1. Austin Metzger period 4 AP Euro- Mr. Quinn Prompt: To what extent and in what ways was the French Revolution during the period 1789 through the Reign of Terror (1794) an attempt to create a government based on Enlightened ideals?

2. Social Structure of France population- 25 million people 1st estate- clergy (100, 000) 2nd estate-nobility (400, 000) 3rd estate-Bourgeoisie(2.3 million) wager earners and peasantry(rest of pop.)

3. Causes of the Revolution Intellectual: Enlightenment ideas-popular sovereignty (the rule is in the hand of the people) Social: Social structure is organized based on feudal concepts. Political: Bourgeoisie wants a say in government but the nobles want to keep the power. Economic: Largest cause of the revolution because government is unable to pay a national debt.

4. Beginnings of the Revolution The assembly of notables- Louis’s idea to introduce new taxes is refused by nobles Estates General is summoned(1789) Bourgeoisie and nobility want liberal changes problem-3rd estate wants voting by individuals Abbe Sieyes: What is the Third Estate? Louis XVI closes the hall of the third estate Third estate becomes furious and declares themselves the National Assembly

5. Beginnings of Revolution (Cont.) Louis sides with nobility against the Assembly and summons an army Initiates the formation of an “angry mob” The angry mob goes to Invalides to gather weapons; there is no gunpowder Bastille Day-July 14, 1789 The angry mob goes to Bastille for gunpowder symbolic of an attack on the king’s authority Louis forces 1st and 2nd estate to merge THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN!

6. Declaration of the Rights of Man Issued by The National Assembly-August 27, 1789 It was formed because the ignorance, neglect, and contempt of human rights were the sole causes of public misfortunes and the corruptions of Government heavily influenced by the political philosophy of the enlightenment and enlightenment principles: individualism, the Social Contract, and the separation of powers It was a declaration of the sacred rights of men and citizens “Maintained that mankind’s natural rights are “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression” “Every Man is presumed innocent until proven guilty” “Every citizen may therefore speak, write, and publish freely”

7. Declaration of The Rights of Man

8. Women Actions Women worked within the putting-out system; after Bastille Day, nobles left for Versailles and those women lost their jobs there and the international market declined 7, 000 women marched from Paris to Versailles in outrage they invaded royal apartments, slaughtered royal body guards, and went on the search for the queen. To calm the disorder, the royal family packed up and headed out to live in Paris they surrounded the carriage on their travel back to Paris, women victoriously becoming a major element of the revolutionary crowd As a result, new laws broadened women's’ rights to seek divorce and obtain financial support from fathers as well as the consolidation of the liberal revolution

9. Efforts of The National Assembly Pushed forward the creation of a constitutional monarchy-king remained head of state, National assembly held all the lawmaking power They did not let women vote because they believed women used their charm to manipulate weak rulers leading to the corruption of the political life in France They replaced old provinces with eighty-three departments. This led to the formation of the metric system promoted economic freedom: monopolies, guilds, and workers combinations were prohibited and trade barriers were abolished

10. New Government and Laws The French Revolution weakened the political influence and leadership of the aristocracy The National Assembly replaced the dynastic government as a natural, liberal, secular and rational government; the state now belonged to the people The individual was now a citizen, with specific rights and duties equality before the law trials by jury the freedom of speech and press The state was becoming a Republic