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Causes of the war. Political: Louis XVI was a week ruler. Economic: Debts from much previous wars caused France to go bankrupt. Social: People revolted feeling the monarchy was wrong Immediate: The French economy crises . Political and social group wants.
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Political: Louis XVI was a week ruler. • Economic: Debts from much previous wars caused France to go bankrupt. • Social: People revolted feeling the monarchy was wrong • Immediate: The French economy crises
1st & 2nd Estate: Church and Nobility • 3rd Estate: Bourgeoisie serfs • Jacobins: People who supported the republic • Moderates: Opposed religion
Louis XVI: King of France who was chased out of his country • M. Robespierre: French lawyer • Napoleon Bonaparte: French military and Ex- leader of France • Olympia de Gouges: Political Activist
1789: The estates general meets for the first time since 1614 • July 14th 1789: The storming of the bastille • 1793-1794: Outbreak of rebellion against the revolution • 1799: Battle of terbia • 1814-1815: Treaty of Paris
Political • 1st government: The tennis court oath2nd government: Republic government • 3rd government: Napoleon rewrote the French laws
Economic: The country was extremely poor • Social: Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo