Causes of the Revolution 1780 The unequal Structure of the French government and society Inequalities in Society Third

d Estate: argest !rou" #ade u" $7% of the "o"ulation and divided into & su'(grou"s) *ourgeoisie: #erchants+ la,yers+ doctors+ and factory o,ners) Sans -ulottes: .or/ers) The *ottom of the Third Estate: 0easants ,ho farmed for no'les+ fi1ed road ,ith no "ay and "aid heavy ta1es to the 2oman -atholic -lergy and the 3o'le Estate) Inequalities in Society The 4ld 4rder 5ancient regime6 created inequalities in French Society) The /ing ,as at the to" ,ith three social grou"s called estates under him) First Estate: 2oman -atholic -lergy) 1% of the "o"ulation) Second Estate: 3o'ility) ess than 7% of the "o"ulation+ 8eld /ey "ositions in government and military) Enlightenment Ideas French *ourgeoisie sa, ho, the *ritish limited the /ings "o,er 2ead a'out enlightenment ideas and "hiloso"hers li/e 9ohn oc/e+ *aron de #ontesquieu and 9ean(9acques 2ousseau) Ins"ired 'y :merica;s successful inde"endence from !reat *ritain) : #onetary -atastro"he 4ne of the causes of the revolution) France ,as very much in de't ,ith other countries 'ecause of the mass amount of money they 'orro,ed for ,ars and for their o,n self(indulgence) <ing ouis =>I tried ta1ing the second estate+ 'ut no'les re?ected "aying him) : #onetary -atastro"he The country ,as 'an/ru"t @roughtAs and hailstorm destroyed the "oor "eo"les cro"s and froBen ,ater,heels "revented mills from "roducing flour) The "oor "eo"le gre, angry First Events of the Revolution The First and Second Estates ,ere unha""y as they lost "o,er to the monarchy) The Third Estate suffered more than ever during this time) #eeting of the Estates(!eneral The Estate(!eneral met together first time in 17C Dears) The Third Estate ,anted massive reforms 'ut there ,as little chance for that) Enlightenment Ideas gave the Third Estate a sense of Im"ortance) They ,anted to change the voting "rocess Meeting of the Estates-General The Third Estate "roclaimed them a legislature ,ith the right to ma/e la,s for France) They signed the Tennis -ourt 4ath ,hen denied access to the other Estates meeting that they ,ould not leave until a constitution ,as ,ritten for France) The Storming of the Bastille The "eo"le thought the <ing ,as going to use force to end the meeting) In 9uly 1E+ 178$ a mo' negotiated for ,ea"ons at the *astille 0rison) The Storming of the Bastille 3egotiations failed and the angry cro,d 'ro/e through the "rison guard and invaded the 0rison 0o,erful sym'ol of the French 2evolution) The 3e, !overnment The 3ational :ssem'ly ado"ted the @eclaration of the 2ights of #an) i'erty+ Equality+ and Fraternity The revolutionists stormed >ersailles and ca"tured the 2oyal Family and moved them to 0arisA Tuileries 0alace) 17$1 3ational :ssem'ly -om"leted itAs constitution But !hat a"out the Monarchy# The 2oyals ma/e a 'rea/ for it 'ut are 'rought 'ac/ to 0aris) The monarchy is /e"t 'ut the /ingAs "o,er is limited) Foreign "o,ers intervene+ and FranceAs unorganiBed army loses 2adical Factions ,anted to a'olish the monarchy com"letely and declare France a re"u'lic)