Why was France deeply in debt by 1789
They Funded the American Revolution
What was the Estates General
Super Parliament made up of representatives from the three estates
The First Estate
The Nobles
The Second Estate
The Clergy (religious people)
The Third Estate
Common population
How many representatives did the Third Estate show up with
600
The First and Second Estate both had about _____________ representatives
300
Louis XVI
- 1774 to 1792
- his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution
- He and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)
Louis XVI sent troops to Paris primarily to
- Quell uprisings over food shortages
What did the revolutionaries do after Louis XVI sent troops to Paris
Seized the Bastille Prison to free prisoners and, most importantly, to get guns
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
- August 26th 1993
- Laid out a system of rights that applied to every person
- Made those rights integral to the new constitution
French Revolution was mainly because of the lack of
Food for the poor
Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1769-1821
- French general who became emperor of the French
When did Napoleon Bonaparte become the first consul of france
1799
