Revolution Brings Reform and Terror Chapter 7 Section 2

The Assembly Reforms France August 4, 1789 The Great Fear is making everything chaotic and people are panicking Feel like something must be done- meet the night of August 4 go all through the night People make grand speeches, people crying, denounce all privileges. “Patriotic drunkenness”- One upped each other on the amount they could give up By the next morning the Old Regime is completely finished

The Assembly Reforms France Rights of Man August 26, 1789- Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen – Declaration of rights of man and citizen Ideas of Enlightenment Liberty, Egalite, Fraternité- Liberty, equality, fraternity is adopted as thier slogan

The Assembly Reforms France A state controlled church Took over church lands and made church officials be elected Made them swear a loyalty oath- many refuse and are hunted down Lands helped pay of the church’s debt Church becomes a place for political announcements Many peasants are devout Catholics and were shocked by these reforms, thus no longer supported the Assembly Separation of church and state

The Assembly Reforms France Louis tries to escape Mobs keep King and Queen in the city when they try to leave to visit their priest Decide to flee the country and return at the head of the Austrian Army ( Marie’s Brother Emperor) Writes a letter before he leaves saying he does not believe in any part of the Revolution even though he had taken an oath of loyalty Thought that only Paris would be the problem Family makes escape in costume, pretends to be someone else Louis gets cocky ( talked to people, put up curtains in carriage, etc.) Recognized by Drouet from bank note- rides to the next town About 1,500 people from town stop them in Varennes and return them to Paris under guard