1. Made by: Karina Budhwani
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Made by: Karina Budhwani

2. Causes: Absolute Government
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre.

3. Causes: Inefficient Government
King Louis as a pig- unfit to be a good ruler.
Meeting of the Estates-General at Orléans, 1561; engraving by J. Tortorel, 1570.

4. Causes: Economic Problems
People under the Old Regime. This painting shows the third estate is being crushed by taxes and the clergy, nobility and the king aren’t. Since they hardly pay any taxes.

5. Causes: Three Estates
Third estate carrying burden of first and second estates. Shown as women in this painting, three estates can be picked out by clothing. (Nun/clergy-First estate, Fancy clothing-Second estate, and common clothes- Third estate.)

6. Causes: Enlightenment Philosophers
Portraits of Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau who were influential philosophers.

7. Causes: American Revolution
Declaration of Independence: July 4th, 1776

8. Components: National Assembly and Tennis Court Oath
The tennis court oath, drawn by Jacques- Louis David.

9. Components: Fall of Bastille
Storming of the Bastille, July 14th, 1789.

10. Components: Deceleration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen Document 1789.

11. Components: March on Versailles
Women's March to Versailles 1789.

12. Components: National Assembly Reforms
Mirabeau’s defiance in front of the marquis de Drexe-Brézé on 23 June 1789.
A 1790 graphic depicting the despair of two French émigrés.

13. Components: Louis and family attempt to escape
Engraving of the kings arrest portrays the guard apprehending Louis and his family in their flight from Paris in June 1791.

14. Components: France at war with Austria and other European nations
Coloured painting showing French army at Battle of Jemappes 1792.

15. Components: Execution of Louis XVI
Execution of Louis XVI January 21, 1793, 10:22 in the morning.

16. Components: Assassination of Marat
Painting of Marat’s assassination by Charlette Corday painted by Jacques-Louis David.

17. Components: Reign of Terror
An execution by the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.

18. Components: Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre at the guillotine, July 28th 1894.

19. Components: Directory
Drawing of Paul Barras who was a Prominent Member of the Directory by E. Thomas.

20. Consequence: republic established
A visual depiction of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Literally meaning “The indivisibility of the republic liberty equality fraternity or death.”

21. Consequences: New Institutions
École Polytechnique was founded in 1794, under the name École Centrale des Travaux Publics (Central School of Publich Works), as a response to the dearth of engineers and high-level officials in France.

22. Consequences: Concept of War
The battle of pyramids, France had almost continuous military success since France was conquering countries throughout Europe and Northern Africa.

23. Consequences: Conditions of the Peasants
In the painting above, the peasants don’t look joyous, but they also don’t look like they are starving. This means that the peasants’ conditions have improved but not by a whole lot.

24. Consequences: Church
In this caricature, monks and nuns enjoy their new freedom after the decree of 16 February 1790.

25. Consequences: Bourgeoisie/ Middle Class
This middle class man’s outfit looks very expensive and stylish. The Bourgeoisie were business men and were professionals.

26. Consequences: Influence on Other Countries
Ideas of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity spread through different countries.