FRENCH REVOLUTION
CONTENTS
• CAUSES• EVENTS• CONSEQUENCES
PERIODS OF THE REVOLUTIONIZATION
• OLD REGIME• NATIONAL ASSEMBLY• JACOBINS(ROBESPIERRE)• DIRECTORY• NAPOLEON
WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF FRENCH REVOLUTION?
FRENCH
REVOLUTION
CAUSES
THE ENLIGHTMENT AMERICAN REVOLUTION FRENCH ECONOMY FEUDAL SYSTEM PEASANTS SITUATION UNBEARABLE CROP FAILURE
OLD REGIMEFRANCE WAS DIVIDED INTO
THREE ESTATES• I ESTATE• II ESTATE• III ESTATE
FIRST ESTATECLERGYEXEMPTED FROM TAXESTHIRD ESTATE PAID TITHES(TAX)
TO CLERGYENJOYED PRIVILEGES
SECOND ESTATENOBILITYEXEMPTED FROM TAXESENJOYED PRIVILEGES
THIRD ESTATEPEASANTS,LABOURERS,SERVANT
S,ETCPAID TITHESPAID TAILLE
ESTATES GENERAL
• LOUIS XVI CALLED AN ASSEMBLY• ANGRY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRD
ESTATE WALKED OUT
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
THIRD ESTATE FORMED NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
TOOK OATH IN TENNIS COURT TO PREPARE CONSTITUTION
WANTED TO LIMIT POWERS OF MONARCH
STORMING THE BASTILLE
LOUIS XVI ACCEPTED THE DEMANDS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
CLERGY AND NOBILITY FORCED TO GIVE UP PRIVILEGES
TITHES WERE ABOLISHED LAND OWNED BY CHURCH CONFISCATED
FRANCE BECOMES CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
JACOBIANS
LESS PROSPEROUS SECTIONS OF THE SOCIETY
LED BY MAXIMILIAN ROBESPIERRE ALSO KNOWN AS “SANS CLUOTTES” RED CAP AND STRIPPED TROUSERS
CONVENTION
NEWLY ELECTED ASSEMBLY CALLED CONVENTION
ABOLISHED MONARCHY FRANCE BECOMES REPUBLIC
THE REIGN OF TERROR(1793-1794)
• ROBESPIERRE CAME INTO POWER• SEVERE CONTROL AND PUNISHMENT• MANY WERE GUILLOTINED• AT LAST ROBESPIERRE GUILLOTINED
DIRECTORY
EXECUTIVE OF 5 MEMBERS NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE TO POLITICAL
INSTABILITY
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
BECAME EMPEROR OF FRANCE
WANTED TO CONQUER EUROPE
DIED AT WATERLOO
THE END
THANK YOU PRESENTED BY UMANG SINGH GUSAIN
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