HIST 1007 Chapter : T2 French Revolution
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The french revolution, 1789-1815 budget; result of 7 years war, french and indian war. * france facing serious debt crisis; interest eating away at national: 1. Model iii: nationalist dictatorship: napoleon bonaparte, 1799-1815: causes, a. enlightenment ideas, b. France population increasing and didn"t have enough jobs 12% roughly 3. King lets parliament meet but starts secretly calling in foreign troops. People want to protect themselves from the troops. On july 14 they stormed the fortress, killed the mayor of the city and put his: bastille day, july 14 head on a pike, declaration of rights of man, aug. 26. Works king calls of troops and allows people to assemble. Restricted the right to vote based on taxes about half males included no. Elimination of any kind of royal censorship: 1. If you were to poor or uneducated you were likely to vote based on feelings. Freedom cannot work in a society charged with emotion.
