National Assembly of France

Economic causes in the 1700, France faces financial ruin. Louis XIV, who died in 1715 had left enormous debt created by wars and luxurious living. France’s debt continues to grow. Further European wars as well as aid to colonists during the American Revolution emptied the royal treasury. Both Louis XV and Louis XVI borrowed heavily from bankers. They still spent lavishly on luxuries and on gifts for favourite nobles. France’s inefficient and unfair system of taxation made it impossible for the…

Estate. Not wanting to lose their privileges, the other two bodies of this ancient society of orders fought viciously to protect themselves; however, a chain of events ended up dislodging their grip over the French people. The creation of the National Assembly, the storming of the Bastille and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen are three essential and extremely consequential events during the ‘moderate’ phase of the French Revolution for they convey the restlessness of the French…

Government of the French Revolution (ie.-National Convention: Republic) 1. Absolut Mon C - 2.National Assembly M limited monarchy - 3.Legislative Assembly M constitutional monarchy - 4.National Convention R republic - 5.Directory - Economic fixes under the National Assembly feudalism abo - Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen all men were equal and had natural rights, gov exist to protect - Napoleons Invasion of Russia - Legislative Assembly voting rights - Jacques Necker plan to…

everyone in France. The lower class was undermined, and tens of thousands of innocents lost their lives. But what caused all this chaos? Research shows that many factors contributed to the rise of disappointment and frustration among the lower class. These factors, which led to the enlightenment of the people, include many political, social, and economic circumstances, most of which had occurred long before the young King Louis XVI came to the throne. The ongoing economic problems France was…

emancipated…”(109). Another group that arise with the intention of demanding a change in the way they were being treated was the black slaves from the French colonies. The Society of the Friends of Blacks was representing this highly segregated group in the National…

learns that France is on verge of bankruptcy in 1786. The reason France had so much debt is because they funded the American War of Independence, but America never paid them back. In order to try and save the French economy, Louis XV raised taxes. After multiple failed tax reforms, France continued to go deeper into debt. Over half of France’s annual budget went to paying interest of their increasing debt. Another contributing factor to France’s debt is the fact that they have no national bank…

philosopher that impacted the Enlightenment. In 1789, the National Assembly- third estate delegates that would pass laws and make reforms in the name of French people- wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen. The difference of both…

Abbe Emmanuel Sieyes, “What is the Third Estate?” Abbè Sieyès aka Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, was born May 3, 1748 in France. At the beginning time of the Revolution, Sieyès was an abbè for the church. Even though he believe more into the science aspect of life. The financial crisis in France forced the King to assemble the Estates General, so then the minister Necker asked for opinions on how the Estate General should be established. And this is when Abbè Sieyès created and presented the pamphlet,…

Not many were in favor of King Louis, only the odd few would stand by him as they greatly benefitted from him. Though, seeing as the majority of the population was in the Third Estate, many developed a hatred towards him. The economic standings of France…

come. Above all the most important reasons were the significance of the old regime, the inability of the weak leadership to run the country, and power of the poor to create The National Assembly. The first underlying cause of the French Revolution was the Old Regime. The people of France…