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The Bourgeois Revolutions (War of Independence (Leaders: (Thomas Jefferson…
The Bourgeois Revolutions
Declaration of Independence
July 4th 1776
Causes of the Independence
The 13 colonies wanted
parliamentary representation
British refused
wars between
GB and France, Britain
needed money
Britain needed money
War of Independence
(1775-1783)
1st revolutionary war in History
Leaders:
Thomas Jefferson
George
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
help from
France
U.S. Constitution
1787
federal republic
popular
sovereignty
separation of powers.
equality of all citizens
1789
George Washington is elected
French Revolution
The Constituent Assembly
constitution
protesters began to riot in the streets
1789: attacked the Bastille
legal
reforms:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Abolished feudal rights
Louis XVI tried to
escape
1791:
constitution
Constitutional monarchy
Popular sovereignty
Separation of powers
Limited male suffrage
Social crisis
nobility and the clergy refused to pay the taxes
bourgeoisie wanted to abolish absolute monarchy
petite bourgeoisie suffering
luxurious lifestyle
Causes
period of:
Social
Change
Political
Change
Political crisis
Estates General
Clergy
300
Nobility
300
Third Estate
600
Economic crisis
French state was
bankrupt
Louis XVI's increase taxes
Louis
Louis XVI decided to call the Estates General
increase taxes
beginning of the
French Revolution.
The National Assembly
Third Estate proposed a new voting system
Declared themselves true representatives of the nation
The Legislative Assembly
legal
changes
Gerondins
believed in the revolution
interests of
the bourgeoisie
Jacobins
believed in the revolution
more radical.
The Convention
Louis XVI was accused of treason and then executed
Robespierre
dictatorship, known as the
Terror