1. UNIT 2 DAY 3 Big Ideas: 1,2,3 Big Questions: 1,2,4,5
Notes: New Governments, New Leaders
Analysis: Why a Guillotine?
Readings: What on Earth Happened in the Reign of Terror?!
Notes: Results of Revolution
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Quote of the Day: “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway

2. I. CHANGE? New constitution proposed New Name: Legislative Assembly
Abolish noble birth
Sell church land to pay off debts
New Name: Legislative Assembly
Elections!!!*
Constitutional Monarchy
Austria, Prussia declare war – April 1792
Threats and Emigres
*Only if you have property

3. II. NEW GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL CONVENTION (1792-1793) Royalists
Elected body, all males vote (REPUBLIC!)
Vote to execute Louis XVI in 12/92, kill him 1/93
Royalists
Moderates
Girondins
Jacobins
Sans-culottes
Conservative
Least influential
Liberal/Radical
MOST influential

4. III. RADICAL LEADERS Jean-Paul Marat Radical journalist
Mob follows his orders
Killed 7/13/93

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6. III. RADICAL LEADERS Georges Danton: Radical Lawyer
People love him (“everyman”)
Rallies people to army

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8. Musical Interlude
As we listen to the French national anthem read the translation of the lyrics. A bit different than a flag waving over a fort, right?

9. III. RADICAL LEADERS Maximilien Robespierre: Jacobin Leader
Dominates Jacobins
“Defender of Liberty”, “Incorruptable”

10. IV. NEW GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY (1793-1794)
France begins to win against foreigners
Attack enemies of revolution in France
Promise total freedom “WHEN COUNTRY SAFE”

11. Cruel, Unusual, or Humane?
Check out p. 201 in your textbook to learn a little about decapitation.

12. WHAT THE HAPPENED IN FRANCE?!?!?!
REIGN OF TERROR
WHAT THE HAPPENED IN FRANCE?!?!?!
Read the set of documents on the Reign of Terror
Answer Questions 1-7 on page three of the documents

13. V. END OF THE NIGHTMARE? Danton killed April 1794
People think Robespierre crazy; he’s arrested, killed in July 1794
THERMIDOR: Period of relative calm after execution of Robespierre

14. STUDY WALL!
Let’s use our StudyWall sheet and the actual StudyWall to start reviewing the beginning of this unit.