1. Causes of the French Revolution

2. King Louis 16 th an Absolute Monarch

3. Empress Marie Antoinette

4. Opulent Lifestyle of Nobility

6. Mini Ice Age

7. Famine

8. American Revolution- Fight for Liberty

9. The Life of the Nobility

10. Versailles Palace

12. Chapel at Versailles Palace

13. Gardens at Versailles

16. What is the message? 18 th century Propaganda

17. First Estate: Clergy

18. Second Estate: Nobility

19. Third Estate: Everyone Else

21. Who Owns the Land? First Estate- Church owns 15% of the land and pays no taxes on it- 1% of the population 2 nd Estate- 2 nd Estate- The nobles own 25% of the land and pay no taxes on it- 2% of the population 3 rd Estate (97% population- own 60%, pay all taxes) – –Bourgeoisie (bankers, wealthy businessmen, doctors)- 7% of the population, own 20% land – –Peasants- 75% of the poplation, own 40% land – –Sans Culottes (city workers, tradesmen), 15% population own no land

22. Estates General Meeting

23. Begin French Revolution! National Assembly

24. Revolutionary Changes End First and Second Estate privilegesEnd First and Second Estate privileges Rights of Man- individual libertiesRights of Man- individual liberties Constitutional MonarchyConstitutional Monarchy Vote by headVote by head

25. Storming Versailles Palace

26. Attack on Bastille Prison- King is weakened

27. King Disbands Paris Army to please the Paris mob

28. Famine Worsens- Ladies storm Versailles

29. Fears of Foreign Invasion and Economic problems lead to a more radical leadership

30. King tries to flee France

31. Reign of Terror Begins

32. The head of the King!

33. Revolution goes Extreme End Feudalism- Peasants seize land and burn estates of the nobilityEnd Feudalism- Peasants seize land and burn estates of the nobility Church Land seized- closed down churches, outlawed the Christian faithChurch Land seized- closed down churches, outlawed the Christian faith Many nobles, church officials, and any other perceived enemies of the revolution are killed- without any fair trialMany nobles, church officials, and any other perceived enemies of the revolution are killed- without any fair trial Removed all connections to the past, calendar months and street signs all changedRemoved all connections to the past, calendar months and street signs all changed