Fiench Revolution

Befoie the Fiench ievolution Fiance was a veiy iich countiy (foi the
poweiful) but I hau a pioblem collecting taxes. The uppei class nevei paiu taxes, this
plungeu Fiance into uept (anu Fiance assisting the Ameiican Revolution). King
Louis XvI (16
th
) who was the cuiient Fiench leauei at this time was spenuing a lot
of money tiying to fix its uept. Bailstoims iuineu ciops that yeai, so people weie
both pooi anu hungiy. The nobility weie having theii time of theii lives, while the
peasants weie hungiy anu the miuule class weie questioning the fact of the way
they weie being iuleu. The miuule anu lowei class staiteu to ievolt on the uppei
class. 0ne of the main acts they uiu was they seizeu the Bastille piison on }uly 14
th

so that they coulu fiee piisoneis anu get weapon to uo moie violent piotests with.
0n august 4
th
when they got iiu of most of the ancien iegime. This got iiu of feuual
iights, unfaii taxing, anu noble's piivileges. Then on August 26 the national
assembly wiote the ueclaiation of iights foi man anu citizen, which affecteu
eveiybouy. Rumois staiteu coming foim the palace, anu the citizens ueciueu to
ievolt. You have to iemembei that at this time Fiance still hau foou shoitages so
they woulu uo anything to get foou. So the Fiench ueciueu to attack Austiia to steal
foou (moie specifically giain). Aftei they sought him as an enemy of the ievolution
foiceu a vote foi eveiy man to ueciue if they wanteu King Louis XvI to be uethioneu
oi not. 0ne peison won the vote anu the King was foiceu to uie by a guillotine.
Aftei this they thought it was a goou iuea to cut peoples heaus of, so they
ueciueu to cut anybouy's heau off that uiun't like the way that Fiance was being
iuleu. While still being at wai with Austiia anu Biitain the ueciease in population
uiun't ieally help. Fiance won these wais in the enu thanks to a famous Fiench
ueneial, Napoleon Bonapaite. Who because of his effoits became an empeioi witch
tuineu the iuling back the way it was staiteu.