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3: The French Revolution
The causes of the french revolution
related factors
The social crisis
the economic crisis affected
each of the three estates differently
The political crisis
to improve royal finances
Louis XVI's ministers
suggested that the privileged estates should pay tax
The economic crisis
the French monarchy was heavily in debt
The influence of the Enlightenment
French intellectuals and the bourgeoisie
wanted to put them into practice
supported Enlightenment ideas
The estates general
The spread of Enlightenment ideas
Pamphlets written by intellectuals
who supported Enlightenment ideals
contributed to the start of the French Revolution
The cahiers de doléances
Before they attended the Estates General
the representatives of each estate
Unequal representation
In the Estates General the three estates met separately
The events of the french revolution
The Convention
was the most radical phase of the revolution
was the most radical phase of the revolution
was elected with universal manhood suffrage
The Legislative Assembly
Two main political groups emerged
Jacobins
petite bourgeoisie
Girondins
wealthy bourgeoisie
The Directory and the Consulate
1799
General Napoleon Bonaparte organised a military coup
aimed to restore peace at home and abroad
The Constituent Assembly
the king
agreed to the Third Estate's demands
A new Constituent Assembly
was formed to write a constitution
was a triumph for the bourgeoisie
because the monarchy was no longer absolute
The National Assembly
The Third Estate asked for a new voting system
in which each representative would vote individually
it was forming a National Assembly
