Revolution Brings Reform and Terror AP Global Project George Danias Alex Brion & Elliot Baron Calvin Han Svitlana Mykulynska

Declaration of the Rights of Man Reflected Enlightenment ideas and the Declaration of Independence Guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion Slogan of Revolution: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” ***Note: Declaration did not apply to women “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.” “The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural… rights of men. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.”

• To prevent absolutism, the National Assembly made their new government a limited constitutional monarchy • Like the American constitution, their were branches of government so as to check power •The Legislative Assembly had the power to make new laws and to approve or decline wars declared by the king on other nations just like English Monarchy and British Parliament. • The king and his ministers held the power and responsibility to enforce these laws. Otherwise, the throne held little power. • All power was now with the people’s assembly (Popular Sovereignty) •The French National Assembly exists to this day Limited Monarchy

Political vs. Religious Changes Jacobins sought to eliminate the influence of Christianity in France Closed churches Forced priests to marry Promoted “cult of reason” as secular alternative to Christianity Recognized no day of religious observance

Reign of Terror The reign of terror occurred for a year after the French Revolution started. It lasted from June 1793 to July 1794. The reign of terror had many people executed who were thought to be enemies of the French Revolution. Some of the famous people that lost their lives were Louis the sixteenth, Marie Antoinette, Madame Roland, the Duke of Orleans and many other political enemies of the revolutionist. The reign of terror weakened with France’s military successes and there was a less need for domestic order as more people then supported France.