Declaration of Rights of Man
1. French Revolution
Causes: - contradictions in economy
- contradictions in society
- political crises (Louis XVI. in "trouble")
=> The outbreak of the revolution
-May.5., 1789: opening session - National Assembly (with one vote for each repr.)
-BUT: the king dissolved it => Tennis Court Oath
-People attacked and destroyed the Bastille (July 14., 1789) => Fr. revolution started
-Aug. 4., 1789 - abolition of feudal priviliges
2. Declaration of Rights of Man (Aug. 26., 1789)
Content: - individual freedom
- right to property
- equality in front of the law
- equal taxation
- principles of representation
=> freedom of speech and thought
=> freedom of religion
=> freedom of the press
BUT Louis XVI. refused to sign it
=> Oct. 5.: March of Women: The king was forced to go to Paris; the National Assembly followed him
By 1791: Constitution
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