Question

what led to the outbreak of the French revolution in 5 points

Answer 1

The outbreaks of the French Revolution are:- (1) The French government under Emperor Louise XVI was under huge debt in the 18th century. (2) The government imposed heavy taxes on the French citizens to meet its expenditure. (3) The clergy also collected separate taxes called Tithes from the people. (4) Aspirations for liberty and republicanism.

Answer 2

Answer:

i) as ususal Louis XVI decided keep a general meeting . on 5th May 1789 ,300 representatives from each of the first and second estate and 600 from the third estate, a total 1200 representatives, gathered in a splendid hall for the assembly.

ii) According to principle of the monarch each estate had one vote. Louis XVI wanted to apply the same practice this time also.

iii) But representatives of third estate did not agree on this, they wanted voting assembly as a whole and wanted each of the representatives to have only one vote. Louis XVI rejected this new proposal.

iv)As a result, all the representatives of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

v)On 20th of the June they gathered in an indoor tennis court in Versailles, where they declared them as National Assembly

vi) and took an oath not to disburse till the new drafting of a constitution of France under the leadership of Merabeau and Abbe Sieyes. Merabeau belonged to noble family and Abbe Sieyes was a priest to the church.

vii) Then they destory everything including the Bastille ,chateaux till they get equality.

vii) then at last the constitution said that hereafter they look after Louis XVI.

viii)On the 4th of the August 1789 the feudal system of obligations, taxes, privileges to the nobility and clergy were abolished and lands owned by churches were confiscated. This gave an asset of worth about 2 billion livres to the government.

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