Where did we leave off? Old Regime Estates General National Assembly Tennis Court Oath Storming the Bastille Great Fear March on Versailles

Reign of Terror

Summer 1789 to 1792 Era of reforms in France All three estates came together to talk things out August 1789: Declaration of the Rights of Man passed Included many Enlightenment ideas and ideas from the Declaration of Independence like Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion In June 1791, Louis and his family tried to escape but were recaptured and brought back to Paris to be put in jail

The National Assembly continued to pass reforms: Made France a constitutional monarchy similar to England’s The National Assembly was now the legislative assembly in France. The King could no longer declare war on other nations. 3 factions, or groups, developed in the National Assembly

Factions in the National Assembly Radicals Moderates Conservatives Radicals Moderates Conservatives Feelings about King Opposed King and monarchy Didn’t care either way about king Wanted a limited monarchy How many changes should be made to the government? A lot—people should have full power in a republic Some—not as many as the radicals want though Very few

Radicals in France tried to spread their revolutionary ideas to other countries and got France into wars with Austria and Prussia Austria and Prussia wanted Louis back in power, but the National Assembly said no, and declared war on them. France was in turmoil. Thousands of people were killed and in the process the National Assembly was renamed the National Convention.

January 21, 1793: Louis was killed by the guillotine September 21, 1792: National Convention met, abolished the monarchy, and declared France a republic Adult males could now vote Louis XVI was tried and found guilty of treason January 21, 1793: Louis was killed by the guillotine Marie was killed in October 1793

Terror Grips France Many people in France not only considered Austria and Prussia their enemies but also did not know which French citizens they could trust In the middle of the chaos, Maximilien Robespierre assumed power. Robespierre killed over 40,000 people. (Anyone who questioned or threatened his power) 80% of the people killed were poor (supposedly those for whom the Revolution was carried out). This was called the Reign of Terror

The End of the Terror July 1794: the National Convention met and knew they had to get rid of Robespierre Down with the Tyrant! July 28, 1794: Robespierre lost his head. National Convention met and created another new government (the third since 1789). New plan gave power to the middle class, created a two branch legislature, and an executive branch known as the Directory The Directory picked a guy named Napoleon to be their new general

Processing Who was the leader in charge of France during the Reign of Terror, and why was this period called the Reign of Terror? Did the Reign of Terror help lead the French people towards democracy? Why or why not?

The Rise of Napoleon

How Napoleon Restored Order Efficient tax collecting system Established a national bank Got rid of corrupt officials Set up government-run schools Signed an agreement with Pope Pius VII Passed the Napoleonic Code Supported freedom of religion and forbade privileges based on birth (government jobs go to those best qualified) Influenced the laws of many other countries

Napoleonic Code (Don’t Write) The French longed for structure and organization It preserved the social aims of the Revolution. It protected the interests of the rising middle class. It promoted order over individual rights.

Napoleon Creates an Empire Not only did Napoleon want to rule France, but he wanted to rule the rest of Europe and the New World

France in the New World 1789: the idea of revolution had reached Haiti, France’s colony in the Caribbean They wanted the same rights as the former 3rd Estate in France, so they stopped making sugar Napoleon sent 29,000 troops to restore the production of sugar, but the colony (led by Toussaint L’Ouverture) and its slaves were hard to beat

Napoleon could not win, so he ended up selling the land to the U. S Napoleon could not win, so he ended up selling the land to the U.S. for $15 million The money helped France’s economy and gave Napoleon the money to try and take over Europe

Napoleon and Europe First: took parts of Netherlands and Italy Britain, Russia, Austria, and Sweden feared Napoleon and set up a third coalition against France Napoleon, through several battles, conquered the largest European Empire since Rome Had peace treaties with Russia, Austria, and Prussia

Napoleon was unable to beat Great Britain Britain was known for its strong navy that beat Napoleon and his navy at the Battle of Trafalgar

Napoleon’s Empire 1812: the only nations not under France’s rule were Britain, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, and Sweden The large empire prompted the growth of nationalism among the conquered nations Nationalism: the belief that one’s greatest loyalty should be to your nation and your people rather than a king or a leader Although the empire was large, it only lasted for 5 years before it started to collapse.

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