HIST 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Haitian Revolution, Counter-Revolutionary
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France before 1789: one of the largest unified land masses in europe, absolutionism- government in which the absolute authority is embodied in a monarch whose identity is synonymous with the nation. Louis xiv is the first person to achieve absolutionism. He built a palace outside of paris (versailles) Paris at this time is gross and the layout is confusing. Louis xiv is great at public relations- he"s a(cid:271)le to convey how people see him as some glorious king. Created regions and sent agents out to them, so that he could maintain control and collect taxes. Estates (classes)- 1st estate= clergy and people associated with the. Catholic church; 2nd estate= nobles, and aristocracy; 3rd estate= everyone else: problems with this system. With the emerging middle class, the 3rd estate is getting more diverse. The 1st and 2nd (cid:272)lass (cid:894)(cid:271)asi(cid:272)all(cid:455) the top (cid:1006)%(cid:895) do(cid:374)" pa(cid:455) taxes. The french revolution: three wars put the french in debt.
