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What was the French Revolution and how did this impact England? - Coggle…
What was the French Revolution and how did this impact England?
What was the French Revolution?
The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power. It proceeded in a back-and-forth process between revolutionary and reactionary forces.
In 1791, Austria and Prussia declared war on the revolutionary French government to bring the Ancient regime back to power.
What were the catalysts to the revolution?
Financial crisis in France in the late 1700s due to their wars and lack of taxation of the elites.
France was virtually bankrupt and had an absolutist regime in 1789
Bankers refused to issue loans to the French state in 1789, which led to a full-blown financial crisis.
Middle and lower class social anger, due to the fact that the upper classes and the churches paid almost no tax.
Injustice and poverty
Marie Antionette struggled to relate to the lower classes of France "Let them eat brioche"
The fact that France had been fighting for liberty and justice in other nations (eg the USA) but not within their own nation.
The Estates General
Louis XVI declared that they were 'unimportant'
Church
Elites
People
Left the Estates General and argued that they would create a reformist state (They called themselves the National Assembly).
National Assembly declared that "Feudal society" had come to an end and then "men are born free and with equal rights"
National Assembly began to draw up a constitution to make the monarchy constitutional and democratic
October 5th, Women's march to bring the royal family to Paris. Aristocrats began to leave the country en masse.
1791, the royal family attempted to flee the country and were stopped
How did this impact England?
The English were afraid that the revolution would spread and that British people would want the same new rights and equalities as the French.