French+Revolution

media type="custom" key="10892740" 1. Because France was in huge debt, there was a meeting of the Estates General. In this meeting, the three estates discussed further taxes on the poorest of the people, the third estate. They had hoped that by taking money from the poorest of people, it would make the richest of people, richer. 2. Because the third estate had begun feeling that they were being treated unfairly. When kicked out of a meeting, the third estate formed the National Assembly, hoping to reign over the first and second estate. 3. The reason that the storming of the Bastille occurred was because of how angry the members of the third estate had become. Because of their anger, they decided to revolt. The result of this attack was that the second and first estate now knew how serious the third estate was about making changes. 4. The abolition of feudalism was caused by the clear imbalance between social classes. While the second and first estate never paid taxes and were rich as it is, the third estate had to pay taxes and then became more poor. The result of the abolition of feudalism was that the first and second estate were no longer entitled to the privileges they were before. 5. Before the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was issued, many people specifically of the third estate lacked many rights. After, a larger amount of rights were granted to the people even though it applied only to men. Many of the articles established had stemmed from the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers. The result of this, gave more power to the people, as well as taking some power from the king. 6. The Women's March for Bread to Versailles occurred on account of high demands of bread as well as complaints of the bread costing to much. The women then marched and rioted towards the King's royal palace. The outcome of this was that the demands from the women were met by the King and the unbalance in social class, would become more balanced. 7. Before the abolition of nobility and titles, nobles and other people of higher class, possessed rights that people of lower class did not. The result of this led to a more equal balance within all three social classes. 8. While the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen gave equal rights to all men, black men were not within this category. Black citizens were not given the same rights as everyone else which then led to the result of more rights given to black men. 9. The result of the Legislative Assembly branch largely from the works of many Enlightenment thinkers. These thinkers inspired not only this, but many events of the French Revolution. 10. While the King was in power, he proved to be irresponsible and incompetent. After a while, many people had grown tired of his ways. The storming of the Tuileries was a result of this. The outcome was the King being captured. 11. On January 1, 1792, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine. I'd say that this worked out later on because the over excessive amount of power he possessed would no longer be. This gave more independent power to the people and other parts of the government. This was the result of the storming of the Tuileries. 12. Before the Committee of Public safety, the French government had become chaotic and unappealing to many. The result of this was the improvement of the military and the government overall. 13. During this time of the revolution, anyone who opposed or was thought to oppose the Committee of Public safety, was executed. The result of this was the beginning of the Reign of Terror. 14. Once the Committee of Public safety fell, there was nobody there to stop the violence. As a result this became the end of the Reign of Terror. 15. Because mostly all had wanted a change within the French government, there was a change. The result was the creation of the French Directorate. This proved to be a different form of the government that had previously been in power. 16. With Napoleon alongside, two members of the directorate plotted to take this new form of government down. Once overthrown, the Consulate was created, naming Napoleon, the First Consul. 17. In the end, what really led to Napoleon being named Emperor, was everything of the French Revolution. From the beginning, Napoleon opposed the Old Order as well as the ways of King Louis XVI. He, as well as Enlightenment thinkers, had believed in better ways to improve the lives of the French and of their economy.media type="custom" key="10971566" 

Revolutionary Governments