1. The People vs. The Monarchy
The Revolution Begins
The People vs. The Monarchy

2. The Storming of Bastille July 14th, 1789
Bastille Prison
Housed political prisoners
Symbol of injustice
Angry mob raids the prison
Searching for weapons to defend the National Assembly against the King’s troops
Violence erupts
The Aftermath
Violence soon spreads to the countryside
Peasants fight their feudal lords, destroy homes and documentation of debt

3. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Written by the National Assembly (1789)
Includes enlightenment ideas
No unjust taxes
Natural Rights
Resistance to oppression
Citizens make laws
Free speech

4. The King’s Final Mistake
King Louis fails to accept the reforms
Parisians want him to move to Paris from Versailles
October 17th, 1789
Women march on Versailles demanding bread and creating havoc
Louis decides to go to Paris

5. The Constitution of 1791 The National Assembly adopts a Constitution
Guarantees
Basic natural rights
Limited monarchy
Not all have equal rights (women especially)
Not all could vote