The French Success
Ethan Isberner
History 445
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The French Success
Why did such an event of this magnitude happen, and what were the events that made it so successful? The French Revolution broke out partly because of the dire economic situation in France, not only that France was being pounded by a brutal winter. In The price of bread and grain had risen, yet wages had stayed the same, there was high unemployment rate, and the price of bread was at the highest ever in July 1789. There were unnecessary taxes on food, land, work, and even salt, (Cahier de doleances grievance petition)[ PDF on laulima, week 4] number 15 of the grievances “That it be permitted to freely take all the ...
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Estates General, but it was only called very really, the king had absolute power and control over France. When the King wanted something he received it, and basically the third estate was supposed to do what the King told them to do. Just like the Estates Generals if the king wanted something done in the meeting, it was then done, period. The French people were becoming outraged and under pressure from the members of the Third Estate, the King agreed to convert the Estates General into a National Assembly. As of this simple action done by the king, the third estates are on their way to power. In a particular meeting the third estates attempted to invoke a new constitution for France, However, Louie tried to organize a coup d’état to dismiss the Estates general, which caused a riot in Paris, and the storming of the Bastille. The French Revolution has just begun.
The now new National Assembly drew up a new constitution, as well as a new declaration of the right of man in ...
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departments, which constituted the basis of all forms of administration. Careers within the administration were open to all. A system of election was extended to the clergy and judiciary as well as those in political life. High offices of state were no longer reserved for an exclusive seat. “Civil Constitution of the Clergy (1790) [PDF on laulima, week 7] Tithes (taxes paid to the church) and seigniorial dues (taxes paid to the lords who owned the land farmed by the peasants) were abolished. The vote was restricted to property-owners, which favored the bourgeoisie (middle classes) and the bigger peasants. Church property - between 6 and 10 percent of cultivatable land - was ...
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