How Did Louis Xvi Break The American Revolution

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Finally, After 68 years, and a few bad decisions later the people of France were starving and the country was under crippling debts that made the 3rd estate the poorest it has ever been. Even the King, Louis XVI, was very concerned about the economic state of his conutry because of it's decline over the years. So he decided to bring the Grand Council, help from the people of the three different estates, to talk about a better way to help the economic problem. King Louie XVI wanted to break the old tradition of the people in the first and second estate didn't have to pay taxes; But whenever the topic was faced the first two estsates took it down as quickly as possible making it so the Third Estate had to keep paying taxes So whenever the topic …show more content…

the men of the thrid estate found themselves locked out of the Grand Council meeting room and being fed up with the first two Estate, they moved to an open indoor tennis court and made an oath to never to separate until a written constitution had been established for France. The event was called the Tennis Court Oath and was inspired by the American Revolution's declartion of Independence. A few years before, the American Revolution had won against the British and the French people looked upon the American Revolution as a means of freedom of the goverment. They were deeply inspired and influenced into the revolution from The American Revoution. But as the tensions grow thicker in Paris, the people of Paris caught wind of a rumor that the king was sending quards to kill the people of paris but there was another rumor that a local prison, The Bastille, had gun powder in it. So in July, 14 1789, the people began to riot then and it escalated until they stormed the Bastille. They did this successfully and it showed the French government that the people of France had enough with the goverment and they were going to fight back now. The Bastille was symbol the monarchy's dictatorial rule and they took it

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