HIST 1010 Lecture : Hist20 French Reovlution.pdf
23 Jul 2013
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Nov. 20, 2012: in the new world, both french and british armies harassing merchant ships, enhanced military presence in the new world (fortresses around the. Ohio river and the great lakes: french indian wars, france on the side of austria, british on the side of prussia. Always weak compared to english parliament: hadn"t been summoned since 1614, the king didn"t need them. Carries both of the other states on their back- supported by taxation of the poor. The french national day is called bastille day and occurs on: War with austria, april 1792: 1792- new phase: chaos everywhere- no food, austrian/ prussian troops, estates general-> 1789 national assembly-> 1791 legislative assembly-> 1792 threatening to invade france. Thermidor, july 1794: massive resistance- revolt erupting everywhere, arrested robespierre and executed by guillotine, thermidorian reaction, the directory 1795, characterized by confusion, weariness, and fatigue, constantly at war, society disrupted, handed over to napoleon.
