French Revolution
there are four main causes of the french revolution
debt- the debt of the french governement was around 8 to 12 billion, louis the 16th spent alot of money on very luxurious things, instead of being responisble, they still had was debts from the seven years war. much of their debt was compiled because they werent exploring. enlgand was able to use the colonies as a steady source of income. They had not completely bought into Mercantilism.
taxation issues- heavily involved in trading, cannot have high tariffs so you need to tax highly, nobles did not pay these taxes
failure of reform- nobles should be included in taxation, this plan backfired as peasants had to pay more, they continued to do this even thought they kept going into debt more and more
famine- crop failure in the 1780's didnt help much either, supply and demand occurs here with bread, got to the point where peasants thought the crown had wished for them to die
Guillotine- the condemned person is secured at the bottom of the frame with his or her neck held directly below the blade, however it continued to be used after the french revolution, it weighed 90 lbs of pure steel.
Marie Antoinette
born in vienna austria
married louis the 16th
became the queen of france
had two sons and two daughters
very popular with the people at the beginning of her reign
very unpopular at the end, executed by Guilloitne
Napoleon- military leader during the later stages of the revolution
became the emporer of the french in 1804
known for height short
battle tactics
waterloo
napoleonic code
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