Warm Up 10/17/14 How did the constitution of 1791 change the French government? Who were the sans-culottes and what type of government did they want?

Warm Up 10/17/12 What was the name of the second government of the French Revolution and what type of government was it? Who led the “Reign of Terror” and the Committee of Public Safety?

Warm Up 10/16/14 1.What was the name of the government that came after the legislative assembly and what type of government was it? 2. Read “Tension Leads to Violence” discuss with a partner if you think the violence was justifiable.

3.Which of these first demonstrated that popular protest would play a role in the French Revolution? A. The reign of the Committee of Public Safety. B. The trial of Louis XIV. C. The fall of the Bastille. D. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

Warm Up 10/20/14 Read both of the excerpts in the orange box on page 122. List three reasons Marat stated for why the execution of the king was ok. According to the London Times how will Frenchmen be viewed as a result of the execution?

Warm Up Pair Share Discuss with a partner, which of the two articles makes a better case for or against the execution of King Louis XVI

Warm Up 10/21/14 1. Who was the architect of the “Reign of Terror” and the head of the Committee of Public Safety? 2. List the names and types of governments that have been created up to this point in the French Revolution.

Radical Days of the Revolution

Standard 10.2.4 Explain how the ideology of the French Revolution led France to develop from a constitutional monarchy, to democratic despotism, to the Napoleonic empire.

Objective Students note how the French Revolution turned radical leading to mass executions in a period known as the reign of terror.

Rulers fear spread of Revolution Emigres: nobles, clergy, and others who fled France to escape the revolution.

Monarchs from other European countries “The French Plague” Guillotine French Rats Monarchs from other European countries What is the significance/importance of this cartoon? It shows how the other European rulers feared the spread of the French Revolution Catherine of Russian, the Pope, King Leopold, and King George III The Revolution is portrayed as the Bubonic Plague (diseased Rats) with the main killing machine, (guillotine) as the tail

France Goes to war Legislative assembly declared war on Austria, Prussia, and Britain. Some radicals believed the king was plotting to help the enemies

Radicals Take Over Radicals called for a new government and approved the National Convention (republic),which replaced the legislative assembly Legislative Assembly National Convention Second constitution of the revolution

The new government abolished the monarchy and created a republic. abolished = to do away with or get rid of republic: government in which people vote for representatives to lead Abolished Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Louis XVI Executed in January of 1793 The National Convention put Louis XVI on trial as a traitor to France, he was sentenced to death by a single vote. Louis XVI Executed in January of 1793 Marie Antoinette was also sentenced to death and executed in October.

King Louis XVI about to be executed “Frenchmen, I die innocent. I pardon the authors of my death I pray God that the blood about to be spilt will never fall upon the head of France…” King Louis XVI about to be executed

Guillotine

Reign of Terror September 1793-July 1794 Committee of Public Safety: Twelve member committee that had absolute power, being in charge of both trials and executions. Led the period of the revolution known as the Reign of Terror

Maximilien Robespierre “Liberty cannot be secured, unless criminals lose their heads.” Father of the Reign of Terror. Head of the Committee of Public Safety

Reign of Terror -300,000 were arrested -17,000 were executed -Many died in prison awaiting their trials. Only 15% of those sentenced to death by the guillotine were nobility and clergy.

Reign of Terror Fearing for their own lives the National Convention turned on the Committee of Public Safety. Robespierre and other members were executed ending the reign of terror.

Following the death of Robespierre the killings slowed. France created a new government called the directory (3rd constitution 1795) -five man directory -two house legislature

Directory 1795-1799 Constitution of 1795 set up a five man directory and a two house legislature. As emigres returned to France many embraced the idea of recreating a constitutional monarchy.

Napoleon Bonaparte In 1799 Napoleon takes over and becomes the leader of France The revolution lasted for ten years and ends without democracy.