1. French Revolution 1700’s By: Kelly Render, Quinn Moore, Paul Williams, Cayla, Sabrina

2. Important People Napoleon Bonaparte: A general in the French army who later lead France as a Dictator. First/second Estate: They were the upper class society of France. They lived fairly easy lifestyles. They have complete control over government system because they had majority vote. Third Estate: The social class that consist of everyone who is not a clergy nor noble but everything else. They lived rough lives and no power in government system. They paid 100% of taxes. The main reason my they revolted because they paid taxes. Louis XVI: The French king from 1774 to 1792, who called a meeting of the Estate- General at Versailles on May 5, 1789. He voted in favor of current government system which later on make the Third Estate revolt and kill hill and his wife. Marie-Antoinette The wife of King Louis XVI and, in the French commoners’ eyes, the primary symbol of the French royalty’s extravagance and excess. When Marie-Antoinette was executed in 1793, she was dressed in a plain dress, common to the poorest in French society. Maximilien Robespierre A brilliant political tactician and leader of the radical Jacobins in the National Assembly. As chairman of the Committee of Pubic Safety, Robespierre pursued a planned economy and vigorous mobilization for war. He grew increasingly paranoid about counterrevolutionary opposition, however, during the Reign of Terror of 1793–1794 he attempted to silence all enemies of the Revolution in an effort to save France from invasion. After the moderates regained power reaction was under way, they had Robespierre executed on July 28, 1794. National Assembly: The power to govern France. Baily: The National Assembly’s president, led the Tennis court oath.

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4. Causes of the Revolution France in going bankrupt from constant warfare and helping fund the American Revolution. France is divided into Three-Estates of Nobles, Clergy, and everyone else. Third-Estate is required to pay almost all taxes for all three classes. Prices of food becomes inflated and the First and Second-Estates are allowed to levy taxes on the Third-Estate. King Louis XVI, facing bankruptcy, called for a reform which would raise taxes on the Third-Estate during the assembly of the Estates-General to solve economic crisis. The representatives of the Third-Estate create the National Assembly on June 17, 1789 to promote liberal, humanistic ideas throughout France.

5. Timeline 1789 -Third estate politicians establish radical revolutionary group, the national assembly design a constitution. 1791 -The national assembly kept control, transformed Europe adopting the declaration of rights of man. -The document forced the French catholic church to cut its ties with Rome abolishing feudalism. 1792 - France declared war on Austria and Prussia (it also placed the national assembly with a body known as the convection governing till 1796) 1793 -King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette was beheaded and replaced with a monarchy with a republic. 1794 -moderates in the convection took charge in 1794 executing the main agent of terror, Maximillian Robespierre. 1796 -The convection loss control of France, marking the end of the revolution.

6. Primary Document Title/Author/Year: Maximilien Robespierre: Justification of the use of terror (1758-1794) Summary: The democracy of the revolution must end war of liberty against tyranny and the pass. They were issuing threats to the National Convention. Meaning they are ending the war and moving on from the past and looking forward to different things in the future. Why is it important? It’s important because it talks about the issues that everyone is having. There were a lot of issues that had to do with the national convention. Quote: Indulgence for the royalist, cry certain men, mercy for the villains! No! mercy for the innocence, mercy for the weak, mercy for the unfortunate, mercy for humanity.

7. Outcome of the end of the Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte takes control of France in 1799 and keeps many of the ideas gained from the revolution such as equality, liberty, and property rights. Napoleonic code was introduced which helped hold up individual rights of citizens such as equality among classes liberty and property rights. In 1804 Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France after the citizens had reinstated the French Monarchy. Began many expensive military tours through Europe including Germany,Italy, Prussia, Austria, Portugal and Russia which helped spread French intuitions and new ideas gained during the revolution. Many ideas such as popular sovereignty, democracy and representative government began to spread throughout Europe to create more unified nations.

8. Analysis The French Revolution was somewhat successful because a lot was gained within the revolution such as equality, liberty and rights. New ideas spread throughout Europe.