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MARIE ANTOINETTE

What was the French Revolution?

Who was Marie Antoinette?

  • Began on May 5th, 1789 until 1799
  • Began in Paris,France
  • Government financial crisis
  • Liberal and radical ideas
  • Major period of social/political upheaval
  • Poor against wealthy
  • Poor were angry with wealth of king and queen
  • A beautiful woman
  • The symbol of the sheer extravagance of the French monarchy
  • A teenage wife married to the Dauphin of France Louis XVI
  • A very rich queen who shares her wealth with friends

What was Marie Antoinette's role in the French Revolution?

  • Caused the poor to resent monarchy by flaunting wealth
  • Arranged marriage with Louis XVI
  • France's desire for a baby boy
  • Her antics ended her life by a guillotine.
  • She was beheaded
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