1. The
French
Revolution

2. Symbols of the French Revolution
Flag = Tri-color
Anthem = La Marseillaise
Slogan = Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Clothing = Bonnet Rouge, No Short Pants (Sans Culottes)
“The Nation’s Razor” = The Guillotine

3. The Estates of the Realm
1st Estate = The Clergy
2nd Estate = The Nobility
3rd Estate = Everyone Else (including bourgeoisie)
Assembly of Estates to advice King = Estates-General
Last time it met before 1789 = 1614
Stages of The French Revolution
Pre-Revolution France = “The Old Regime”
1st Stage = Moderate =
2nd Stage = Radical = (Reign of Terror)
3rd Stage = Reactionary –

4. Forms of Government during Revolution
1680’s – 1789 = Absolute Monarchy
1789 – 1792 = Constitutional Monarchy
1792 – 1804 = Republic
1804 – 1815 = Empire (under Napoleon)
Important Political “Parties”
Jacobin = more a club than a party (1st Radical org.)
The Mountain Party = Robespierre / sat in balcony
Sans-culottes = peasant allies of Mountain Party

5. Set Up of the French Legislative Chamber
Left
Middle
Moderate
Right
Conservative
Liberals

6. How is the Fr.Rev. different than the Am.Rev.?
More Radical
More Complex
More Influential (to the world)
More Controversial
More Loved and Hated
More Violent

7. Long Term Causes of the French Revolution
Influence of the Enlightenment
Experience of the American Revolution
Financial Problems of the Government:
Spending by King and Queen
Supporting the Am. Rev.
Tax-exempt status of Nobility
Injustice of the Estates System
Unfair privileges of the nobility (no taxes, feudal rights)
Rising price of Bread (food instability)

8. Immediate Cause of the Revolution:
Calling of the Estates-General in 1789 to try and fix the
financial problems of the country.