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French Revolution (Causes (Revolutionary movement (Enlightenment - Jean…

- - - - Taxes spent on expensive parties and food
        
        Also Marie Antoinette had an obsession with expensive jewlery
      - Also previous wars such as; Seven Years War 1756-1763 & American Revolutionary war 1775 - 1783 used much of the tax
        
        Still the Monarchy continues to spend tax and borrow money from other countries, which they still have to pay back
        
        French ministers still borrowed money
        
        Also American Revo war inspired soldiers of equality and freedom
      - Also crop failure due to bad weather
        
        In 1770s and 1780s poor harvests and a shortage of food such as bread. 2x the price
  - - - King declared to increase taxes (paid by 3rd estates) and each estate got one vote
        
        3rd estate doesn't like it because they were going to be out voted by much smaller 1st & 2nd estate
        
        After arguing for a few days, 3rd estate takes matters into own hands
        
        They met on their own, invited other people from different estates
        
        On June 13, 1789 third estate declares themselves as National Assembly, lead by Honre Gabriel Riqueti
        
        They began to make their own laws, called the constitution
        
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        98% of France - Laborers of the land
  - - - Inspired people through ideas of to create a better society
        
        'The Great Fear'' is rebellion and chaos that happened throughout the region
        
        This is because of the food shortages and fear of the aristocracy
        
        Chateaus were broken into, and king lost authority in rural areas
    - - French prison is stormed by 1000 revolutionaries and 6-8 soldiers are killed and 98 revolutionaries are killed
- - - - The constitution was now put in place and everyone, including the king, has to live by it
        
        Now powerless, the king and his family try to leave France into Austria to join forces with on the 21st June 1791
        
        They are soon caught before they can flee and are put into prison.
        
        Louis is found guilty on 10th August 1792 by the revolutionaries.
        
        King is executed on January 21 1793 by the guillotine. The monarchy is fully over thrown
  - - - 4000 people were trailed and executed for any suspicion of anti-revolutionary
        
        Catholic church was believed to be linked with counter revolution. France wanted to remove christianity
        
        Sundays and religious holidays were abolished
        
        Street names that had connection with christianity were changed
        
        Robespierre also changed the the calendar
        
        On June 1789, the Law of Prairial was passed. This means juries were allowed to convict people without evidence
        
        Juries had a lot of power
      - Price of bread was also still expensive
  - - - This is because he became to reckless, and the people around him were becoming worried he would trail and execute them.
      - The next day Robespierre is trailed and executed
        
        There was a big reaction to this
        
        Policies of the government changed
        
        Restaurants reopened
        
        Terror was over
        
        Economic crisis, paper money became less valuable
        
        Craze of fashion, individuality and change in how people looked and feel. New clothes, hats, powdering hair
        
        FRESH NEW START