxes by all Estates ØNobles & Clergy forced King to remove Necker

French Revolution • Bread Riots break out! • King forced to call Estates General into session first time in 175 years.

French Revolution • Each Estate wrote cahiers – grievances – 3 rd estate wants taxes for all estates; 1 st and 2 nd opposed –All estates want more political power

French Revolution • Third Estate became National Assembly after being bullied. • Argued they rep. the people • King locked them out of Estates General

French Revolution • National Assembly vows to not disband until a constitution is made for France

French Revolution • Louis XVI had to accept National Assembly because some Nobles and Clergy joined the cause. • But sent troops to Versailles • Rumors of a take over in Paris led to the Storming of the Bastille!

Storming the Bastille • Bastille = prison & symbol of royal oppression • Overtaken on July 14, 1789 and looted for weapons

The End of the Old Regime • Feudalism ends by 1789 –Declaration of the Rights of Man – equality emphasized • The Constitution of 1791 –Divides government into 3 branches –France = Constitutional Monarchy