Causes of the French Causes of the French RevolutionRevolution

King Louis 16King Louis 16th th an an Absolute MonarchAbsolute Monarch

Empress Marie Empress Marie AntoinetteAntoinette

Opulent Lifestyle of Opulent Lifestyle of NobilityNobility

Mini Ice AgeMini Ice Age

FamineFamine

American Revolution- American Revolution- Fight for LibertyFight for Liberty

The Life of the NobilityThe Life of the Nobility

Versailles PalaceVersailles Palace

Chapel at Versailles Chapel at Versailles PalacePalace

Gardens at VersaillesGardens at Versailles

What is the message?What is the message?1818thth century Propaganda century Propaganda

First Estate: ClergyFirst Estate: Clergy

Second Estate: NobilitySecond Estate: Nobility

Third Estate: Everyone Third Estate: Everyone ElseElse

Who Owns the Land?Who Owns the Land?

• First Estate- Church owns 15% of the land and pays no taxes on it- 1% of the population

• 22ndnd Estate- Estate- The nobles own 25% of the land and pay no taxes on it- 2% of the population

• 3rd Estate (97% population- own 60%, pay all taxes)

– Bourgeoisie (bankers, wealthy businessmen , doctors)- 7% of the population, own 20% land

– Peasants- 75% of the poplation, own 40% land– Sans Culottes (city workers, tradesmen), 15%

population own no land

Estates General MeetingEstates General Meeting

Begin French Begin French Revolution!Revolution!

National AssemblyNational Assembly

Revolutionary ChangesRevolutionary Changes

• End First and Second Estate End First and Second Estate privilegesprivileges

• Rights of Man- individual libertiesRights of Man- individual liberties• Constitutional Monarchy Constitutional Monarchy • Vote by headVote by head

Storming Versailles Storming Versailles PalacePalace

Attack on Bastille Attack on Bastille Prison- King is weakened Prison- King is weakened

King Disbands Paris King Disbands Paris Army to please the Paris Army to please the Paris

mobmob

Famine Worsens- Ladies Famine Worsens- Ladies storm Versailles storm Versailles

Fears of Foreign Invasion and Fears of Foreign Invasion and Economic problems lead to a Economic problems lead to a

more radical leadership more radical leadership

King tries to flee FranceKing tries to flee France

Reign of Terror BeginsReign of Terror Begins

The head of the King!The head of the King!

Revolution goes ExtremeRevolution goes Extreme• End Feudalism- Peasants seize land and End Feudalism- Peasants seize land and

burn estates of the nobilityburn estates of the nobility• Church Land seized- closed down Church Land seized- closed down

churches, outlawed the Christian faithchurches, outlawed the Christian faith• Many nobles, church officials, and any Many nobles, church officials, and any

other perceived enemies of the other perceived enemies of the revolution are killed- without any fair revolution are killed- without any fair trialtrial

• Removed all connections to the past, Removed all connections to the past, calendar months and street signs all calendar months and street signs all changedchanged