e states In France at the time there were three estates The first estate was the p rinces and l ords the second one was the nobles and the third one was all the rest In the picture you can see the priest and the noble sit ID: 348380
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The french revolution 1789Slide2
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statesIn France at the time, there were three “estates”.The first estate was the p
rinces and lords, the second one was the nobles and the third one was all the rest.
In the picture you can see the priest and the noble sit
t
ing on the old
peasant’s
back.(The priest is sitting on the noble and the peasant)
The
Third estate was 90% of France populationSlide3
King Louis XVI ruled France at the time. He was a not a good king because he was shy and had no confidence
. Other pepole could easily sway his decisions.Louis was a man with a big appetite. F
or his breakfast he would eat four chops, a fat chicken, six poached eggs and a slice of ham. Then he washed it down with a bottle and a half of champagne.
He was kind to his family and he was honest.
King Louis XVISlide4
The National Assembly
Many people were starving to death because the crops failed. The third estate refused to pay taxes unless they had a say in how the country was run.
King Louis was very angry with the pe
op
le and refused to listen
The people met in the
Oath Tennis Court and came up with an idea to create a group called the National Assembly to stop King Louis being a king.Slide5
The Storming of the Bastille
On the morning of July 14th, 1789 a mob of Parisians attacked a prison called “The Bastille”. They didn’
t attack the prison to rescue the prisoners. They attacked to steal muskets.
There were only 7
prisoners
in The Bastille.
The
P
arisians stole 28,000 muskets.Slide6
Sans culotte were the peasants so
ldi
ers. They wore long trousers, a short-skirted coat, the red cap of liberty and clogs.
Sans-
culotte
(without
breeches)Slide7
French
Soldier
French so
ldiers
were very skilful
.
They wore a blue coat, a cap usually black and breeches. They used muskets as a weapon.Slide8
Jacobins
In September 1793 a group called “The Jacobins” took power. Their leader was a man called Maximilien Robespierre. At the time when Jacobins had power,
anyone who resisted the revolution was arested and executed.Maximilien thought that every one was against him and he started executing many people. That time was known as “The Reign of Terror”.Slide9
The
Guillotine The guillotine was used to execute people by cutting their head of
f.The guillotine was used because it was quick and painless.During “The Reign of Terror” many people died by the guillotine.Slide10
In 1794 people in the goverment got furious about Robespierre executing all the people and turned against Robespierre and he was beheaded .
That was the end of Reign of Terror.The revolution ended in 1799 when a French general called Napoleon Bonaparte came to power.
The End of the Revolution