CHAPTER THREE SECTION TWO REVOLUTION,REFORM AND TERROR

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

1789-1792 National Assembly Reforms End of feudalism Declaration of the Rights of Man “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Reduction of Church power

Conflicting Sides Limited Constitutional Monarchy Louis tries to escape 1791 Legislative Assembly replaced National Assembly

Left and Right wing The Girond (right-wing conservatives ) The Jacobins (left-wing radicals)

Attack by Prussia and Austria Conservative nations threatened by French Anti-monarchy reaction in Paris King imprisoned The danger of émigrés

1792-1795 The National Convention Republic Execution of Louis XVI Universal manhood suffrage “citizens” A National Army

The Leadership Jean Paul Marat-leader of sans-culottes-murdered Georges Danton-middle class Maximilian Robespierre- “Empire of Virtue”

The “Terror” 1793-1794 Committee for Public Safety “ humane” guillotine 3,000 executions in Paris: 40,000 nationwide Marie Antoinette apologizes

Danton executed-”Show them my head-it’s worth looking at” Robespierre finally executed National Convention ends “Terror””

Consequences of French Revolution A revolution that was social as well as political 1795-Middle Class-supported dictatorshiptakes over in the name of “order”-The Directory French Revolution still threatened European status quo