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The Beginning of the French Revolution

The Beginning of the French Revolution. PHASE ONE: From Estates-General to National Assembly. Causes of Revolution. Enlightenment ideas American Revolution Old Regime Privileges of 1st & 2nd estate Burdens of the 3 rd estate Financial crisis – impending bankruptcy….

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The Beginning of the French Revolution

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  1. The Beginning of the French Revolution PHASE ONE: From Estates-General to National Assembly

  2. Causes of Revolution • Enlightenment ideas • American Revolution • Old Regime • Privileges of 1st & 2nd estate • Burdens of the 3rd estate • Financial crisis – impending bankruptcy…

  3. Any thoughts on how France found itself on the brink of bankruptcy?

  4. French Financial Crisis • Extravagance (Versailles) • Debt from wars • Aided American Revolution • Banks refuse to lend money • Crop Failure

  5. French Financial Crisis • France Needed Money!!!! • Louis XVI called The Estates General - hoping to agree on new taxes to be applied to the First & Second Estates

  6. Estates-General 1789 • Had not met since 1614 • Delegates of the 3rd Estate wanted a joint meeting of all Estates with each delegate voting as an individual • King refused – locked out 3rd Estate!

  7. National Assembly & Tennis Court Oath • 3rd Estate delegates met on an indoor tennis court & created the National Assembly…

  8. National Assembly & Tennis Court Oath • Took the Tennis Court Oath - promised not to disband until they had written a constitution for France • First deliberate act of the revolution!!

  9. Why was the creation of the National Assembly considered an act of revolution?

  10. Call to Revolt • King ordered other estates to join the National Assembly, BUT called for troops in Paris • Debates raged in streets, sometimes violent

  11. Call to Revolt • Rebellion grew • King gathered more troops • Paris citizens became fearful that the King would dissolve the National Assembly & halt reforms so they took action…

  12. Storming the Bastille • Bastille (Paris prison); symbolized injustices of the monarchy • Huge mob surrounded Bastille & attempted to steal weapons to defend the National Assembly • Forced way into prison; freed prisoners

  13. Storming the Bastille • Soldiers opened fire • 98 rioters killed • Rioters took over prison

  14. Liberated prisoners parading later in the day

  15. The Great Fear • After Bastille, wave of violence swept France • Rumors that nobles hired robbers to kill peasants & take property

  16. The Great Fear • Peasants react; arm themselves • Swear to never pay feudal dues again • Drive off landlords & destroyed records • The First Wave of the French Revolution had struck!

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