1. The French Revolution and the Reign of Terror
When the French Revolution loses its head…

6. Reform among the Estates
In August 1789 the National Assembly takes away privileges from the 1st and 2nd Estates.
Now commoners were equal to the nobles and clergy
The church is reformed. Church land is taken.
Peasants in the countryside who were devote Catholics did not like this
They turned away from the National Assembly

7. The Declaration of Rights of Man
Stated that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”
Including “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”
Guaranteed to citizens:
Equal justice
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion

9. The King and Queen try to escape
The royal family is caught trying to escape the country
The people start to turn away from the King more and more
Power is shifted to the National Assembly and away from the King

11. Limited Monarchy
Early reforms in 1791 wanted to create a constitutional monarchy.
Created a Legislative Assembly: was the National Assembly
Given the power to create laws
And approve of reject declaration of war
King Louis is losing more power every day

12. Death of the Monarchy
On September 21st 1792 The National Assembly is dissolved and the National Convention is created
The National Convention ends the monarchy and declares that Louis was now only a citizen (then a prisoner)
France was now a republic
Women were not given the right to vote though…
Louis is given a trial and then executed in January 1793

13. Robespierre takes power
By 1793 Maximilien Robespierre becomes the leader of the Committee of public safety
He was essentially a dictator and had total power over France
He used terror as a way of controlling the people
Forcing them to remain true in their virtues

14. The Reign of Terror
In 1793 and 1794 people were tried and executed for ‘crimes against the people’
16,594 were killed in France
2,639 were killed in Paris
Many former leaders of the French Revolution were killed
The queen was also executed
People began to be killed for the smallest of crimes
Cutting down trees, stealing bread, any charge of treason
The Reign of Terror ends with the execution of Robespierre on July 28th, 1794
People were now tired of the Terror and the killing

16. Who takes power after this time?
Napoleon Bonaparte is given command of the French army after the Terror ends.
We will talk more about him soon