5 FAQS ABOUT THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

• The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s
• The french revolution was influenced by enlightenment ideals
• King Louis XVI Fled the country on the brink of bankruptcy
• bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor
• Every year on 14 July, the French celebrate – “le jour de la prise de la Bastille”

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• The country was nearly at bankruptcy point in 1787
• Peasants had to pay taxes to their noble, The King and to the church – The nobility were exempt from paying most taxes.
• Thomas Jefferson was U.S. Minister to France during The French Revolution.
• Charles Dickens’ book, “A Tale of Two Cities” was set during the French Revolution
• King Louis XVI was executed on 12 January 1793

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• The queen said let them eat cake
• Alot of cale was wasted and the king was just throwing it away
• The Guillotine once stood in the square called, Place de La Révolution