How Did Louis Rebellion Cause The French Revolution
I believe several factors, such as Feudalism, unfair taxes, years of oppression, inequality in the French society, the bad harvest of the summer of 1788 and the increasing economic crises contributed and lit the fuse of the French revolution. The calling of the Estates-General in May 1789 was aimed to solve the economic crises, however mistreatment of the lower classes for centuries led to them wanting change. This event led to the Tennis Court Oath, in which the lower classes, who were represented by the third Estate declared themselves a National Constituent Assembly. This could be seen as the start of the French revolution, as it is the first time that Louis is not in full control and gives away part of his power to the population. Furthermore the increasing economic hardship led to anti-government feelings among the population and a rise in popularity towards the popular movement.
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Evidence for this was that he had placed many troops in Paris. All theses factors and events combined led to in my opinion the first real violent outbreak/journée and the start of the French Revolution or at least the point in the French revolution where Louis could no longer reverse the Revolution, the Storming of the Bastille. This is because it exhibited violent and erratic behaviour among ordinary Parisians. It became irreversible as the king withdrew his troops from Paris, showing the King’s weakness and that violence had been successful (they captured the Bastille, symbol of king’s power and he withdrew his troops from Paris and Necker is recalled as finance minister, he was seen as the only one who could still resolve the economic
Evidence for this was that he had placed many troops in Paris. All theses factors and events combined led to in my opinion the first real violent outbreak/journée and the start of the French Revolution or at least the point in the French revolution where Louis could no longer reverse the Revolution, the Storming of the Bastille. This is because it exhibited violent and erratic behaviour among ordinary Parisians. It became irreversible as the king withdrew his troops from Paris, showing the King’s weakness and that violence had been successful (they captured the Bastille, symbol of king’s power and he withdrew his troops from Paris and Necker is recalled as finance minister, he was seen as the only one who could still resolve the economic