HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Toussaint Louverture, Unspoken Rule, Ahold
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Gained authority from god (born into power) Money spent on life of luxury for king while the average peasant struggled to. France on the verge of bankruptcy feed themselves. National assembly in france -- 3 bodies/states. King louis xvi called national assembly to palace of versailles. Created their own national assembly, dominated by the common people. Storming of the bastille to get weapons & assert themselves as the people the government should be serving (1789) King suggests constitutional monarchy, although he doesn"t want to comply. King flees with family to other country (wife"s relatives) to ask for help. The king has been executed by the people!!!! Reign of terror (1793-1794): peasants executing people who were suspected as sympathising with the king (enemies of the revolution) with a guillotine. Guillotine seen as most humane form of capital punishment due to the victim dying instantly. Group of generals put into power to regain order.
