1. French Revolution

2. Events of the French Revolution June 20, 1789 Storming of the Bastille July 14, 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen August 27, 1789 March on Versailles October 5, 1789 Attempted escape by Louis XVI June 1791 Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria April 1792 Execution of Louis XVI January 21, 1793 Reign of Terror June 1793

4. Notes 19.1 & 19.2 Enlightenment books and ideas were discussed in salons  public opinion became important in French society Aristocrats had to spend lots of time at Versailles causing the gap between nobles & peasants to widen The French were influenced to revolution by successful revolutions in Britain and America The 3 rd Estate had the most people but the least influence Louis XVI was weak and ineffective – he was a schlub! Louis XVI and Jacques Necker were unable to fix France’s finances National Assembly did away with the three estates then approved the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Girondans acted carefully when making changes Jacobins acted quickly and radically Napoleon successfully took over the National Convention asked to command troops to invade Italy

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6. 19 Changes to French Government Pre-Revolution: Estates-General 1789-1791: National Assembly Storming of the Bastille March on Versailles Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Creation of Constitutional Monarchy 1791-1792: Legislative Assembly End of Constitutional Monarchy 1792-1795: National Convention (The Convention) Execution of Louis XVI Reign of Terror War in the Vendée “Committee of Public Safety” 1795-1799: The Directory 1799: Dictatorship under Napoleon following a coup d'état

7. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen