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The French revolution
The events of the French Revolution
1789
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General
increased economic and political problems
Beggining of the French revolution
The National Assembly
a new voting system
each representative would vote individually
the Third Estate declared National Assembly
France wanted a constitution
The Constituent Assembly
the king
A new Constituent Assembly was formed to write a constitution
agreed to the Third Estate's demands
was a triumph for the bourgeoisie because the monarchy was no longer absolute
14 July 1789
News that troops were being sent to Versailles led to a riot in Paris
people attacked the Bastille (a prision)
the Grande Peur
peasants attacked the homes of the nobility
burned their archives
refused to pay feudal duties
The popular revolt spread from Paris to other cities
The Legislative Assembly
Constitution of 1791 had been adopted
there were elections for the new Legislative Assembly
Two main political groups emerged
The Girondins
represented the interests of the wealthy bourgeoisie
The Jacobins
represented the petite bourgeoisie.
The Convention
the most radical phase of the revolution
A new assembly called the Convention was elected
In 1793
the Convention agreed to execute Louis XVI
The Jacobins took control of the government and imposed a dictatorship known as the Terror
The Directory and the Consulate
1794 and in 1795
The moderate deputies overthrew the Jacobins
they adopted a new constitution
a new form of government called the Directory
This constitution re-established limited male suffrage
General Napoleon Bonaparte organised a military coup
French revolution
What was?
a period of violent political and social change
saw the abolition of the absolute monarchy
the end of the estates system of the Ancien Régime
When?
began in 1789
is considered to be the first European bourgeois revolution
The causes
Factors
The influence of the Enlightenment
The economic crisis
The social crisis
The political crisis
Louis XVI
governed France
absolute monarch
He opposed meetings of the Estates General
the estates couldn't limit his power
