The French Revolution 5
There was a loud "thunk" as the blade hit, and then a roar of the crowd as another nobleman's head was raised, after being cut off. The French Revolution (1789-1795) was one if not the most bloodiest revolutions ever in history. There were three social classes in France known as the Estates-General. The French revolutionists took the phrase "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" as their slogan into battle (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia). They were out to win equality, even if it meant sacrificing their own lives for it. Stands between King Louis XVI and the Estates-General are what caused the revolution. Despite their efforts to bring France to a new form government, one, which would serve the common people, France still fell into a state of corruption.The Estates-General were made up of the clergy, nobles, and the common people. It was known to have been around since 1302 (Compton's Inter. Encyclopedia) but wasn't really used again until 1788 when King Louis XVI was forced to call the almost forgotten body together again. Most all of the taxes were paid by the common people (third estate), very little were paid by the other two estates. This was one of the reasons that caused the treasury t
On June 17, 1789, the third estate broke off and became the National Assembly. They took the "The Tennis Court Oath" on June 20, which "Decrees that all members of this Assembly shall immediately take a solemn oath not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of France has been established."(The French Revolution pg.105) This clearly was a sign that a revolution was about to take place. o go dry, which made Louis XVI call the Estates-General together. The people of France were losing trust in their King, along with Queen Marie Antoinette. A mob of people, which included the Assembly, brought the King and Queen back to Paris from Versailles so they could be more closely watched. Louis XVI was a weak and indecisive king. At first he said that he would obey the new constitution that was forced upon him in 1791, even though it gave him limited power. Unfortunately for him, he began to listen to his "evil" counselors, who changed his mind, and told him to go against the new constitution. The nobles that fled to other countries were pleading to the princes of Europe for them to stop the Revolution in France, for they saw there feudal rights and power going down. The overthrow of the monarch was not entirely because of the King. Affairs generally in France seemed to be going from bad to worse. The clergy and many devout Roman Catholics had withdrawn their support from the Revolution because of the laws against the church. The churches land was being taken away for financial purposes, along with the Priests and Bishops were being forced to take an oath to support the government. This aggravated many of the clergy which led to their withdraw.
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Approximate Word count = 1822
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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