Slide 1

TOPIC

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FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

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HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

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9

TEACHER

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MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 2

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 3

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 4

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 5

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 6

TOPIC

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FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 7

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 8

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 9

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 10

TOPIC

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FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 11

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.


Slide 12

TOPIC

-

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUBJECT

-

HISTORY

CLASS

-

IX A

ROLL NO.

-

9

TEACHER

-

MISS. SONA SINGH

BY

ANSHUMAN SHARMA

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and
social upheaval in the history of France just a few years after the
American revolution. This period saw the end of the monarchy in
France
One of the Revolution's most well-known events was the storming
of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789.
The Bastille was a castle where the royal family locked up those
who did not obey them, often sentencing them to death .During
French Revolution the France was divided into three classes called
estates. Bastille was destroyed by the third estate, the lowest class
in France. They set prisoners free , then they destroyed the
building. Later they built a bridge from the bricks of the Bastille.

The third estate revolted because of the unfair social division.
France was divided into three estates. The first was the
Clergy, the second was the nobles and the third estate were of
commons. The first estate contained the priest who governs the
church . The second estate contained the noblemen also known
as aristocrats. There were also the kings and the queens in this
estate. Both these estates were very rich. The third estate was
very poor, they contained the businessmen, court officials ,
artisans, peasants, workers, servants, and landless labour etc.
They were given very less wages , that is also on irregular basis
, then also they had to pay heavy taxes whereas the first and
the second estate which were very rich were free from this
burden.

Clergy

Nobles

Commons

First estate

Second estate

Third estate

LouisXVI of France

LouisXVI was born on 23 August 1754. He was a member of a
bourbon family. Louis XVI was born to Louis-Ferdinand .
Dauphin of France and grandson of Louis XV and his wife,
Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in 1754. His father died early when
LOUIS was a child. LouisXVI was became the dauphin of France
. His parents were upset with him. His brother died at age of ten.
His parents turned against him this made him shy. When he was
fifteen he married with Marie Antoinette. She was Austrian
princess. At first, he was very popular but in late 1780s he was
hated by everybody, he had a very hesitant nature. Louis and his
family attempted to flee in 1791.they were found near a small
village near Paris. The National Convention arrested him and filed
a case against him . He was executed on January 21, 1793 by the
guillotine.

In 1774,LouisXVI became the king of France. He supported the
thirteen colonies of America to get there freedom from the
common enemy British. After the war France was in great debt
therefore LouisXVI had to increase the taxes of France to meet
the regular expanses of France such as the cost of maintaining
army, the court, running government & universities. So he
called for a meeting of the Estates-General, which was an
assembly made up of people from all three estates. It had not
met since 1614. Louis XVI tried to make the first and second
estates pay taxes, but they refused. The third estate wanted
more votes in the Estates-General, since they were 98 percent of
the people, but the king refused. The third estate then called
itself the "National Assembly". Representatives from the
national Assembly began work on a new constitution. After
this, the king banned the third estate from the Estates-General.

LouisXVI

Marie-Antoinette is taken to
execution, 1793,

Queen Marie Antoinette
of France

Execution of MarieAntoinette, 16th October
1793

At first this led to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
of the Citizen in 1789. It was written by a young noble
named Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American
Revolution. The Declaration was the start of a constitutional
change that made France a republic. The French Republic was
supposedly based on the slogan of 'Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity', which meant that everyone was supposed to be
free, equal and across all countries be considered the same, like
brothers. But the leaders soon turned it into a Reign of Terror,
where up to 40,000 people were put to death, including
Austrian-born Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI.
The people that were killed were people that supported the
king, mainly from the first and second estates. They were
beheaded with guillotines during this change. The
revolutionaries even tried to make a new religion and a new
calendar. The French revolution ended the monarchy in
France, also known as 'l‘ Ancien Régime', forever. However,
before long Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of

NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica

He was a military and political leader who had
a significant impact on modern European
history. He was a general during the French
Revolution.

He was a ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic,
Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
trained in mainland France as an artillery officer, he rose to
prominence as a general of the French Revolution, leading several
successful campaigns against the First Coalition and the Second
Coalition arrayed against France. In 1799, Napoleon staged a coup
d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later he
became Emperor of the French. In the first decade of the
nineteenth century, he turned the armies of France against almost
every major European power, dominating continental Europe
through a lengthy streak of military victories—epitomized through
battles such as Austerlitz and Fried land—and the formation of
extensive alliance systems, appointing close friends and family
members as monarchs and government figures of French-dominated
states.

The disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812
marked a turning point in Napoleon's fortunes .
In October 1813, the Sixth Coalition
defeated his forces at Leipzig and
invaded France, forcing him to
abdicate in April 1814 and exiling
him to the island of Elba. Less than a
year later, he returned to France and
regained control of the government in
the Hundred Days prior to his final
defeat at Waterloo in June 1815.
Napoleon spent the last six years of
his life under British supervision on
the island of Saint Helena.

WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
From the very beginning of the French revolution woman played
an active role in so many changes brought. Women hoped that
their involvement would pressurized the revolutionary
government to introduce measures to improve their lives. Most of
the women of the third estate had to work hard to earn a living.
Most of the women did not have access to education or job
training. The daughters of the noble families were able to go to a
convent school. The wages of the women of the third estate were
given less wages than men. To discuss & voice their interests
women opened their own clubs about 60 clubs opened in
different French cities. THE SOCIETY OF
REVOLUTIONARY & REPUBLICAN WOMEN were the
famous clubs. One of the most brave and revolutionary woman
was Olympe de gouges.