French revolution

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• -In the Estate General, the clergy and the nobility, both with 300 representatives, had 1 ote, the same as the peasants with 600 representatives.

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• -French went into the bankrupt, so the only way to recover was by increasing taxes to the peasants, since the nobles and the clergy didn´t pay.

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• -Nobility wanted to abolish absolute monarchyto take part in the government. -Middle class and peasants had to pay really high taxes due to the war

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• -Estate General sumoned in 1789. -Cahier de doleances, a list of complains done by the third state. -The 600 representatives met in a tennis court, The Tennis Court Oath,and promised not to stop meeting until they create a constitution

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• -Attack to the Bastille. -National guard was created. -Declaration of the rights of the citizens. -Feudal rights ended. -New constitution of France. -Civil costitution of the clergy.     -Jurors, payed by France.     -Non-jurors, payed by Rome

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• -Gironde:they were moderate. -Jacobins:they were radical and interventionist.

1. Internal problems

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   • -Nobility was discontent. -Noblemen joined foreing armies. -Non-jurors also fought.
2. External problems

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   • -Austria and Prusia declared war to France. -Several defeats.

1. Girondists

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   • -Republican prclamation. -Louis acused of treason,found guilty and executed. -Republican calendar. -New war broke out, due to the  kings execution. -Internal counter revolution.
2. Jacobins

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   • -12 members lead by Robespierre. -Dictatorship called "Terror". -Dealt with European war and internal counter revolution. -They executed M.Antoinette, the Girondists and 45.000 more people  -Universal sufrage stablished