https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq en-us 2022-12-01 19:52:21 UTC 2025-10-02 13:44:34 UTC hello@padlet.com evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2405694604 The people of France in 1789 are divided into 3 estates. The first, high ranking members of the church, the second, nobility, and third, everyone else. The first and second estates did not have to pay taxes, while the third payed all of them, and also did not have a say in any elections.

]]> 2022-12-01 19:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2405694604 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407076690 Because of King Louis XVI lavishing money on himself, Queen Marie Antoinette spending wastefully, and overall deficit spending by the French government, the country has become bankrupt. This meant that the lives of the French people were now very hard.

]]> 2022-12-02 19:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407076690 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407084288 The Old Regime, a socio-political system in most of Europe is put into place. In this system, countries were ruled by absolutism, which meant that the monarch had complete control over the government.

]]> 2022-12-02 19:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407084288 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407761587 The Third Estate became the National Assembly and protested on a tennis court after failing to take over the Estate General building.]]> 2022-12-04 02:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407761587 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407762853 The king ordered all three estates to come together to vote on a new constitution, but meanwhile, King Louis did not actually want a new constitution.]]> 2022-12-04 02:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2407762853 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2409692324 After news came out that the King was going to use military force on the National Assembly, they stormed the Bastille, a state prison, to acquire the valuable gunpowder reserves held there.]]> 2022-12-05 19:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2409692324 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410663155 A group of women marched to Versailles because of Parisians fearing that the King would send troops in to take down the rebellion. The march forced the royal family to move to Paris, to go into hiding.]]> 2022-12-06 13:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410663155 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410672427 The National Assembly makes its first attempt at setting up a democratic government. The Declaration of Man and of the Citizens gives every citizen certain rights in the organization.]]> 2022-12-06 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410672427 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410703099 The royal family decide to get out of France by escaping to Austria, but were caught. Austria then got angry with France because they wanted them to support their King.]]> 2022-12-06 14:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410703099 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410711520 France declares war on Austria, igniting the French Revolutionary Wars.]]> 2022-12-06 14:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2410711520 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411184758 The National Convention, (the new Revolutionary government), abolished the monarchy and became a republic.]]> 2022-12-06 19:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411184758 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411221388 The former King was killed by guillotine because of his crimes on October 21st.]]> 2022-12-06 19:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411221388 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411264171 The National Convention created the Committee of Public Safety, led by Maximilian de Robespierre. The committee tracked down and executed around 15,000 Nobles and middle-class citizens accused of treason, and arrested 500,000.]]> 2022-12-06 20:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411264171 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411266180 Because of her numerous crimes, the former queen is executed by guillotine.]]> 2022-12-06 20:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411266180 evangreeley26 https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411268874 The people of France realized that Robespierre was a violent and hateful man, killing many innocent people. On July 28th, he was executed for his crimes.]]> 2022-12-06 20:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/evangreeley26/1u0cizfvoe3m7fuq/wish/2411268874