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| major cause of the revolution |
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the clergy
1% of population 10% of land
ran church affairs, schools, kepy birth and death records, collected tithe, and owned mass propetry.
paid no taxes |
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nobility
2-5% of population 20% land
held high schurch positions
approved any king's law
could hunt
exempt from most taxes |
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subdivided
1)bourgeoisie (middle class)
-8% of population w/ 20% of land
no say in government
2)peasants
40% of land
3)the urban poor
rest of population
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crop failures
increase cost of living
huge debt
land distribution uneven
louis xvi needs money |
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| why did the estates meet in versailles |
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| what did the third estate call themselves |
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| not to distain until a new constitution is written |
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| search for weapons to defend national assembly, marks beginning of revolution july 14, 1789 |
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| when was the beginnning of revolution |
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| Declaration of rights of man |
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equality for all citizens
protection under law of personal property |
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| Civil constitution of clergy |
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freedom of worship
citizens elcect church officials |
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| france is limited monarchy with separation of powers |
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| how was the legislative assembly elected |
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| under the constitution of 1791 |
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| radicals sat on the? monderates? conservatives |
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| Louis xvi searched where to stop revolutiom |
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| the national conventions wants? |
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| a constitution without a monarchy |
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| why was louis xvi executed |
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| trialed for treason january 1793 |
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| who headed the committee of public safety |
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| epic failure and accomplishments of committe of public safety forms |
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expansion of french territory
uncovered traitors to the revolutions
killed 20000-40000
set up draft
rationed food |
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| results of public safety forms? |
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monarchy gone
all feudal customs abolished
robespierre executed
ends the reign of terror |
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| the directory was headed by how many people |
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ineffective slow decision making
dropped all price controls and rationing
riots brokeout and looeked to army for help
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| how did napoleon rise to power |
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| what did napoleon name himself |
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| all men equal, freedom of religion, all citizens pay taxes, and creates national bank of france |
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| a country polltically dominated be a near by power |
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blockade british ports and cut off vital trade
all european nations also had to stop trade with Britan |
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| how did britan respond to blockade |
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| forced all nations trading overseas to france to stop in britdan to pay a tax or be sunk |
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| 1812 russia ressured trade with britan. napoleon attacked with grand army |
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| retreat and burn all the land and housing along the way |
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| napoleon's exiled to where? |
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| elba (just think jessica alba XP) |
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| napoleon was exhile to what island to die? |
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