Causes of the Revolution:
debt- Debt of the French was around 8 to 12 livre. Louis XVI spend a lot of money on worthless shit also had debts from the seven years’ war with England. Their debt was compiled because they weren’t exploring. England was using the colonies as a source of income. France didn’t believe in merchantilism (more money more better).
taxation issues- france was involved in trading. Can’t have high taxes for trading so you need to tax on the people. Upper class didn’t have to pay taxes.
failure to reform- French people were like dude, wtf, tax the nobles. Upset the king and queen. Peasants had to pay more money to them. France stuck with it and it dug them deeper into debt.
famine- crop failure. Supply and demand with bread. Food shortage. Peasants thought that the king and queen wanted the people to die. ß uh, no. that’s stupid.
Guillotine- condemned person has their head chopped off. Had this method until 1981.
MARIE ANTOINETTE- bitch. Born in Vienna, Austria. Married Loius the XVI. Queen of france. Two sons and two daughters. Very popular then not. Executed by the guillotine.
NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE- military leader in the later stages of the revolution. Shawty- 5’3. Known for: Napoleonic code, height, battle tactics, waterloo.
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