1. Revolution Brings Reform and terror
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2. Legislative Assembly (1791)
Power to create laws and declare war
With a new government officially created(limited monarchy), old problems remained such as food shortages and debt
There were THREE groups of people in this Assembly

3. Three Groups RADICALS: Opposed Monarchy and wanted change
MODERATES: Wanted change, but not as much as radicals
CONSERVATIVES: Wanted a limited Monarchy with few changes
***Think about today’s political system…***

4. France at war
Monarchs in other European nations began to worry that similar revolts would happen in their countries
As a result, Prussia and Austria urged France to put King Louis back as the Absolute Monarch
Legislative assembly voted to go to war instead in 1792

5. The King is held captive
Threatened by the Prussian commander to not harm the royal family, 20,000 men and women invaded the palace that held the King, Marie Antoinette, and their children
From a rumor that prisoners in Paris would escape and take control of the city, citizens took matter in their own hands- killing more than 1,000 inmates

6. The Jacobins
Most of the people involved in the government changes were members of a radical political organization known as the Jacobin Club
Jean-Paul Marat called for the death of all those who continued to support the king- he was later murdered

7. Off with his head
Lead by radical Jacobins, King Louis XVI was tried with treason against his people and was beheaded by a machine known as the Guillotine.
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9. Deaths By the guillotine: 2,100
First and Second Estates
Third Estate
420 people died by the force of the Guillotine
1680 people died by the force of the Guillotine