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Events Leading To It - Agriculture Recession
The Agriculture Recession forces landowners to increase their source of revenue, thus making the lower class work harder. -
Events Leading to It- Harsh Times
Poor farmers had failing harvests and very extreme weather, which angers them. Food becomes more scarce and expensive. -
Events Leading to It- Taxes
Upper Class don't pay tax -
Events Leading to It- A New Tax Plan
Louis XVI calls a meeting that establishes a new tax plan, where there are different estates. Officials decide that upper estates get more power. Soon the lower estate gets kicked, which pisses the poor people off. -
The Beginning of the Revolution- The National Assembly
The National Assembly gets full authority and power to decree laws. -
The Beginning of the Revolution- Bastille
The prison Bastille gets stormed and falls. -
The Revolution - End of Feudalism
The National Assembly announces Feudalism and serfdom ends in France. -
The Revolution- The Declaration
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued by the National Assembly. -
The Revolution- The Republic
A Republic is established -
The Revolution- Death of Louis XVI
Louis XVI gets trialed and sentenced to death by guillotine. -
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Problems with the Revolution- A Lot of Death
The Reign of Terror court sentenced 20,000 to 40,000 people to death. -
Problems with the Revolution- Fall of the Church and Peace
All churches were closed and the Terror were the big bad leaders. -
Problems with the Revolution- Inflation
Anarchy and Inflation overwhelmed the country -
Problems with the Revolution- Constituiton
After Napoleon Bonaparte came in, a new Constitution was made -
Problems with the Revolution- Parliament
The parliament were purged and killed.
