1. 10/16 Focus:
An extreme government changed French society and tried through harsh means to eliminate its critics within France
Do Now:
Explain why other European monarchs might have been concerned with events in France during the revolution.

3. Many European rulers and nobles feared the revolution would spread to their countries
Threatened military intervention to protect French monarchy
Austria and Prussia warned against harming the king

4. French declare war on Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain

5. French constitution created a limited monarchy
Legislative Assembly made laws
Assembly split into different factions
Conservatives
Moderates
Radicals

7. Radicals took over the Assembly
Led by Maximillian Robespiere
Jean- Paul Marat
Georges- Jacques Danton
Ended the monarchy
Execution of King Louis XVI
Jan. 21, 1793
Declared the formation of a republic
Suspended the Constitution

8. Radicals attempted to reform French Society
Eliminate influence of religion
Closed churches in Paris
Created the Cult for the Supreme Being
Worshipped Revolutionary ideals
Eliminate references to the monarchy and nobility
Created new calendar
New systems of weights and measurement
Queen of spades- Freedom of the Press
Jack of Clubs- Equality of Rights
Calendar renamed the months- 3 weeks of 10 days ( changed the names of the days)

10. Resistance from people inside France
War with other European nations
The First coalition
Austria, Prussia, Spain, Great Britain
France suffered a number of defeats
Economic Problems
Resistance from people inside France
Not everyone supported killing the king
Many priests would not accept gov’t control
Many peasants were angry about a military draft

11. The Death of Marat…
Marat killed by Charlotte Corday

12. Radicals created the Committee of Public Safety
eliminate people who threatened the revolution inside France
Use of terror to defend the republic

13. Radicals placed anyone suspected of not supporting the revolution on trial
Sentenced to death by guillotine
Over 40,000 people killed

15. Reign of Terror ended after radicals execute Robespierre
Robespierre began using the committee to eliminate other radicals that were his rivals
Danton
Reign of Terror ended after radicals execute Robespierre
July 27, 1794
Robespierre sent to the guillotine

16. Moderates returned to power and adopted a new constitution
Failed to address economic problems and civil unrest

17. What was the purpose of the Committee of Public Safety?
What political group took control of the government after the death of Robespierre?