French Revolution
The States-General
National Asembly
Oath of National Asmebly (Third Satate) in the tennis court Pavillion
Where all social classes were represented
It was convocated in extraordinary ocassions
The only Institution really trained to aprove this reform
Causes
Structural
minority privileged (clergy and nobility) resistence
Abuse and use their power in their benefits above all in time crisis
Manteining their privileges
Resist changes
Commoners drowned by taxes, rents and laws (Fault of rights and feudal system)
A new social power - Burgueoisie wants to acces to the power
Absolut Monarchy
Enlightenment thinking spread
Conjunctural
Economic crisis
High Monarchy's expenditure
Court luxury
Monarchy's lack of money
Miltary costs
French governement spend amounts of money in wars
poor harverst
Technical and technological delay
traditional agrarian methods vs British takeoff
High unemployeed
Rise of prices especially products of first necessity (bread)
Social crisis
Hunger
Poverty
French participation in American War of Independence
Legacy
Culture
Division Churc - State
Laicism
Cultural industrie
Museums
Public education
secular
compulsory
state education
Capitalism
Freedom of trade and contract
metric system
economic liberalisation
Political life
Public Opinion
Press
Parties
The basis of Democracy
division of powers
Equality before the law
Constitution
Popular sovereignty
Bill of Rights
Development
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