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French Revolution brings terror and reform
- The revolutionary governments of France made reforms but also used terror and violence to retain
power.
- After the storming of the Bastille, fear was felt by peasants, clergy, and nobles alike.
- The Old Regime had a large target on its back.
- The National Assembly Reforms France
- August 4, 1789
- National Assembly swept away privileges
of First and Second Estates
- France was now “equal
- The Old Regime was essentially dead
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
- (August 26th, 1789)
- Promoted...
- Liberty
- Property
- Security
- Justice
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of religion
- Formed basis for slogan
- Liberty
- Equality
- Fraternity
- A State-Controlled Church
- Church lands confiscated by the government
- Priests were now state officials
- Money used to pay off massive debts
- Catholic Church lost both land and influence
- Divisions Develop
- Factions Split France
- Outside Factions
- France at War
- The National Convention
- A new government declared France a Republic
- Adult male citizens were given the
right to vote
- Excluded women
- Jacobins Take Control of The National Convention
- A Famous Beheading
- The Wars Continue
- Robespierre Takes Over The Terror Grips
France
- The Reign of Terror
- Famous Victims of the Guillotine
- Effects of the Reign of Terror
- National Convention drafted a new
government called the Directory
- Made up of moderates
- Restored order
- Louis XVI
- Marie Antoinette
- Georges Danton
- Maximilian Robespierre
- Robespierre became a virtual dictator
- Used his role on the Committee to
execute thousands of supposed
enemies
- Included people of all political
ideologies- Liberal or
Conservative, Left, Right or
Center
- Maximilian Robespierre, a Jacobin seized power in France
- Headed Committee of Public Safety
- Wanted to wipe out France’s past
- New calendar
- Closed all churches
- Great Britain, Holland, and Spain join Austria and Prussia
- National Convention ordered a draft
- The French Army grew to 800,000 men
- Louis XVI tried for treason
- Executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793
- Marie Antoinette was executed
on October 16th, 1793
- Radical Political Organization
- Leaders
- Jean-Paul Marat
- Edited a newspaper
- Georges Danton
- Lawyer known for his devotion to the poor
- Declared war on Austria and Prussia due to interference within
France
- Royal family held as prisoners
- September Massacre
- Citizens killed nobles, priests, and royal sympathizers
- 1792
- Emigres
- Nobles who fled
France
- Wanted the Old Regime to
return
- Sans-culottes
- Peasant workers and
shopkeepers
- Wanted even greater
changes
- Many problems still existed
- Food shortages
- Divisions split into 3 general groups
- Left
- Radicals who wanted sweeping changes
- Center
- Centrists who wanted some
government changes
- Right
- Conservatives wanted few changes
- A new constitution set up a limited monarchy, similar to Great Britain
- Legislative Assembly
- Could make laws
- Declare war
- However, the only way to get laws past was through factions in
the Legislative Assembly
- Faction
- a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one,
esp. in politics