Name:______________________________
Global II
Date:_________________
Patten/Kempton
Stages of the French Revolution
The Old Regime
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By the 1770s, the France of the Middle Ages, The Old Regime, still survived.
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The people of France were divided into _____________________________ (social class).
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King Louis XVI would soon be besieged with calls for ______________________________.
People in Estate
Rights
1st
People in Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
People in Estate
Rights
Rights
Describe the distribution of the French population across the 3 estates?
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The Estates General
 1789 – The meeting of the
– legislative body of France
 The delegates of the third estate insisted that the three orders meet together and that
.
 The King
to grant their request. The third estate refused to budge.
Why do you think the 3rd Estates wanted the vote to be taken by head not by each estate?
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The Beginning of the Revolution
 The members of the Third Estate demanded more power and rights and formed the
.
 June 17, 1789 – delegates of the Third Estate voted to establish the National Assembly – this is the first act
of the French Revolution
 Delegates Established the
The Storming of the Bastille
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Louis XVI attempts to make peace with the Third Estate by
 Rumors begin of foreign troops coming to kill French citizens
 July 14, 1789 – a mob overtakes the
– a French prison – in order to get gun powder.
 The Bastille falls to the control of the citizens and
Why is the storming of the Bastille a significant event in the French Revolution?
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Reforms Made by the Assembly
 August 27, 1789 – The Assembly adopts the Declaration of Rights of Man
 All men have
 Government
Natural Rights
 All male
under the law
 Free to practice any ________________________________
 Tax based on what people
 Uses
as a model
 Liberty,
 A
is created –
stripping the king of most of his powers
 September 1791, the National Assembly finishes the constitution and gives the power to the
 The Legislative Assembly is given power to make
and approve
or prevent any
The National Convention
 1791 – A new government is elected - The
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groups begin to form, mobs became more common and had more real
power than the government
 September 1791 – The National Convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a
 1793 – Louis XVI is tried and convicted of __________________________________
 He is sentenced to death by the _________________________________
Struggle for Power
 Because of threats from foreign armies and domestic mobs there is a struggle for power
gains power
 Robespierre wipes out all traces of the
and
(Ex. Sunday was removed from the
calendar because it was considered religious and church were also closed).
The Reign of Terror
 Summer 1793 – Robespierre becomes the leader of the _________________________________
 The committee would decide who was an __________________________________of the state of France
 Robespierre become a dictator and his reign becomes known as the
 The 4 R’s…
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
What is the main goal of the Committee of Public Safety?
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 The most famous victim was
, who was the widow of the king
 Even those who helped with the revolution were put to death for not being
 By July 1794 – no one was safe from Robespierre
 The National Convention turns on Robespierre and
– July 28, 1794
 1795 – A new government is formed
 A two house legislative body and a

man executive called
is put in charge of France’s army.