Tensions had been boiling up for years before Louis XVI even came to the throne of France. A bad harvest meant the price of bread had risen and harsh taxes had been levied. Farmers were losing their lands, and the large population increase meant more demand for food. France was starving while the aristocrats were spending frivolously.
It really started when the Third Estate formed the National Assembly, and the Royal Family sent the military to Paris and Versailles and the people thought they were going to liquify Paris. Then the revolutionaries took action.
1789Did you know:Louis XVI was deposed in 1789.In 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille.
France was an ABSOLUTE MONARCHY when the French Revolution of 1789 began.
The French Revolution took place from 1789 to 1799.
The American Revolution came first in 1776, followed by the French Revolution in 1789 and the Russian Revolution in 1917.
That was the French Revolution
1789Did you know:Louis XVI was deposed in 1789.In 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille.
France was an ABSOLUTE MONARCHY when the French Revolution of 1789 began.
The French Revolution happened during 1789-1799 and the American Revolution happened during 1775-1783. So the French Revolution happened before the American Revolution.
It began with the storming of the Bastille fortress, on July 14, 1789.
The French Revolution began in 1789.
The French Revolution took place from 1789 to 1799.
The French Revolution took place between 1789 and 1799.
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
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The American Revolution came first in 1776, followed by the French Revolution in 1789 and the Russian Revolution in 1917.
The financial crisis in France was a direct cause of the 1789 French Revolution.