HIST 1010 Lecture 1: The French Revolution Overview
31 Mar 2016
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Louis xiv (the sun king)- had created a great kingdom but still an absolute monarchy. Louis xvi- had been a very poor leader and had led to the ultimate downfall of. Absolute monarchies: have taxation and raised costs of wheat. The estates: first estate= the clergy, second estate= the nobility, third estate= the middle class and peasants, fourth estate= the press. The estates-general- was a semi-democratic vote which gathered members of all estates to vote on the worsening nancial situation of france. The intelligentsia: robespierre- leader of the jacobins and major instigator of the french revolution. Everything. : mirabeau- a man who had dreamed of a french constitutional monarchy- much like. They were places where all people were welcome to discuss political issues openly and comfortably. Women played a huge role in the salons and this way were assistants to the revolution. This is where people were able to nd such people as voltaire, mme.
