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| absolutist monarchy prior to revolution, headed by the Bourbon family. |
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| MEALS: Money, nation was bankrupt because of the lavish lifestyle of the elite; Enlightenment, the ideas of social contract theory and democracy appealed to the suppressed but educated Bourgeoisie; American Revolution, a successful overthrow & financially backed by the French; Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, extravagance of nobles funded by taxes from lower class; Social Classes, taxes unevenly distributed, educated middle class unhappy about being lumped together with peasants. |
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Technically an advisory board, but there were no meetings from 1614 to 1789. Split into three groups, each with one vote: nobles & clergy (always voted together) and the other 97% of the population.
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| absolute monarch, Bourbon, disliked because of lack of reform and expensive life |
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| teen queen, foreign, hated because of expensive gowns and styles, building of the “peasant village” and the portrait she had painted with her children to show the people she was just like them. Called “Madame Deficit” and other sucky things. |
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official start of the French revolution
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built by Louis XVI, bankrupted French treasury, where all the nobles live, extravagance of the elite at its finest
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| Members of 3rd estate locked out of Estates general, go to a tennis court (only open venue) and swear to start a new government- the National Assembly. |
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July 14th, 1789. Happened in response to a rumor that the King was going to attack the National Assembly. Two Reasons why: Searching for weapons and to topple a symbol of the King
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| Declaration of the Rights of man & Citizen & Various Constitutions |
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| Written same day as Tennis Court Oath, established sovereignty of people. Didn’t destroy the monarchy but limited their power, creating a constitutional monarchy. |
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| National Assembly as a Constitutional/ limited monarchy |
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| Didn’t get rid of the monarch, just created documents limiting their power. A moderate ideal- still had the King and Queen, but also had a vote. |
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| Word of the revolution spreads to peasants in the countryside and they go bat shit crazy on a noble killing rampage. Burn tax reports so nobles don’t know who has paid/ who hasn’t. |
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| March to Versailles waving bread. Symbolic gesture of poverty and starvation. Women seek to kill Marie Antoinette but instead simply capture the monarchs. |
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| National Convention as a Republic |
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Second new government, created by radical republicans. Eliminates money requirements for voting, allowing universal male suffrage
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Nickname for Republic under Robespierre. Part of De-Christianization of France: closed churches and made them grain/arms storehouse or sold them to the highest bidder.
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Leader of the Jacobins, head of the reign of terror, thought that he could just see a list of names and immediately know who was and was not an enemy of the republic
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One of heads of revolution, suggested that they end the reign of terror and Robespierre had him executed
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Composed lists of enemies of the republic and had them guillotined, assassinated by a women whilst in the bath
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| Name of the Alliance of countries invading France at this time. Wanted to restore the monarch so their own people wouldn’t take France as an example and riot against them |
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| Committee of Public Safety |
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| Jacobins in charge of rooting out royalists and enemies of the republic |
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Led by Robespierre, first killed the monarchs, killed possibly over a hundred thousand with the help of the Guillotine.
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Corrupt and inefficient moderate Republic. Five men put in charge to try to balance out power Robespierre had held, create a third constitution that takes away peasants voting riots
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Political moderates, wanted a limited monarch controlled by a constitution
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| Radical liberals seeking to destroy monarchy entirely and set up a new republic. |
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Jacobins vs. Royalists, New Government with universal male suffrage vs. keeping the king in power.
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