1. French Revolution

2. Causes of the French Revolution Bad Harvests High Prices (Inflation) High Taxes Enlightenment Ideas Debt Ineffective leadership of Louis XVI

4. Events after the Fall of the Bastille

5. Great Fear Rebellion spreads to countryside Peasants attack nobles homes Bread Riot March to Versailles Let them eat cake Royal Family imprisoned

6. Beginning of Radical Changes End of feudal privileges Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen State-controlled church

7. Divisions Develop 2 years of arguing over constitution Limited constitutional monarchy King stripped of many powers Legislative Assembly Created laws and approved declarations of war King still enforced the laws Louis attempted escape

8. Factions Split France Radicals, Moderates Conservatives Emigres Nobles who fled France and wanted the Old Regime back Sans-culottes those without knee breeches

9. War Austria and Prussia pushed for restoration of the king. Why????? Royal family imprisoned Fear causes massacres

10. Changes in government (again?) yes again Constitution set aside, king deposed, dissolution of assembly and election of new legislative body National Convention Republic is created

11. Jacobins Radical political organization takes control Jean-Paul Marat Writer of LAmi du Peuple (friend of the people) Georges Danton Lawyer, speaker

12. Trial of Louis XVI Treason Close vote GUILLOTINE

13. Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre Get rid of past Get rid of religion Get rid of opponents of revolution Committee of Public Safety 40,000 dead

14. End of Terror Robespierre executed Another new government Power in Upper Middle class 2 house legislature Executive body of five moderate men- DIRECTORY