Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Causes and consequences of the French Revolution
- Causes
- Economic
- Court's excessive expending
- Poor harvest from 1870
- Lead to hunger
- High taxes due to the
participation in wars like the
American War of Independence
- Social
- The 3rd state was the only state
that paid taxes.Unequal vote in
the Estates General
- Political
- According to the Louis XVI's ministers all
the estates should pay taxes, but the 1st and
2nd estate refused, and then the 3rd estate
demanded that the king call the Estates
General.
- At first the king refused, because
that meant he would lose his
power as an absolute monarch
- But, then hi finally did it in 1789
- Consequences
- Social
- Everyone is equal before the law
- The bourgeoisie could
now participate in
politics
- Economic
- All citizens pay taxes
- Free trade and
private property
were recognised
- Political
- Equal rights
were established
( only for men)
- Political
parties
appeared
- Constitutions
were adopted
- New ways of goverment
appeared
- Republic
- Constitutional Monarchy