T HE F RENCH R EVOLUTION
U NFOLDS
I. P OLITICAL C RISIS L EADS
TO R EVOLT
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National Assembly (1789-1791) the
1st and moderate phase of the
French Revolution
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1789 there was a terrible famine in
addition to the other problems
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Great Fear- a time when rumors of
attacks set off a panic and revolts
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Peasants set fire to noble manor
houses and stole grain
II. PARIS C OMMUNE C OMES
TO P OWER
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Marquis de Lafayette “hero of
two worlds” led a National Guard
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Paris Commune- took over Paris,
could mobilize people to protest
or riots
Q UESTIONS

What caused French Peasants to revolt
against the nobles?

The Peasants revolted because…
III. T HE N ATIONAL A SSEMBLY
A CTS
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Some more reform minded clergy and nobles
joined the National Assembly
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Nobles vote to end their own special privileges
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Felt they already had lost them because of
revolts
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the
Citizen- based on the Dec. of Independence
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All men equal under the law
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Natural rights
Olympe de Gouges- resented women not
being included
Q UESTIONS
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Why did the nobles willingly vote to end their
privileges?
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The nobles ended their privileges because they
thought it would end the __________
______________.
How is the Dec. of Rights of Man an Enlightenment
Idea?
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It is an enlightenment idea because it achieves
____________ under the ______.
IV. W OMEN M ARCH ON
V ERSAILLES
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King Louis XVI and his
wife, Marie Antoinette,
still led a life of luxury
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Women upset with bread
prices marched on the
palace of Versailles to see
the King
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They demanded the King
return with them to Paris
Q UESTIONS

Why were the women of Paris so
angry?

The women of Paris were angry
because …
V. T HE N ATIONAL A SSEMBLY
P RESSES O NWARD
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Church is placed under state control
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Constitution of 1791-
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Limited monarchy
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Legislative assembly
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Elected lawmakers
Louis and Marie try to escape in 1791
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Made him look like a traitor to the
revolution
VI. R ULERS S PREAD F EAR
OF R EVOLUTION
 Other European Nobles saw the
revolution as the “French
Plague”
 Cut off borders
 Emigres- nobles who had fled
France
 Declaration of Pilnitz- King of
Prussia and Emperor of Austria
threatened the French if they
harmed the king or queen
Q UESTION
Why did other rulers see the French
as having a “plague”
Other rulers saw the French as
having a plague because they
feared that it would…
VII. R ADICALS TAKE O VER
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Legislative Assembly ruled for less than a year
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Economic crisis
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Food shortages
Sans-culottes- working men
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They demanded a republic
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Jacobins- middle class who also wanted a republic
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These radical groups declare “war on tyranny”
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Declare war on Austria and then later Prussia and Britain
Q UESTIONS
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Why are the Sans-culottes and the
Jacobins “radical”
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They are radical because the both
believe France should have a
_____________, rather than the
traditional ____________.