The French Revolution

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• French intellectuals and bourgeoisie supported enlightened ideas and tried to put them into practice

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• -Clergy and nobility has 300 representatives and each group had one vote -Middle class and peasantry had 600 representatives and only one vote
• King Louis XVI opposed meetings of the Estates General. Estates of the realm couldn´t present their demands.

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• ·French state was bankrupt-American War of Independence= increase os taxes

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• -Upper class or bourgeoisie wanted to abolish absolute monarchy because the couldn´t participate in the government
• -Lower middle class was suffering because economic difficulties
• -Peasantry also suffered from economic difficulties

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• The Third Estate proposed a new voting system in which each representative had an individual vote. The king reclaimed and Third Estate proclaimed themselves as representatives of the nation. Formed a National Assembly and demanded a constitution

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• -Constitution -Attack to the bastille -Abolished of feudal rights -Declaration ofthe Rights of Manand the Citizen

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• -Girondists: moderate, liberalism -Jacobins: radical, intervenists, no monarch, labourers
• ·Internal problems -Nobility discontent -Non jurours also fought ·External problems -Austria and Prussia declared war on France -Valmy after several defeats ·Attack to the tuileries palace ·The Convention

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• -Two stages:  Girondists  Jacobins
• GIRONDISTS -Republican proclamation -Louis accused of treason>guilty>executed -Republican calendar -New war -International counter revolution
• JACOBINS -12 members lead by Roberpierre -Dictatorship -Deal with Europen War and International counter revolution -Executions of Marie Antoniette, Girondists and 42000 people more -Universal suffrage -Controlled prices -1794:Robespierre removed from power

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• -5 directors -Moderate middle class -More conservative: censitary duffrage and constitution of YearIII -Radicals wanted to gain control but Napoleon didn´t