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European Political Revolutions - Coggle Diagram
European Political Revolutions
Three Estates/States
First Estate
nobles
paid very little in taxes
had rights over peasant lands and received priority in getting top jobs in government.
born --> position of wealth and prestige
Second Estate
Clergy or leaders of the Church
Owned land
They were not responsible for paying taxes on this land.
Send a small amount of money to the government each year as a gift.
spiritual and moral welfare (education of child)
Third Estate
everyone else:
middle class down
doctors to lawyers
homeless and poor
98% of the population
The middle class of France is
referred to as the Bourgeoisie.
Why is French Revolution important?
Abolition of feudalism in France
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Monarchy was aware throughout Europe, including far away from Russia
Equality before the law and the development of the Civil, Criminal, and Mercantile codes, which support a regime of law.
Napoleón Bonaparte
He expanded France`s Empire.
He expanded France`s Empire.
He defended some aspects about the Revolution but proclaimed himself an emperor.
Causes
Cultural
Enlightenment philosophy
Social The bourgeoisie in lack of power
Political
Estates General - 1787
Resistance to Royal reforms
Privileged Rebelion
Financial France's debt - American Revolution
Economic Deregulation of the grain market
Trends
Girondins
They wish to abolish the monarchy with order and respect.
Constitutional monarchy, -No more feudal rights
-Human Rights
-Citizen Rights
Jacobins
They wish not only to suppress the monarchy but to bring to justice the king and all the nobles.
Paris Commune
They took control over the revolution process and form the National Assembly (Representatives of the 3rd state)
Background
Unequal Distribution
STATES
Clergy
2. Nobility
3. or plain state:
diverse group (poor- richest bourgeoisie)
Enlightenment
Bourgeoisie believe in Enlightenment ideas
Dignity of human kind
Sovereign was the people
Separation of the 3 powers
Equality before the law
1780s
Bad harvest
Rise prices
Bread
THE POOR WERE IN HUNGER !!!
