1. Origins of the French Revolution

2. Key Dates 1614 - last summoning of the Estates General
Seven Year’s War
Louis XVI
France entered the American War of Independence
Financial/Economic Crisis
Louis XVI declares France bankrupt

3. Long Term Causes Ancien Regime
The war France was governed, particularly the taxation system
Carefully ordered yet deeply divided structure of French Society
Gradual spread of enlightenment ideas, attacking the structure

4. Short Term Causes Foreign Policy 2. Financial Crisis (government)
3. Economic (individual

5. Historiography
To what extent can an individual impact history (or the pathway of history)?
To what extent can social conditions of a population impact history?
To what extent can economic or political factors impact the history of a nation or a people?

6. French Revolution Why did the French Revolution occur?
Individuals/Groups
Social conditions
Economics and/or Politics