National Assembly of France

the French society now seen today. That moment would be the Tennis Court Oath. The painting shows what appears to be the meeting of which was held June 20, 1789 as the Third Estate of France swore to each other never to disband until the Monarchy adopted a constitution limiting the King’s power for their New Assembly. The Tennis Court Oath would receive its name due to its meeting location, or the Serment du Jeu de Paume. It would become the starting point of which would lead way to the…

During the French Revolution in 1700s, people of France were separated into three social classes or what’s better known as, the estates ("French Revolution.." 1-3) . The first of the three estates was the clergy. The clergy was divided by a higher class and a lower class. The first clergy was formed by the Catholic Church. There then was a second estate, who was made up of rich nobles. These nobles got a lot of privileges that the lower class didn’t. For example they had party’s in the castle in…

continually inspired by political ideas of the Enlightenment. The four stages of terror were the National Assembly moderate phase, the National Assembly radical phase, the Directory, and the Age of Napoleon. Each stage was characterized by influence from political ideas from the Enlightenment. The moderate phase of the National Assembly lasted from 1789 to 1791 and was the start of the French Revolution. France had been broken into three “estates” prior to the French revolution: ‘the First…

non-radical things such as the calling of the Estate-General and formation of the National Assembly, then progressing…

Political revolution and reformation in North America and France was inspired by a pursuit of equal rights and freedoms. The foundations of government in the United States and France were built on views of liberty and freedom. People in the U.S and France are free from outside rule and monarchy today due to strong willed people who fought for equal rights for everyone. The concept of Liberalism is communicated and illustrated in many different documents across time, with some of them shaping…

Introduction Before 1789 France was still in the Old Regime, which means the people in France were divided into three large social classes called estates. The First Estate held the clergy, the Second Estate was rich nobles, and finally the Third estate was everybody else, they remain 97% of the population. In the late 1780’s French people were faced starvation because of the bad harvest. Also, France was in huge debt due to King Louis XIV and his queen, Marie Antoinette, who continued to live on…

The French Revolution has political, social and economic changes. Economically, France faced severe financial crisis due to overspending. At the time they also faced bad harvests that resulted in the shortage of food. Politically, France had an absolute monarch that they suffered under and most people were denied basic rights such as a say in their government. Socially, France was divided among Three Estates. The third estate was made up of 98% of the population and had the fewest rights, the…

The French Revolution changed the country of France permanently when the people overthrew the monarchy and established republic. Although the Revolution had many causes and long-lasting effects, in his book When the King Takes Flight, author Timothy Tackett argues that Louis XVI’s decision to flee France with his family, and its ultimate failure, was a major event that altered the course of the Revolution. The townspeople who had discovered the King were faced with the difficult decision as to…

should be run. As well as what freedoms, rights, and protection should be given to people making them equal. With these new concepts floating around, the people of France began to notice some flaws with their government. France had gained a huge debt from funding the American Revolution, the large spendings of Louis XVI, the king of France, and his wife, Marie Antoinette of Austria, and the terrible taxing system. The struggle came with the social classes. Each of the three classes, or…

regime of France divided France into three social groups, called estates. The first estate is the clergy. The second is the Nobility and the Third includes the middle class, the urban working class and the peasants. The clergy and nobility had many rights and owned together 35% of the land while only making up 5% of the population. They didn’t need to pay taxes, owned the highest offices in the nation. The clergy collected tithes from the people and the nobility had the highest offices in…