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    The document summarizes key events and topics related to the French Revolution in the late 18th century. It discusses the unequal society under King Louis XVI and the Old Regime, with the nobility and clergy exempted from most taxes while the burden fell to the third estate. As debts and taxes increased, discontent grew and eventually led to the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. The Revolution abolished the French monarchy and established a republic, and it also abolished slavery and made some changes to everyday life.

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    The document summarizes key events and topics related to the French Revolution in the late 18th century. It discusses the unequal society under King Louis XVI and the Old Regime, with the nobility and clergy exempted from most taxes while the burden fell to the third estate. As debts and taxes increased, discontent grew and eventually led to the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. The Revolution abolished the French monarchy and established a republic, and it also abolished slavery and made some changes to everyday life.

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    THE FRENCH REVOLUTION CLASS-9

    Topics:
     French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.
     The Outbreak of the Revolution.
     France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic.
     Did Women have a Revolution?
     The Abolition of Slavery.
     The Revolution and Everyday life.

    1. French Society during The Late Eighteenth Century

    o In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings


    ascended the throne of France.

    o He was 20 years old and married to the Austrian Princess


    Marie Antoinette.

    o The war added more than a billion livres

    o The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the


    society and institutions of France before 1789.

    o The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges.

    o The Church too extracted its share of taxes called Tithes


    from the peasants, and finally, all members of third estate
    had to pay taxes to the state.

    o These Included a direct tax, called taille, and a number of


    indirect taxes which were levied on articles of everyday
    consumption like salt and tobacco. The Burden of
    financing activities of the state through taxes was borne
    by the third estate alone.

    THANK YOU
    PREPARE WELL FOR SOCIAL EXAM

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