Chapter 9 French Revolution When: 1789 Where: France, particularly Paris (Hub of the enlightenment) *Like students overrunning school and breaking down traditional system* Overall -heavily influenced by Enlightened Ideals -destroyed the old order -established a new order focusing on: individual rights, representative institutions, and loyalty to country not monarchy. What Caused the French Revolution: Inequality of the Old Regime http://cdn.timerime.com/cdn-4/upload/resized/2576/42122/resized_image2_0e18beabef0b9edf5c6718ea28b2c0fb.jpg 3 Estates: Orders of People of France 1. First Estate: Clergy a. Less than 1% of population b. Owned 10-20% of wealth/land c. Paid no real taxes 2. Second Estate: Nobility a. Around 2% of population b. Owned 25% of wealth/land c. Little to no taxes d. Mandatory feudal rights
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Chapter 9 French Revolution
When: 1789Where: France, particularly Paris (Hub of the enlightenment)
*Like students overrunning school and breaking down traditional system*Overall
-heavily influenced by Enlightened Ideals-destroyed the old order -established a new order focusing on: individual rights, representative institutions, and loyalty to
country not monarchy.
What Caused the French Revolution: Inequality of the Old Regime
3 Estates: Orders of People of France1. First Estate: Clergy
a. Less than 1% of populationb. Owned 10-20% of wealth/landc. Paid no real taxes
2. Second Estate: Nobilitya. Around 2% of populationb. Owned 25% of wealth/landc. Little to no taxesd. Mandatory feudal rightse. Can even tax peasants, peasants must comply
3. Third Estate: Commonsa. 98% of population, 40% of Landb. Highly Diverse in Membership wealthy bourgeoisie to poor peasant.c. Bourgeoisie
i. Growing upper class of commonersii. Resented special status of 1st and 2nd Estate
Crisis of Political Legitimacy-Large deficit due to foreign wars-Fiscal struggle between monarchy and nobility
-Need to Increase Taxes-Nobility Opposes-King Louis XV Dies and King Louis XVI Takes Over
-“What I should like most is to be loved”Financial Crisis: Origin of the French Revolution-French Budget of 1780’s
- 50% Interest payments on debt- 25% Maintaining Army- 6% King and Court- 19% On Rest of Country’s Needs
Overall Causes to French Revolution1. Enlightened thought and American Revolution vs. Absolute Rule2. Inequality among the three estates3. Government Financial Crisis
Question: Why did the American Revolution take place?Question How did the American Revolution impact the French?
A. Ideological- inspired, enlightened change was a success story in face of tyranny1. Revolution against tyrannical oppression.2. Rational beings created Enlightened Government
B. Practical- added to France’s Economic Woes3. Soldiers, writers, intellectuals all witnessed American Revolution First Hand and
believe a better world is possible.
STUDENTS TAKE OVER THE CLASSROOM FOR REFORM, SOME VIOLENTWhat kind of response do you think might be taken?
Section 2 Politics and The People-Meeting of the Estates General 1789
-Response to Financial Crisis and Hope to Increase TaxesCommon Agreements
1. Constitutional Monarchy2. Protection of Liberties3. Clergy improved
PROBLEM-Each estate sent delegates, however each estate gets only one vote-1st and 2nd Estate always vote together, usually against 3rd estate-Outrages 3rd estate dominated by Bourgeoisie
-Abbe Sieyes writes What is the Third Estate-Third Estate is France
-Tennis Court Oath-Original meeting place chained off for “repairs”-Met on tennis court and pledged not to disband until they wrote a new Constitution
Storming of the Bastille by the Paris PoorCauses:
-Serious Depression and Famine in France-Poor Harvest Outrageous Bread Prices Bread Riots-Domestic Production Plummets-Unemployment Rises-Rumor: Troops were gathering to end Riots and Chaos
Constitutional Monarchy-Created by National Assembly-King was still Head of State- French Nobility was abolished-National Assembly became the official Legislature
Enlightened Changes-Laissez Faire Economics
-Ended guilds and monopolies-Religious Toleration-Confiscated and sold church lands even to peasants