1. French Revolution

2. The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
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3. Objectives Identify the three estates of the old regime
Summarize the factors that led up to the French Revolution
Analyze the Declaration of the Rights of Man

4. Essential Question
What factors caused the French Revolution?

5. Terms Bourgeoisie 3 Estates Estates-General Louis XVI Marie Antoinette
Tennis Court Oath
Great Fear
National Assembly

6. Guiding Questions
What were the circumstances that led to the meeting of the Estate-General?
Describe the events that led up to the storming of the Bastille

7. French Revolution

8. Old Regime Feudalism left over from middle ages
Non – Existent Middle Class
Suppressed by a monarch
3 Estates of Society

9. 1st Estate Roman Catholic Church Owned 10 percent of the land
Provided education and relief services to the poor
Disapproved of enlightenment ideas

10. 2nd Estate Nobility 1% of the population Owned 30% of the land
Did not pay taxes
Disapprove enlightenment ideas

11. 3rd Estate 98 % of the population
Bourgeoisie - Merchants and artists, very wealthy, Paid taxes, Few privileges
Workers - Paid low wages, Heavily taxed, Out of work, starving
Peasants - 80% of population, half of income  nobles, church, and kings taxes

12. Forces of Change Enlightenment ideas American Revolution
Economic Problems - Rapid population growth, Poor growth of production, Heavy taxes, Little Ice Age

13. Royal Family
King Louis XVI –Indecisive, Did not take advise, bankruptcy
Married Marie Antoinette - Madam Deficit
Estates-General - Assembly
of representatives from all
three estates called to discuss
Tax reform

14. Dawn of Revolution

15. National Assembly Third estate - wanted change in government
Votes - one vote per estate
Abbe Sieyes - Suggested creation of national assembly
June 17, National Assembly was formed
First act of revolution
Tennis Court Oath - Demanded a constitution

16. Storming the Bastille
1st and 2nd estates forced to join National Assembly
July 14, 1789 – Bastille Day
Great Fear - Rumors of terrorism, Angry Mobs, Mad women
Force King to leave

18. French Revolution Begins

19. Assembly Reforms France
“Liberty, equality,
fraternity, or death; -
the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!” ― Charles Dickens,
A Tale of Two Cities

20. Objectives Explain the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Summarize the positions of the three factions
Explain how war with Austria and the execution of the King affected the revolution

21. Essential Question
How did the lack of organization in government lead to the Reign of Terror?

22. Terms Declaration of Rights of Man Guillotine Reign of Terror
Maximillien Robespierre
Legislative Assembly
Jacobin
Émigré
Sans-culotte

23. Guiding Questions What were the three goals of the Revolution?
Why did the National Assembly lose support of many of the French peasants?

24. Declaration of the Rights of Man
“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”
“The aim of all political association is to preserve the natural rights of man.”
Rights – Liberty, property, security, resistance to oppression
Guaranteed the rights to equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.

25. “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

26. State-Controlled Church
National Assembly took over church lands
Power over officials
Loss of political independence
Offended Catholic peasants
Peasants vs. Bourgeoisie

27. King Louis XVI Attempted to flee France Returned to Paris
Limited Monarchy –
Stripped the king of his authority
Legislative assembly gained power to create law

28. Factions Split France Old problems still exist
Caused the revolution’s leaders to turn against each other
Three Factions
Radicals - Opposed the king and idea of monarchy  Democracy
Moderates - Constitutional monarchy
Conservatives - Maintain absolute monarch

29. Extremist
Émigrés – Extreme right and wanted the full monarchy reestablished
San-culottes – Extreme left and wanted the people to have complete control over govt.
Revolution!