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PEOPLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTON
SIMILARITIES- People fighting for
rights.
- Desperate people take desperate measures.
- Both will endure dictatorships.
- New class of people emerge.
- Rulers lost touch with subjects.
- Countries in debt.
- Divine Right of Kings.
DIFFERENCES- England = Parliament / Fr = feudalism
-Parliament vs Leg. Assembly.
-Starvation / Food issues.
-Middle class vs Bourgeoisie.
-STARTS=>French = feudalism peasants
English = Weak Parliament
French much more violent.
FRENCH VS ENGLISH REVOLTS
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PEASANTS(Third Estate)
24 million peasantsUpset with taxes, fees to nobles, hunting rights, free labour, and military service.
Poor harvests and disease forced many to move to cities.
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BOURGEOISIE(Third Estate)
The new Middle Class - 2 million strong.
Believed in power of the people and want to take part in government.
Also pay very high taxes.Estates General always outvotes
you 2 to 1 (0ne vote per Estate).
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NOBLES(Second Estate)
200, 000 people or 2% of population.Good jobs and live well.Although privileged they have little power.
Pushed for the Estates General to reopen - closed for 175 yrs.
Also want to be included in government.
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CLERGY(First Estate)
The higher clergy are priviledged.Free of taxes and protected by feudal law.
Collect tithes/taxes (10% of income)
Most country priest are poor and do not enjoy the privileges set aside for the upper clergy.
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MARIE ANTOINETTE
Queen of France18 yrs. OldSpends a great deal of money.Responsible for much of France’s great debt.
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LOUIS XVI
Absolute ruler of France.Inherited a huge debt.Pays debt by raising taxes.Finance minister wants to tax nobles.Lettres de Cachet allows you to imprison without trial.
Cannot get a loan without calling the Estates General.
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FRENCH SOCIETY SUMMARY
KING / QUEENFIRST ESTATE
CLERGY
SECOND ESTATENOBLES(200 000)
THIRD ESTATEPEASANTSBOURGOISIE(26 MILLION)
ESTATES GENERAL3RD ESTATE OUTVOTED
TWO TO ONE
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THE REVOLUTION BEGINS
Reasons for the Revolution - French compared themselves to
the U.S.A.(republic) and Britain(const. monarch)
- Middle Class and poor paying all the taxes.
- Famine & Starvation - 40 000 abandoned kids.
- Britain's Industrial Revolution left the French unemployed.
“THE CRISIS”
The philosophes would lead riots against the government.
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THE ESTATES GENERAL‘French Parliament’
To try and solve problems king
calls Estates General. 1st Estate = clergy / 2nd Estate = nobles /
3rd estate = middle class. - PROBLEM - even though 3rd Estate is the largest => BLOC
VOTE (outvoted 2 to 1). - 3rd Estate is frustrated and forms National Assembly =>
TENNIS COURT OATH. Remain until new form of government is created. King is forced to send the two other Estates
Tennis Court Oath
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THE FALL OF THE BASTILLEJuly 14, 1789, a greatmob attacked the royalprison, “The Bastille”, tofree political prisoners.
The King sent troopsto defend it, but the soldiers joined the rioters.
Fr. Citizens formeda new National Guard led by
Lafayette
Seven political prisonerswere released and the warden’s
head was paraded throughthe streets.
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BASTILLE DAYJULY 14
‘The Celebration of
Democracy’
FRENCH REPUBLICConstitution of the Fifth Republic
FRANCETODAY
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THE GREAT FEAR
Rural peasants feared theAristocrats would stop the revolution. To ensure success they: - killed hundreds of nobles. - burned their homes. -burned feudal certificates and papers.
NOTE – Many peasants felt the nobles were hiding food and starving them into submission.
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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
AUGUST, 1789, @ VERSAILLES
Abolished feudalism and ended serfdom.
Declared all people equal before the law.
Created the Declaration of the Rights of Man => people’s freedoms (thought, speech religion, security and property,limited power of gov’t).
- abolish nobility titles and called all people citizens.
- seize church assets.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Versailles
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KING LOUIS 1791
King Louis, family, and many other emigres tried to leave France for other countries.
It was hoped they could gain support to restore his monarchy.
NOTE – Other nations felt they could be next. (ie. Austria)
They were caught in disguise, provinghe was untrustworthy and was arrestedand forced to sign the new constitution.
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - 1791
Tried to establish a workable government but
was doomed to failure. Radicals wanted a Republic. Moderates wanted a Constitutional Monarchy. Monarchists wanted to bring back the King.
The National Assembly would give way to the Legislative Assembly.
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THE POLITICAL CLUBSTHE POLITICAL CLUBS
THE JACOBINS-The radicals.-Responsible for the ‘Reign of Terror’.-Would win the power struggle.
THE GIRONDISTS-Viewed as too conservative.-Lost power struggle.-Most were sent to the guillotine.
THE SANS-CULOTTESMostly poor city folk.
Against bourgeoisie & reforms to help the rich.Very violent – attacked anyone against the revolution.
Supported the radicals.Wanted the gov’t to lower prices & give bread to the poor.
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LEADERS OF THE REVOLUTION
MARAT DANTON ROBESPIERRE- Opposed any deals with the monarchy.- Prepared to execute the King.-Destroy anyone who has sympathy for the ‘old system’.- Marat would be killed but Danton & Robespierre would take
control of the National Assembly.
Girondist Charlotte Corday
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THE END OF A MONARCHYThe newly elected National Convention tried and executed “Citizen Louis Capet”.Jan. 21, 1793.
Marie Antoinette was executed in October.
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THE REIGN OF TERROR1793-1794
The Jacobins & the sans-coulottes took control.- Girondists were arrested and imprisoned.- Law of Suspects - allowed the arrest of
anyone of nobility or office.- no citizenship = guillotine- food speculators were guillotined- grainaries & bakeries = state controlled.- anyone who questioned Robespierre was
guilotined => even Danton and sans-coulottes leaders.- Committee of Public Safety
- 37 000 people guillotined.
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THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRERobespierre destroyed all opposition.
The positives - metric system.- more efficient army.- new schools & universities.- took the emigres’ property.
Robespierre continued to condemn others but the people turned on him. “The Revolution devoured its own children.” He tried to shoothimself but was arrested and guillotined.
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THE DIRECTORY
People grew tired of Robespierre and his dictatorship.
IRONY - The new gov’t was replaced by people with $$$. The days of equality were over but soon Napoleon would rule France.
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FRENCH REVOLUTIONSUMMARY
FOUR STAGES OF THE REVOLUTION:1. The Old Regime2. A Moderate Start3. The Extremists4. The Reign Of Terror