Conditions in France 17891789年法国的条件.pptVIP

Conditions in France 1789 France spends more than it received in income, taking out loans with England to pay for failing wars By 1788 France spent half of its annual budget on paying the interest on the ever-increasing national debt Peasants were beset by poor harvests, the price of bread soared, and famine spread Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived extravagant lives at Versailles with no notice of their country’s problems France raises taxes; This fell on the commoners. Clergy and Nobility were tax exempt The Meeting of the Estates General Desperate to solve the financial crisis, King Louis XVI called for the Estates General to meet. This medieval representative body, which had not been convened since 1614, divided France into three orders, or estates: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The Tennis Court Oath Members of the Third Estate wanted to meet with the other two Estates as one body with one person one vote. The king refused The Third Estate adopted the name of National Assembly and met in a large indoor tennis court and swore an oath to never disband until they had a constitution for France The National Assembly Voted on a Constitutional Monarchy. The National Assembly and Its Constitution Louis XVI caved on the “one man, one vote” issue The Third Estate and a few others join to declare themselves a National Constituent Assembly June 20, 1789- resolve not to disperse until they have a constitution Confrontations occur Storming of the Bastille (July 1789) The mob playing a role in political events August 4, 1789- nobles voluntarily renounce their legal privileges Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Constitution of the Clergy By 1791, the new constitution is completed Provided for power to be shared by the king and Parliament National election for Legislative Assembly The Storming of the Bastille By 1789 ? of the people of Paris were unemployed. Rumors spread that the king’s army was going to sack Paris, angry Parisians seized arms for defense