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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789-1799 - Darien Public Schools

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France Prior to the<br />

Revolution<br />

Financial problems beset France- France Expenses<br />

Spanish Succession War<br />

Austrian Succession War<br />

Seven Years War 1756-1763 1756 1763 (also known as the French and<br />

Indian War)<br />

American Revolution<br />

Enlightenment Ideas stirred France<br />

Salons- Salons discussed ideas of Democracy and Liberty<br />

Voltaire, Locke, Rousseau, Jefferson<br />

Industrial Revolution was creating a new class of people<br />

Bourgeoisie – Professional Class- Class Not Nobles- Nobles Bankers,<br />

Lawyers, Doctors<br />

Serfdom<br />

Vestiges of the Past- Past Serfdom still existed in France<br />

Famine<br />

Poor harvests and Inflation

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