Section 2 Revolution Brings Reform and Terror

SECTION 2 The French Revolution Paris citizens feared the King would drive out the National Assembly by force.

SECTION 2 The French Revolution 14 July 1789 The people of Paris capture the Bastille.

Great Fear July-August 1789 Peasants attack homes of nobles

October 1789 women riot over the price of bread and demand that Louis and Marie return to Paris !!!

I. The Rights of Man August 4, 1789 – nobles join the National Assembly and make the common people of France equal to the 1 st and 2 nd estate. What made the 1 st and 2 nd estate change their minds? This joining of forces leads to the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

Declaration of Rights of Man

SECTION 2 The French Revolution Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Men are born equal & remain equal before the law Freedom of speech, of the press, of religion Right to take part in gov ’ t Right to a fair trial Sound familiar?

SECTION 2 The French Revolution The Slogan of the French Revolution... Liberty Equality Fraternity

Does the Declaration apply to Women? Olympe de Gouges - publishes the Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens Her ideas are rejected Executed in 1793

Assembly takes over Church property Priests were to be elected and paid by the state Church land sold to pay off debt These actions towards the Roman Catholic Church offends many of the peasants and they refuse to join the Revolution II. State- Controlled Church

III. Louis Tries to Escape June Louis and his family tried to escape to the Austrian Netherlands. However, he is caught and this further enrages the revolutionaries