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The National Assembly Pass Laws to Change France

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The National Assembly Pass Laws to Change France

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Ideas of the enlightenment thinkers impacted the change in France's political system, their claims of men being born equal and free in right relates to the changes that were made towards the third estate released from oppression for taxation. The National Assembly agreed to destroying the Feudal System because the third estate wasn't capable of paying taxes anymore, therefore, they had to find other sources for taxation.

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The effect of both documents could be shown later on as the revolution happens in France and ideas included in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen starts to spread.

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Members of the third estate overtook the Bastille and declared their ability to the Royal Family as the Bastile was a symbol for the power of the monarchy.

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The third estate was extremely angry because they're representative of the National Assembly, John Necker, was kicked out.

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The people of the third estate showed their determination to create change and to start a revolution. The downfall of the Bastille pinpoints the end to the past and the start to a revolution

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August 4th, 1789:
The National Assembly passed the Decree Abolishing the Feudal System

August 26th, 1789:
The National Assembly passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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King Louis XVI and his family were captured by the mob and forced to go to Paris. Later, Louis was made to sign the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

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Women from Paris marched to the Palace of Versailles, furious towards Louis XVI and his wife. They captured Louis and his family and brought them to Paris to be held hostage.

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The bread prices are raised unreasonably high and people in Paris were experiencing a financial crisis; while Louis and his wife was having an extravagant party at the palace of Versailles. Therefore, citizens became extremely angry at the Royal Family.

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This constitution, the Constitution of 1791, was the first ever constitution to be written in France, it divides government power into three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial.

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As people were beginning to demand a more rational goverment system, many ideas of enlightenment thinkers were adopted. The idea of the seperation of power was originally proposed by Montesquieu, and the idea of citizens having consent over goverment decisions was proposed by John Locke. Both thinkers provided inspiration to this constitution.

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This constitution went againt the idea of absolutism, allowing more people to be in charge of making decisions for the country. This constituiton also gives normal citizens a say in these decisions.