section 1:

changes in france
politics
before:
● absolute monarchy
● king louis xvi and marie antoinette.
● people disliked them because of their extravagant spendings when french people
were extremely poor.
● people lost all their respect and trust on the monarchs after they attempted to escape
(flight of varennes).
● people were angry but didnt act upon it (werent violent or desobedient)
after:
● national assembly (third estate) created the first french constitution establishing a
constitutional monarchy.
● national asssembly replaced by the national convention by the radicals, which
declares france a republic.
● people regain their hope with this new revolutionary movement
● people of the rev movement were extremely violent and acted with fierce against
monarchy and monarchy defenders
● committee of public safety was created to defend france from invasions
church
before:
● church had power over french monarchy.
● part of 1 state.
● collected abusive taxes.
● its economy depended on the state.
after:
● national assembly made church no longer participant on public matters.
● france become a secular state.
● church had no political power and lost its land plus pay taxes to 3 estate.
● a new religion impulsed by the jacobins tried to spread but it didnt succeed.
nobility:
before:
● nobility was the 2nd estate and was very privileged.
● they had right possess lands and properties without paying taxes
after:
● national assembly declared the right of men and citizens
● this established that the third estate was now equal than upper estates that were
previously privileged.
● nobility now paid taxes to 3rd estate.
● in the reign of terror, nobles were executed as assumed enemies of the rev. some
escaped. france had no more noble titles.
social
before:
● privileged estates abused over the third estate
● they has more power and rights
● they had extravagant privileges at expends of poor peoples money
● people (3rd estate) died because of starvation and poverty
after:
● 3rd estate was equal to privileged estates, therefore can not be abused
● they have equal rights and 3rd estate had more power
● people (privileged estates) died because of revolutionary movements like sept
massacres and the vendee civil war

conclusion:
The french revolution changed France in many aspects. Politically, there was no longer a
monarchy since the masses had executed former King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-
Antoinette, presenting the democratic government model even though it wasn't followed.
Additionally, the privileged estates were challenged by the inclusive concept of citizenship
and equality, meaning higher positions of authority were open to men based on individual
merit and not by birth or social class.

Religiously, Catholic Church lost political and economical power and was no longer
participant on public matters. A new religion called The Cult of the Supreme Being, which
was based on enlightenment ideas, attempted on gaining power even though it didn't lasted
for long.

Socially, the poor people were now equal than rich people, everyone had the same rights
and obligations as citizens. Due to the Reign of Terror, many nobles died, ended on jail,
escaped to other countries, or lived for the rest of their lives as peasants, France had no
more nobility titles.

Also the French Revolution had consequences in America, inspiring these colonies to rebel
and independence from Spain (South and Central America) and England (North America) in
order to have a fairer and better life and government, the republic.