1. Radicals, War, and Regicide

2. Conservative What comes to mind when you hear this term?
What does it mean to be conservative?
Who or what do you associate with conservatives?

3. Moderate What comes to mind when you hear this term?
What does it mean to be moderate?
Who or what do you associate with moderates?

4. Radical What comes to mind when you hear this term?
What does it mean to be radical?
Who or what do you associate with radicals?

5. France’s Political Spectrum
Radicals
Moderates
Conservatives
Wanted further revolution
Wanted some changes
Wanted to keep the monarchy intact (limited monarchy)
Sans-culottes  “Without knee breeches;” usually the poorest members of Third Estate. Often took actions of violence
Sat in the center aisles of the Legislative Assembly’s meeting hall
Desired very few to no changes
Jacobins  extremist political party that wanted an end to the monarchy and death to anyone who supported the monarchy
Girodins moderate liberals who wanted a democratic constitution
Sat on the right side of the Legislative Assembly’s meeting hall
Sat on the left side of Legislative Assembly’s meeting hall

6. Sans-culottes

7. War
Many European nations feared revolutions similar to the one in France
Prussia & Austria (the queens home country) want French to restore Louis’ power
Radical French government declares war on Prussia

8. Regicide What to do with Louis XVI? Jacobins Giordins
King must face justice
No need for a trial; he has been overthrown
Giordins
King must be judged by a court
He is a citizen like all Frenchmen
Wanted citizens to decide whether or not Louis deserved the death penalty

9. Regicide The Trial No one votes “not guilty” (691-0)
Referendum to allow the people to decide king’s punishment failed ( )
Government votes in favor of death penalty ( )