Before the start of the French Revolution there were insane taxes on food due to food shortages. A notable tax on food was the tax on bread that had the woman of France revolt.
We will be taxing food due to food shortages!!
How will we be able to afford food now?!
The National Assembly knew that the revolution started that they had to come up with a new form of government. So, they set up in a tennis court to figure what and how they were going to establish this new government. After hours of thinking they came up with the Decl. of rights.
Do you swear under oath to the Tennis court oath?
Yes, now lets start on the Decl. of rights!
The French created the constitution of 1791 which established popular sovereignty. In 1792 there was the September massacres which was the mass murdering of prisoners.
Finally, we created the constitution and established popular sovreignty
But ,what about the September massacres where they mass murdered prisoners.
The First French Republic was founded on September 21 1792. The Reign of Terror was the mass murdering of people against the revolution. Even if you were worshiping Christ you would be beheaded because Christianity was "against" the revolution.
We have finally founded the first French Republic.
The Reign of Terror was terrible. They killed everybody against the revolution.
On November 9th, 1799 the coup d'etat overthrew the government. The Napoleanic code made the authority of men deprived women of any indictave rights.
Woman don't have the same rights due to the Napoleanic Code
WE WANT OUR RIGHTS!!
The Congress of Vienna was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe. Metternich led the congress and kept Europe at peace.
My name is Klemens Von Metternich and I will lead the Congress.