Louis x vi’s really bad day
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Louis XVI faced a financial crisis due to debts from wars and a heavily taxed populace. He called the Estates General to raise funds but tensions rose when the Third Estate demanded more votes. They broke off and formed the National Assembly, drafting the Tennis Court Oath. In July, an angry mob stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, seeing it as a symbol of the king's absolute power, beginning the French Revolution.
Louis x vi’s really bad day
- 1. LOUIS XVI’S REALLY BAD DAY… The Revolution Begins
- 2. INTRODUCING THE KING AND QUEEN Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were the wrong people at the wrong time. He got married at the age of 15 and became king at 19.
- 3. WHEN YOU OWE TOO MUCH MONEY…. Louis liked to live large. Borrowed a great deal of money to fight wars (like helping us in our Revolution!) Banks eventually stopped lending him money His people were already taxed a great deal
- 4. SO HE TURNED TO THE PEOPLE Called for a meeting of the Estates General to find a way to get more money. The 3rd Estate said they would only help if they got more votes. And he shut them down!
- 5. They broke off and formed their own government (while still living in France). This ended France’s absolute monarchy. They even wrote a new constitution called the “Tennis Court Oath.” SO THEY DO WHAT ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD DO….
- 6. STORMING THE BASTILLE An angry crowd stormed the Bastille, a prison and armory They loaded up on weapons and tore the Bastille down, as it represented the king.
- 7. BASTILLE DAY July 14th is like independence day for the French.
- 8. The poor began rioting Broke into the rich guys’ houses and killed them. Upset over the unfair Estate system and increased poverty WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?