France In The Late 1780s
France in the late 1780s
In 1780, France was ruled by King Louis XVI. He was an absolute monarch, meaning he had power over everything. My father was one of Louis’ closest friends, and he had told me when I was a young girl, that he was a very selfish man. King Louis and his wife, Marie Antoinette, taxed the citizens of France and used the money on their own luxuries. However, they became bankrupt, causing France to be in even more of a financial crisis. My father also told me stories of how King Louis had caused most of France’s financial crisis, and how citizens were upset with the way he ruled France. Many events took place in France during this period, and these events are what sparked the French revolution. These are the stories my father once told me, and now …show more content…
The meeting was between the three estates. Clergy made up the First Estate. The Second Estate was made up of the nobles, and the Third Estate consisted of the commoners. At this meeting they discussed taxes and the financial crisis France was in. They also talked about if each estate was to vote by order, meaning each estate got one vote, or if they should vote by head. This was unfair to the commoners because they didn’t get a say and because the clergy and nobles had the same point of view.
The Tennis Court Oath
The commoners of the Third Estate came together because they believed they weren’t getting a fair say in the Meeting of the Estates General. Their frustration led them to go to a tennis court to have a meeting of their own. They wanted to have a constitutional monarchy, a government that limited the power of King Louis XVI. So, they all took an oath, or pledge to stay until they finished writing a new constitution. They called themselves the National Assembly and the constitution they had written later was signed and became known as the Constitution of 1791.
The Storming of the
In 1780, France was ruled by King Louis XVI. He was an absolute monarch, meaning he had power over everything. My father was one of Louis’ closest friends, and he had told me when I was a young girl, that he was a very selfish man. King Louis and his wife, Marie Antoinette, taxed the citizens of France and used the money on their own luxuries. However, they became bankrupt, causing France to be in even more of a financial crisis. My father also told me stories of how King Louis had caused most of France’s financial crisis, and how citizens were upset with the way he ruled France. Many events took place in France during this period, and these events are what sparked the French revolution. These are the stories my father once told me, and now …show more content…
The meeting was between the three estates. Clergy made up the First Estate. The Second Estate was made up of the nobles, and the Third Estate consisted of the commoners. At this meeting they discussed taxes and the financial crisis France was in. They also talked about if each estate was to vote by order, meaning each estate got one vote, or if they should vote by head. This was unfair to the commoners because they didn’t get a say and because the clergy and nobles had the same point of view.
The Tennis Court Oath
The commoners of the Third Estate came together because they believed they weren’t getting a fair say in the Meeting of the Estates General. Their frustration led them to go to a tennis court to have a meeting of their own. They wanted to have a constitutional monarchy, a government that limited the power of King Louis XVI. So, they all took an oath, or pledge to stay until they finished writing a new constitution. They called themselves the National Assembly and the constitution they had written later was signed and became known as the Constitution of 1791.
The Storming of the