HIST 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tennis Court Oath, Food Riot, Upper Class
Document Summary
Consisted of three crises: end of the old regime monarchy. Described as a french government based on divine right. Louis 16th wars dove france into debt. Had a bad process for tax collection; tax farmers: paid for collecting taxes and kept the difference, portrayed as evil bloodsuckers. People believed tax was going to the luxurious lives of the french court. Jacques necker-king"s financial advisor: tried to make people believe tax used well, necker resigned perception. Louis called them together as it seemed appropriate. Social and intellectual developments led to ideas for. French revolution seen as a social revolution by karl. France needs to be led by the people, not the new politics. Marx estates: the third estate should be the most popular. You could buy our way up the estates. The upper class would socialize with the lower. Rousseau"s works influenced the people and led them to start the revolution. Those who contribute most should rule: the third classes estate.
