5.2: French Revolution
economic crisis: louis XIV excess spreading on palace of versailles, bankrupts france with 7 years warm lower class las little money, funds colonists in american revolution
people to know: louis xiv, louis xvi married marie antoinette, maximillen robespiere
The State of France
On the brink of bankrupcy
Commoners were upset with the higher prices
Wealthy high/middle class
King louis XVI wanted to reform the tax system so he called the estate general into session
Slogans: “Liberté, egalité, fraternité” (liberty, equality, fraternity)
The french citizens (3rd estate) was revolting against the ancien regime (monarch, and 1st & 2nd estate)
Radicals or extremists: “Robespierre, Jacobins, Marat
the goddess of reason- thinking through things
1798-1799: time of development
absolute monarchy - constitutional monarchy - republic - directory- napoleon (emperor) - exiled
Napoleon- seized power in 1799 and ruled france until 1814. he led a group of men to coup d'etat= seizure of power of the government. he set up a national school system, created the bank of france, required all citizens to pay taxes, maintained civil equality, religious freedom