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Causes of the French Revolution:!: - Coggle Diagram
Causes of the French
Revolution:!:
:star:Economic
:fire:TAXES
First and second estates didn´t pay
taxes
The third state was the only ones
how pay taxes
:fire:ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
Because of the American War
they sènd a lot of money there
thats why they have a lot of
problems with money
:fire:FRANCE WAS FACING A SEVERE FINANCIAL
CRISIS DURING THE LATE 18th CENTURY.
spending of the King and the royal
court
struggling to cover its expenses
leading to increased taxes
:star:The revolution ultimately led to the
abolition of the feudal system
:star:POLITICAL
:fire:French Revolution started at 1789
The king and the goverment were
weak
He did not listen to people’s
complaint.
He concentrated all the power in
his hands
:star:Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
There were new thinkers that
spread the ideas of liberty, equality
and the power of the people.
These ideas made people question why things were the way they were and made them want to have more say in how the country was
governed
The king called the Estates General to meet because before the king had called Neker to help him with the economy:star:
Necker wanted to change the government and make the first and the second state to pay taxes too
the king called a meeting to do a
votation.
Social :star:
Absolute monarch :star:
Divine right
In 1774 King Louis XVI
He held absolute power.
The king had extensive control
over
economic
and social affairs
political
Believed in the principle of "divine
right"
Three main Clases:explode:
THE FIRST ESTATE:explode:
the clergy :fire:
Contributed to social inequalities
Widespread discontent
Exemption from taxes.
They did not take part in the army
Controlled over education and
moral matters.
Owned vast amounts of wealth and
land.
It consisted of the Roman Catholic
Clergy:fire:
THE SECOND ESTATE:fire:
It included the aristocratic class,:fire:
which consisted of
dukes
barons
the nobles
and other titled individuals
It consisted of the Nobles, about 2% of the population. They owned 20% of the land.:fire:
the nobility:fire:
Exemption from certain taxes
Held positions in the military, church and
government.
Owned vast amounts of land
Represented a small fraction of the
population
Provided services such as schools,
hospitals
Considerable
political influence
The third estate.:fire:
They were the mayority of the
population:fire:
The peasants
The bourgeoisie
The commoners
The third estate broke away:fire:
In the reunion, the states general argued about a share of power, taxes, and demanded a constitution.
The third estate formed the
National Assembly
They took Revolutionary measures.
They had little rights and paid half
of their income in taxes.:fire:
had limited political representation
and influence.
They had to join the army at war
time
had economic disparity
They demanded political and social
reforms
had no land
was heavily taxed
social inequalities and widespread
discontent among the commoners.