the french revolution

To define it in short, was a civil revolution that broke out in France in 1789.
Essentially France was growing tired of the king centralizing his power...(taking it away from the nobles and giving it to himself) and being in a confortable financial position that did not require the co-governing of the french state the Estates General. Because of this, only the King himself had any ruling power over France. The Nobles, were tired of having no power and being shat on by the king, and wanted to regain power lost over the years. Educated people were tired of being classified in the "rest of France" group, the Third Estate. At this point, the peasantsa didn't really want to get involved and make their situation worse than it already was.
After Luis XVI managed to spend all of France's future revinue by starting yet another war on Britain, getting people to loan money for the war, the king finally had to turn to the Estates General for support. The Estates General decided to hear everyone in France's complaints, yet since their were 3 estates, and 95% of the population were in the third estate, the voting system existed in such a way that the first and second Estates (Clergy and Nobles) could easily outvote the Third. Consequently the angered Third Estate grew by people from the others joining the force, and took a vow not to cease their demands even after the King threatoned to dismiss the Estates General with lethal force.

Finally the third estate renamed themselves to the National Assembly, and voted all the Nobles provileges to be cancelled and called upon a set of governing laws inspired by the Declaration of Independence. (France loved America at the time for beating the British) It was called the Declaration of Rites of Man and of the Citizen and long story short only benefitted the rich people.

people were mad and radicals continued the revolution and there was much blood and killing.

The End.

The French Revolution was very fascinating.

36👍 3👎

ossing

To be performing any activity which would be considered unfashionable or unrighteous in any context. NOT TO BE MISTAKEN FOR A MISPRONUNCIATION OF THE WORD ASS OR ASSING. THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORD.

One who is ossing around is an oss

(British accent)I am the self-nominated governor in this here territory and I declare that there shall be no ossing here. No ossing there shall ever be from this decided moment.

<Guy is ossing around>
(British accent) Excuse me! You there! Yes you there! I couldn't help but notice as I was marching the streets on this day that you appear to be ossing around. As a figure of authority who enfources the laws of the land I request that you discontinue your ossing activities as it is against the law stated by the governor above.
<guy stops ossing>
(British accent) Good citizen, I'm satisfied with your discontinuation of your ossful activities and will hereby see that you no longer shall be ossing around again.

4👍 1👎