(1789-1815). on the eve of the revolution what was the social structure of the old regime? why did...
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(1789-1815)
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On the Eve of the Revolution
What was the social structure of the old regime?
Why did France face economic troubles in 1789?
Why did Louis XVI call the Estates General?
Why did a Paris crowd storm the Bastille?
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Copy the following into your notebooks and leave space for the answers.
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Causes of the French RevolutionCivil Unrest:
Bad harvest – crop failuresHigh prices (bread) – nearly doublesHigh taxes Questions raised by the philosophers
Social UnrestThe Old Regime – social and political system of
FranceEstates – the social classes of the Old Regime
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American Revolution provided inspiration to the Third Estate
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Louis XVIExtravagant lifestyle“Madame Deficit”
“Let them eat cake”Doubles nation’s debt
Banks refuse to lend more money
Poor decisionsIndecisiveLittle patience
Wants to tax the Second EstateCalls Estates-General into
session
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The National AssemblyEstates General
Each social group has one vote
Third Estate wants a votes based on delegates per person; King says NO
Third Estate sets up National Assembly – to make new reforms
Tennis Court Oath
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The National Assembly passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man a document that limited the French monarchy and declared all citizens equal before the law
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Storming the Bastille
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ReviewWhich class made up 98 percent of the population of France in
1789?a) the First Estateb) the Second Estatec) the Third Estated) the First and Second estates combined
Which of the following was not a cause of France’s economic troubles?
a) deficit spendingb) bad harvestsc) overspending by Louis XIVd) increased wages for peasant workers
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ReviewWhich class made up 98 percent of the population of
France in 1789?a) the First Estateb) the Second Estatec) the Third Estated) the First and Second estates combined
Which of the following was not a cause of France’s economic troubles?
a) deficit spendingb) bad harvestsc) overspending by Louis XIVd) increased wages for peasant workers
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National Assembly grows…Noblemen motivated by fear help the
National Assembly take away the privileges of the First & Second Estates.
Seize church land to pay debt.Peasants oppose
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“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”LibertyPropertySecurityResistance to
oppressionEqual justiceFreedom of SpeechFreedom of Religion
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Divisions Develop1791 National Assembly finishes a new
constitution Creates a limited Constitutional MonarchyTakes away kings authority
Legislative Assembly created to pass laws
Problems with food and debt remain
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The Assembly Hall Divides…
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Emigres Sans-culottes
Nobles who had fled France
Want to restore the Old Regime
“those w/o knee britches”
Parisian workers and shop keepers
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Jacobins Jean-Paul Marat“death to all those
who support the king”
Louis XVI is tried as a common citizen and prisoner
Convicted for treason and was sentenced to death
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Louis XVI’s Death
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• Dr. Joseph Guillotin• Efficient• Humane• Democratic
•Some spectators complained that it was too quick.
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Terror in FranceCommittee for Public
Safety40,000 die
85% lower or middle class
Enemies are tried in the morning and guillotined in the afternoon.
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End of TerrorNational Convention
turns on RobespierreShift away from
radical ways of thinking
New Constitution2 House legislatureFive man directoryNapoleon Bonaparte
commander of army