By: Natasha Elfving

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The Great Revolution

• By Natasha Elfving Gwen Baldwin

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Introduction

• In the late 1780s France was going through many
  changes.Some of them are included below
• The peoples crops were a failure because of
  bad weather
• The price of bread doubled leaving many people
  starving
• The king put his country in debt because he
  borrowed too much money. We will learn about
  these in the next cards.

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The Meeting of the Estates General

• The Estates General was an assembly of
  representatives from all three classes.The first
  meeting was on May 5th, 1789 at the palace of
  Versailles. The reason of the meeting was because
  the Third Estate wanted to vote by order which is
  the idea of everyone having a vote that counts.
  This contributes to the rise of democracy because
  of the equality wanted. This was the time when
  Louis XVI put France in the most financial crisis
  ever, Because he would borrow from all over to
  help pay for war supplies and also because he was
  spending money on his wife Marie Antoinette.

The meeting of ?Estates General
The meeting held the third class discussing
votes that should count.
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The Tennis Court Oath

• The Tennis Court Oath was a protest by the
  National Assembly (third class). It was held on
  the year of June 1789. The Tennis Court Oath was
  held at the palace of Versailles tennis court.
  The reason why this is an important event to
  remember is because this was the first time the
  third class had actually put their foot down they
  wanted to have a constitution made and wouldnt
  leave until they had one written up.

The tennis court oath was held at the palace of
Versailles on 1789.
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The Storming of Bastille

• Louis XVI tried to make peace by yielding to
  National Assemblys demands but he thought
  trouble was starting so he sent Swiss troops to
  Paris. People made the mistake of thinking the
  king was trying was trying to kill common
  citizens. On July 14, 1789 a mob attacked the
  Bastille prison to steal gunpowder and they
  successfully took over the prison. Bastille day
  did not contribute to democracy. It did create
  was and chaos. Citizens were acting out if
  ignorance and fear rather then being part of
  desion making. The French people thought this
  symbolized revolution.

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The March on Versailles

• On October fifth 1789, 7,00 hungry and angry
  women marched to the palace of Versailles for
  bread. The women and their families were mostly
  in the bourgeoisie category and couldnt afford
  the highly re-priced bread. Angry and starving,
  they demanded Louis xvi (sixteenth) give them
  bread. He promised he would once they returned
  home. But once they did he broke his promise.

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The Reign of Terror

• Maximillian Robspierre was the leader of the
  Reign of Terror. People were sent to the
  guillotine (which was a machine that cut off
  peoples heads) for very small reasons. About
  3,000 people were killed in Paris. Around 85
  were peasants or middle class. On July 1795
  members of the National Convention ordered for
  Robespierre to be arrested. He was charge for
  treason and then was sent to the guilotine and
  lost his head on July 28, 1794.

A picture to the right is of the reign of terror
with the famous guillotine
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The Rise of Napoleon
Napoleons book on the rise of his life.

• Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769. He started
  out as a boy who was sent to military school to
  the most powerful ruler of history. He faught and
  won many battles. He crowned himself emperor in
  1894. Then, one year later he lost only one
  battle, The Battle of Trafalgar. The last battle
  he faught before he die was the Battle Of
  Waterloo on June 18, 1815. He later died of
  stomach ailment (probably cancer) in 1821.

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conclusion

• In conclusion, all of these events were
  definitely fatal. They did have a big impact on
  many peoples lives. But they also all led to
  democracy in each town.

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Resources

• All of the pictures and information came from
  www.Google.com and Mr.Millss wonderful
  worksheets and notes ?