ap euro unit 2 mu 7 nb 23 the french revolution

long term issues that made the king and nobles of france very unpopular

louis XIV’s wars, seven years war, and the american rev left France bankrupt + enlightenment ideals spread

short term issues that made the king and nobles of france very unpopular

famine and tax increases strained regular people while the clergy and nobles paid no taxes, monarchy lavish spending like marie antoinette

clergy

cardinals and bishops w land and power

knowing people were relentless and on the verge of revolt, louis xvi did what

called together the Estates general (frances parliament) to vote on reforms

estates general

first estate: clergy (1% of population) second estate: nobles (1% of population) third estate: common folk (98% of population)

in order to appease the french, what did Louis XVI need to do

adopt an english styled state system in the form of a constitutional monarchy

the people of france wanted

a constitution protecting their natural rights, equalizing taxes, and the establishment of a proportional estates general

louis xvi offered to meet all the demands of the french people except

he wanted to keep the estates general the same, with 1 vote fo each estate

what estate refused

3rd

what did louis xvi do when the 3rd estate refused and when

locked them out of palace and voting chamber on june 20 1789

outside the palace of versailles, the third estate made the

tennis court oath

tennis court oath

3rd estate swore to return home until constitutional reform was achieved

new government formed that would defy elites and represent the people who

national assembly

who joined the national assembly

most clerical deputies and 47 nobles

after recognizing the sovereignty of the national assembly, what did louis xvi do

dissolved old estates general

by july 11, louis xvi grew impatient with the national assembly’s continued

operating out of versailles

who did louis xvi fire

royal finance minister jacques necker, a favorite among french people who made expenses public and avoided new taxes

what happened onjuly 15 1789

an angry mob stormed the bastille, soldiers were slaughtered, prisoners were freed, weapons were seized, and the bastille was destroyed

bastille

an old fortress turned grisly dungeon and army stockade

these 3 things began as peasants rioted across rural france

rumors, hysteria, and the great fear

national assembly abolished feudalism on

august 4th 1789

by october 1789, _ prices skyrocketed, causing

bread, peasant women rioted

womens march on versailles

forced louis xvi and family back to paris and enacted further reforms

w/ king held captive + nobles and clergy, 3rd estate made 2 significant changes to gov

civil constitution of the clergy, and constitution of 1791

civil constitution of clergy did 4 things

reduced power of church, auctioned all church lands and titles, established religious freedom, and made marriage a state issue

constitution of 1791 did 4 things

took away all nobles titles and privileges (made regular citizens), divided all former noble lands into gov districts, separated powers of the gov, and included all male citizens in voting

while drafting a constitution, they added the

declaration of the rights of man and citizen (1789)

rights included in the declaration (4)

guaranteed freedom of speech and religion, fair trial by jury, established a republic w all men able to vote, protected private property

declaration had no mention of

womens rights despite their roles in revolution

olympe de gouges

wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen (1789) to point out hypocrisy in new French gov

revolution and people of france looked to spread its ideas of

democracy and equality across the globe

french rev inspired revolutions in these 2 places and abolished what

haiti and latin america, and abolished all slavery in the French empire

first state in history to initiate

national conscription armies, which it would use to spread its ideals to the rest of europe

french rev resulted in a series of

european coalitions, consisting of great britain, prussia, austria, and russia starting in 1790