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-Stopped the king introducing any reforms to repair the poor financial situation in France. -Aristocrats in the parlements didn’t register any of the kings suggested reforms as it took away the privileges of the first and second estate. -Aristocrats were the strongest opposition the king confronted -Riots throughout France, particularly where the parlement met. -The assembly of Notables, the prince of the blood and the church revolted against the king and this forced the calling of the estates general, which set the scene for the outbreak of the revolution. -There was a bad harvest in the farms 1787-9 -people could not find work because there was less food, the prices of staples like bread went up. -People earned on average about 20-30 sous although the price of bread was about 12 sous. This led to riot and unrest, women attacking bakers ect. Because bakers kept on increasing prices. -Ideological conflict increased in pre-revolutionary period. -The enlightenment gave ideas to the bourgeoisie and encouraged them to question why they could not progress in society based on merit of their work. - The financial crisis before the revolution was one of the main reasons for its beginning. People were hungry, poor, and angry at the wealth of the upper classes. -Had Louis XVI been able to “handle” the financial crisis along with the Parlement, Estates General or Assembly of Notables, the revolution could have been delayed or even avoided. =//Factors That Contributed to the financial Crisis-//= - The Bad harvest of 1988-89, which resulted in; >No food for the people >No food for trade or economic stimulation ie- people/ country remains poor because there is nothing to trade with. -The huge military expenditure on the American War of Independence -Bad loans from other nations/ backers- impossible repayment and bad interest. - The upper class spending taxes and wealth lavishly on personal items (eg Versailles) -Inefficient taxation system, making hard to consolidate money and tax/ distribute money evenly and fairly. -The Nobles and Aristocrats refusing to pay taxes to relieve the financial depts.
 * How did the Aristocratic Revolt contribute to the Revolution? **
 * How did Louis XVI contribute to the outbreak of the Revolution? **
 * Inherited a bankrupt nation from Louis XV.
 * He reinstated members of the parlements to become more popular, even though Louis father had sacked them because they would not bring about reform.
 * Could not pass any needed reform (“aristocratic Revolt” 1787-89”)
 * Expensive / extravagant lifestyle (Marie Antoinette ect)
 * Extremely high peasant taxes on 3rd estate- bred resentment
 * No budget and no central bank
 * Did not have the strength of character to hold the Lit De Justice
 * Absolute
 * no repetitive body
 * no constitution
 * no separation of power
 * Calling Assembly of Notables to suggest reform- Aristocratic Revolt
 * Necker suggests Estates General- sets the scene for the revolution
 * What were the main causes of the revolution? **
 * Bad economic situation and huge national debt in France
 * Inequitable system of taxation (relied heavily on the 3rd Estate)
 * Resentment of the powers of the absolute monarchy.
 * Aspiration for liberty and republicanism (by the 3rd estate, the ideas of the enlightenment movement have influenced this point)
 * Resentment of manorialism by the peasants who already suffer to feed themselves and families. Wage earners and to a lesser extent the bourgeoisie
 * The rise of the enlightenment ideals
 * Food scarcity (before revolution)-the increase in price of bread and other food sources (due to bad harvest)
 * Resentment of religious intolerance (is the church corrupt?)
 * The failure of Louis XVI to deal effectively with the phenomena of the (including caring for all his subjects)
 * Why did social tensions and ideological conflicts increase in the pre-revolutionary period?**
 * What Factors Contributed to Frances Pre-Revolutionary Financial Crisis?**