1. Revolution Begins and the Reign of Terror!

2. Storming the Bastille
Rumors began to swirl around that King Louis was going to dismantle the National Assembly and he would send in the Foreign troops to massacre the citizens of france
They began gathering their weapons and on July 14th they stormed the Paris prison
Hacked prison commander and guards
Became the symbol (and start) of the French Revolution

3. The Great Fear
Wave of Senseless panic during the beginning of the Revolution (started b/c of rumors)
Peasants broke into their lord’s manors to destroy contracts
1789 women rioted over the price of bread

4. The Assembly Reforms France
In 1789 the National Assembly created the “declaration of the rights of man and citizen”
This Document was influenced by our Declaration of independence. It stressed that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity became the revolution’s slogan

5. Equality for all? The Declaration did not give rights to everyone!?
Olympe de gouges wrote a version of the declaration for women
It was rejected
she was later seen as an enemy of the revolution and executed

6. The Assembly Reforms France cont.
The assembly took over church lands and the priests were to be elected and paid as state officials
This Action upset many peasants who were devout Catholics; many peasants opposed most of the reforms after this
Louis tried to escape but was apprehended at the border
In 1791 the legislative assembly was created; it had the power to create laws and declare war
Government decisions were still split
Emigres and sans-culottes

7. War and Execution
Many neighboring countries were afraid of similar revolutionary outbreaks and demanded Louis be returned to the thrown- The legislative Assembly declared war in April 1792

8. War an execution cont.
Foreign soldiers began marching to France and many believed the King and Queen would help them. The royal family was imprisoned and their supporters were killed.
A new gov’t was formed (national convention) and the jacobins became the leaders of this new gov’t.
They made louis a common citizen and tried him for treason, on Jan. 21, 1793 he was executed