1. Road to Revolution in France

2. French Revolution
First Estate – Clergy – owned 10% of land, collected tithes, PAID NO TAXES

3. French Revolution
Second Estate – Nobility – held top jobs in government and military, hated civil service system, PAID NO TAXES

4. French Revolution
Third Estate – Made up of educated middle class called Bourgeoisie, common people, and rural poor. PAID ALL THE TAXES!!!!! Had limited rights

5. French Revolution

6. French Revolution France hits an economic crisis.
Deficit spending by government
Bad Harvests
High Food Prices

7. French Revolution
Influenced by ideas of Enlightenment, 3rd Estate starts to question French system.

8. Focus 5/11
The French Revolution began due to the dissatisfaction of the 3rd Estate. The 3rd Estate, made up of the common people of France were forced to pay all the taxes and had limited rights. The 1st and 2nd estates enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and paid no taxes. Points for Discussion: How was the Revolution influenced by the Enlightenment? Critical Lens: Conditions in France in 1789 contradicted the Enlightenment. Term to Know: lavish

9. French Revolution
Louis XVI was a weak and indecisive King

10. French Revolution
Advisor, Jacques Necker urges King Louis XVI to cut spending and tax 1st and 2nd Estate

11. French Revolution
1st and 2nd Estate calls for meeting of Estates General (French Parliament)

12. French Revolution
Louis XVI has estates prepare cahiers (list of grievances)

13. French Revolution
3rd Estate transforms into National Assembly

14. French Revolution
National Assembly draw up Tennis Court Oath swearing not to disband until they have a constitution

15. French Revolution
Storming of the Bastille becomes a symbol of French Revolution

16. French Revolution
Rumors cause what becomes known as the “Great Fear”

17. French Revolution Declaration of the Rights of Man - written in 1789
- uses American Declaration as a model
- all men have natural rights
- tax people according to what they can pay
- freedom of religion
- all men are equal under the law

18. French Revolution The National Assembly sets up Constitution of 1791
which creates a
limited monarchy in
France

19. Focus 9/15
As the Jacobins and Robespierre led the charge during the Reign of Terror, the people of France grew tired of the instability within France. Eventually, a General, Napoleon seized power and became the dictator. Though a dictator, Napoleon did enact ideas of the Enlightenment. With Napoleon, France saw the rise of nationalism. Points for Discussion: Why did the Jacobins and Robespierre start the Reign of Terror? Critical Lens: The rise of Napoleon went against the basic principles of the revolution. Term to Know: radical

20. French Revolution
Revolution takes a radical turn

21. French Revolution
Nobles and clergy start to flee France

22. French Revolution
Louis XVI begins to pledge his support for nobles who fled France

23. French Revolution
Marie Antoinette begins to ask other monarchies around Europe to invade France

24. French Revolution
Louis XVI writes to the Kings of Prussia, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Austria in hopes they would form an alliance with him to put down the revolution

25. Term to Know: Nationalism
Focus 9/15
As the Jacobins and Robespierre led the charge during the Reign of Terror, the people of France grew tired of the instability within France. Eventually, a General, Napoleon seized power and became the dictator. Though a dictator, Napoleon did enact ideas of the Enlightenment. With Napoleon, France saw the rise of nationalism.
Points for Discussion: Why did the Jacobins and Robespierre start the Reign of Terror?
Critical Lens: The rise of Napoleon went against the basic principles of the revolution.
Term to Know: Nationalism

26. French Revolution
King Louis XVI and his family are executed.

27. French Revolution
Radicals take control of the revolution and attempt to get rid of all memories of the old order
Jacobins – radical revolutionaries
Rein of Terror begins

28. French Revolution
Radicals seek to wash away all memory of the old order in France

29. French Revolution
Reign of Terror – Robespierre was chief architect of reign of terror
Robespierre became leader of Committee for Public Safety

30. French Revolution
“The Mother and her baby in the cradle, the warrior from the battlefield, all perished. Friends, enemies, people of all parties, ages, ranks die. Head after head… it is never enough.”

31. French Revolution
France sets up Directory to attempt to restore order.

32. Rise of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte becomes dictator in France.

33. Rise of Napoleon
Napoleon builds French Economy

34. Napoleon
Napoleon establishes Public School System

35. Napoleon
Creates Napoleonic Code which embraces ideas of the Enlightenment like equality and religious tolerance

36. Napoleon
Napoleon builds a strong army and begins to conquer other European countries