French revolution collage by https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev Izzy Cordova en-us 2018-09-28 17:37:30 UTC 2018-10-03 17:52:36 UTC hello@padlet.com cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287072777 the Bastille was a french prison that was broken into by the revolutionaries. they broke in for gun powder.  after words they took the prison apart brick by brick and sold them for money. ]]> 2018-09-28 17:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287072777 this is king Louis XVI. he ruled over France during the french revolution. he is also the primary reason for the french revolution taking place. the people of France wanted to take the king out of power because he was unjust and corrupt. cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287073512 2018-09-28 17:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287073512 Maximilian Robespierre is pictured here. he was one of the many leaders and voices of the french revolution. although after the king was killed he took power and became corrupt. he kept killing anybody who was suspected of being against the revolution. he was later killed after an attempted suicide. cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287074527 2018-09-28 17:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287074527 cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287075693 this is Frances national assembly. this was a meeting of the third estate after they started calling themselves the national assembly. they came together and declared that the could not stay in power. they made their own constitution.]]> 2018-09-28 17:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287075693 this is a guillotine. the guillotine was an effective way to execute people. it is quick and thought to be painless. during the french revolution it was used to kill anyone and everyone that was against the revolution as a means to show that we are all equal in death. cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287077572 2018-09-28 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287077572 this is a representation of Frances third estate. the third estate was made up of many different people. but for the most part they were all very poor and all had to pay 50% of their income in taxes to the king. they eventually became the national assembly. cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287078368 2018-09-28 17:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287078368 this is Frances second estate. the second estate was made up of mostly nobleman and woman who would usually go into the military. all of them were rich and paid very little in taxes compared to the third estate. cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287079123 2018-09-28 17:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287079123 cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287080035 this is Frances First estate. the first estate was made up completely of those in the catholic church. everyone apart of this estate was extremely wealthy. none of them had to pay taxes either. after the kings execution Robespierre tried to de-christianize France and erase the catholic church.]]> 2018-09-28 17:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287080035 this is Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette was the wife of king Louis and the queen of France. she was given the nickname Madame deficit because of her unending spending of money. shortly after her husbands execution she was imprisoned and then sent to the guillotine. cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287083029 2018-09-28 18:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287083029 cordova_i140 https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287084214 this is the estates general. the estates general was a meeting between all three estates where king Louis tried to get money out of them. this is also where the third estate declared that they were to be known as the national assembly.]]> 2018-09-28 18:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cordova_i140/Frenchrev/wish/287084214