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FRENCH REVOLUTION: LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY
DIFFICULT TIMES FOR THE MONARCHY
last third of the 18th century
under the reign of Louis XVI
France was a model of absolute monarchy
ruled under tge principles of enlightened desportism
large segments of the population started to criticised
the situation and demand a change of regime
french revolution
in 1789 the combination of a series of factor triggered a revolution
factors that triggered it
political unrest
was a big atmosphera of political unrest
propaganda pamphlets criticisin the old regime
book of grievances were citizens describe their complaints and demands
economic crisis
after the seven years world, royal treasury had to pay the huge debts that tehy used to finance the war
inequality before the law
in line with feudal socities, nobelmen and clergy did not pay taxes
and third state the pay taxes
they agreed neither the nobility not the ckergy provided any economic benefit to the society
social inequalities
big evidence of social inequialities
population bigh growth in 18th century
example of United states
some french people had fought on the sides of the colonists in the American war of Independence
liberals ideas of enlightenment
become popular amongst large segment of population
nobility
clergy
criticism of absolutism and divison of society into states
people called for separation of powers and equality before the law
PHASES OF FRENCH REVOLUTION
legislative assembly
formation of the legislative assembly
three new political tendencies appear
the plain
diputies who were in the mayority
did not belong to any oarty
the girondins
secondd highest number of representatives
were moderates,federalists and supporters of parliamentary monarchy
jacobins
were radical liberals
centralists
supporters of the republic
were in the minority
national convention
a republic was proclaimed in september 1792
jacobnis represented more representatives than girondins
the terror
robespierre led by the jacobins
executed any one they thinks was threat for their regime
coup d' etat in 1794
senteced robespierre was sentenced
this started with the white terror
convention began drafting a new constitution
national constituent assembly
attack to bastille prision
drew up the constitution of 1791
established division of powers
incorporated the declaration of the right of man and citizen
louis XVI contacted other absolute monarchies to conspire against new regime
the directory
the new constitution was approved in 1795
less open in rights and freedom that the 1791's
internal instability led to a new coup d' etat in 1999
the states general
was assembled because the roal treasury had problems
the tree states were assembled
clergy and nobility rejected so the states-general were dissolved
the consulate
the coup d' etat in 1799 led by napoleon bonaparte
new constitution led by him
congress and senate with very few powers
goverment brought together executive and legislative power
rule as a authoritarian waycas the first consul of republic
