Title: German revolutions of 1848–1849 - Wikipedia
Headings: German revolutions of 1848–1849
German revolutions of 1848–1849
Contents
Events leading up to the revolutions
Austria
Baden
The Palatinate
Prussia
Saxony
The Rhineland or Rhenish Prussia
Bavaria
Greater Poland
National Assembly in Frankfurt
Backlash in Prussia
Failure of the revolution
Peasant success of the revolution
In popular culture
References
Citations
Bibliography
External links

Content: Liberals were forced into exile to escape political persecution, where they became known as Forty-Eighters. Many emigrated to the United States, settling from Wisconsin to Texas. Contents
1 Events leading up to the revolutions
2 Austria
3 Baden
4 The Palatinate
5 Prussia
6 Saxony
7 The Rhineland or Rhenish Prussia
8 Bavaria
9 Greater Poland
10 National Assembly in Frankfurt
11 Backlash in Prussia
12 Failure of the revolution
13 Peasant success of the revolution
14 In popular culture
15 References
15.1 Citations
15.2 Bibliography
16 External links
Events leading up to the revolutions
The groundwork of the 1848 uprising was laid as early as the Hambacher Fest of 1832, when public unrest began to grow in the face of heavy taxation and political censorship. The Hambacher Fest is also noteworthy for the Republicans adopting the black-red-gold colours used on today's national flag of Germany as a symbol of the Republican movement and of the unity among the German-speaking people. Activism for liberal reforms spread through many of the German states, each of which had distinct revolutions. They were also inspired by the street demonstrations of workers and artisans led in Paris, France, from February 22 through 24, 1848, which resulted in the abdication by King Louis-Philippe of France and his exile in Britain. In France the revolution of 1848 became known as the February Revolution . The revolutions spread from France across Europe; they erupted soon thereafter in Austria and Germany, beginning with the large demonstrations on March 13, 1848, in Vienna. This resulted in the resignation of Prince von Metternich as chief minister to Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, and his going into exile in Britain.