1. Revolution Brings Reform and Terror

2. The Assembly Reforms France
Old Regime (3 estate system) was dead
Equals
The Rights of Man
National Assembly adopted the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen
“men are born and remain free and equal in rights”
“liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”

3. A State-Controlled Church
Assembly took over Church lands
Declared that Church officials and priests were to be elected and paid as officials
Catholic Church lost both its lands and political independence

4. Louis tries to Escape Louis pondered his fate as a monarch
France unsafe?
June 1791 royal family tried to escape and go to the Austrian Netherlands
Captured and sent back to Paris under guard

5. Limited Monarchy September 1791 – New Constitution Louis approved
Limited Constitutional Monarchy
Legislative Assembly – power to create laws
King – executive powers to enforce laws

6. Legislative Assembly
Radicals – opposed the idea of a monarchy and wanted sweeping changes in the way government was ran
Moderates – wanted some changes in gov’t but not as many as Radicals
Conservatives – upheld idea of a limited monarchy

7. Terms to know:
Emigres – nobles and others who fled France and wished for the Old Regime to be restored
Sans-culottes – wanted greater change, workers and small shopkeepers
“those without knew breeches”

8. War and Execution
Austria and Prussia urged France to restore Louis as an absolute monarch
Legislative Assembly declared war in April 1792

9. France at War Began badly for the French
Prussia was entering Paris – threatened a take over
French troops stormed Tuileries and imprisoned Louis, Maris and their children

10. Under pressure from Radicals the Legislative Assembly set aside the Constitution
Declared King deposed, dissolved the assembly, and called for the election of a new legislature

11. Guilty or Not Guilty?

12. GUILTY!

13. Marie on her way to the Guillotine

15. New Government National Convention Took office September 21, 1791
Abolished the monarchy
France = Republic
Adult male citizens held office and were granted the right to vote

16. Jacobins Take Control Radical Political Organization – Jacobins
Jean-Paul Marat
King =common citizen and prisoner
Convention found him guilty
Sentenced to Death

17. War Continues Austria and Prussia against France
France against – GB, Holland, Spain
Too many enemies – calls for a draft

18. Robespierre Assumes Control
Jacobin leader
Maximilien Robespierre
Slowly gained power
“republic of virtue”
Get rid of the past

19. Committee of Public Safety
Dictator
Reign of Terror
Death sentences
National Convention turns – Revolts
Executed in 1794

20. Third New Government Directory Upper middle class men
Two-house legislature and an executive body of five men
Picked Napoleon Bonaparte to command armies