The French Revolution
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Goals of the French Revolution
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They wanted to get rid of the estate system.
They wanted a change in the government.
Important Dates of the French Revolution
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Factors that caused the French Revolution-
May 5th, 1789- Meeting of the Estates-General / Creation of the National Assembly
June 20th, 1789- The Tennis Court Oath was created, which said that the National Assembly would ban together until a new constitution was made for France.
July 14th, 1789- The storming of the Bastille Prison supplied the revolutionaries with weaponry and ammunition.
August 26th, 1789- Revolutionaries released “The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”, which contained the basic beliefs of the revolution, most importantly that all men were born free and equal.
October 5th, 1789- The march on Versailles forced the royal family to live in Paris, among the peasants, under the watch of a new National Guard.
June 20th, 1791- The royal family attempted to escape Paris, but were found and arrested. Being that this was on the second anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath the situation might have simply been propaganda, used as an excuse to execute the royals, but thats just a theory.
September 21st, 1792- The French monarchy was abolished, as the government turned to a new Republic. At the same time, the king was charged guilty of treason, for trying to escape Paris a year prior.
January 21st, 1793- The king was executed, as the people viewed the king as a traitor, just because he tried to escape what was basically house arrest.
March, 1793- The National Assembly was replaced by the National Convention.
September 1793 to July 1794- The Reign of Terror took place, and dozens of thousands of people died.
Social inequality
Tax burden
Rise of the bourgeoisie
Ideas put forward by enlightenment philosophers
Financial crisis caused due to costly wars
Drastic weather and poor harvests
Rise in the cost of bread
Ineffective leadership of Louis XV and Louis XVI
Parliament's successful opposition to reforms
Extravagant lifestyle of the French monarchy
The French wanted to overthrow the absolute monarchy who was King Louis XVI at the time. 
Documents of the French Revolution
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Declaration of Rights of Man in 178
Decrees of 4 August 1789 
Address to the King Concerning Émigrés
Clubs for the People (Dec. 1790)
Les Révolutions de Paris
Proposal concerning the colonies (March 1790)
They wanted to form the first french republic government.
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Outcomes of the French Revolution- It put an end to the French monarchy, feudalism, and took political power from the Catholic church. It brought new ideas to Europe including liberty and freedom for the commoner as well as the abolishment of slavery and the rights of women.
The absolute monarchies disappeared and the Kings no longer ruled. The National Assembly abolished all feudal customs and ended serfdom. Constitutions were developed that brought about many positive changes in many societies.
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The Estate System was a system that split people into one of three classes based on how much money they made. They had to get jobs and live their life a certain way based on their class. 
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The three main goals of the French Revolution were liberty, equality, and fraternity.
Liberty meant that everyone had all of their natural rights and freedoms. Equality meant that everyone would be equal in the eyes of the government. Fraternity meant that everyone would get along and respect each other's rights.
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