Wee Wee the French Revolution

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Wee Wee the French Revolution
this presentation was made by Jeff Bocanegra and
Joey Pacelli
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Intro to the Revo
There once were French peasants and merchants who
were in a meeting that had to do with politics.
This third group which was called the third
estates general, was complaining about taxation
and the rich got richer and the poor people got
poorer. The first and second estates removed the
third estate from parliament and this is where
our slide show begins.
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The meeting of the Estates General

• The Meeting of the Estates General was called by
  King Louie IVII. The meeting was the first in 30
  years. The meeting was called because the third
  Estates were complaining about the one vote by
  each estates thing.
• We think that this did help the rise of Democracy
  because this showed how most of the population
  which was in the third Estate were complaining
  how everything was runned by the first and second
  estates. Also they were mad about how each of the
  estates only got one vote. But there main reason
  was that they were in a Financial crisis and
  there was no food to eat for most of the Third
  Estates.

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The Tennis Court Oath

• The Tennis court oath was made by people of the
  Third Estates. Theyre cause for this was because
  they didnt like the First and Second Estates.
  They didnt want to be part of the Estates
  General . They vowed to make a declaration and
  stay in an indoor Tennis Court until they
  finished it. This is why it was called The Tennis
  Court Oath.

We shall stay here until we get some things done.
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The Storming of the Bastille

• On June 14, 1789 the higher people of the third
  estate, merchants etc, attacked the bastille
  which held prisoners and had some weaponry and
  gun powder inside. They killed 2 guards and the
  main warden.
• It didnt help France rise to democracy because
  the attack let people out that broke the law,
  just because they were in their estate. Also it
  was a battle outside of the French Revolution
  that had nothing to do with it.

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The March on Versailles

• The march of Versailles was a march made by
  peasants and women. The peasants and women were
  pissed off about how they were promised bread
  and had never gotten it. They went to a palace
  and destroyed it, leaving it in ruins and saying
  a statement.
• This was a commitment because this showed that
  there is rebellion and it could teach them what
  it could do.

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The Reign of Terror

• The Reign of terror was started by Maximilien
  Robespierre. He is most commonly known for what
  he did to people. He put them in the guillotine
  for treason. Most of the French deaths came from
  the guillotine. Right after Robespierre died,
  they made a republic type of government which
  will demolish soon after.
• This was not a contribution to Democracy. The
  reason was because it showed Tyranny from
  Robespierre and no governed people could do
  anything.

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The Rise of Napoleon

• The next ruler of France happened to be someone
  who had ton of military success. His name was
  Napoleon.He reformed the Revolution by crowning
  himself Emperor. He set laws that were fair and
  contributed to Democracy. But there were also
  somethings that didnt help democracy like all,
  for example Freedom of Speech.

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Conclusion

• This is how France ended up after the Revolution.
  They started as a Absolute Monarchy, and ended up
  as a constitutional monarchy. The horrors that
  Europe faced were big and in the end the Congress
  of Vienna came up.

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Recources

• World History Book
• www.French Revolution.com
• www.Frenchpicsandsongs.com
• FrenchRevolution.com/pictures