Review in your notes (or from textbook, pages 199 to 201) … [1] How do other European countries respond? [2] Describe war breaking out between France and other European countries. [3] Violence in Paris …
Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789) … Declaration of the Rights of Man … Jean-Paul Marat … Women’s March on Versailles … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uI6JFl_sq4
Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789) Freedom of religion Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Guaranteed property rights “Liberty, equality, fraternity!” Right of the people to create laws Right to a fair trial
National Assembly creates … Constitution of 1791 Democratic features France became a limited monarchy National (Legislative) Assembly creates … Undemocratic features Voting was limited to taxpayers Offices were reserved for property owners
European Countries Respond [1] How do other European countries respond? “The French Plague” Fearful of what’s going on in France, other European countries declare war (Austria, Prussia, Britain, etc.)
European Countries Respond [2] Describe war breaking out between France and other European countries. Prussia, Great Britain, Austria (“Hapsburg Monarchy”), Dutch Republic, Spain, Portugal all invade France. Vs. “First French Republic”
[3] Violence in Paris … “September Massacres” in which more than 1,000 prisoners in Paris jails were killed.
Four Phases (Periods) of the French Revolution National Assembly (1789-1791) Legislative Assembly (1791-1792) Convention (1792-1795) Directory (1795-1799)
Abolishment of the Monarchy The Convention abolished the monarchy Put the royal couple on trial for treason Louis XVI was guillotined on January 21, 1793 Marie Antoinette was guillotined on October 16, 1793
Maximilien Robespierre French lawyer and politician Radical reformer, supports democratic changes (universal male suffrage) & help for poor. Becomes radicalized by The Revolution.
** Guillotine – humane way to be killed