the french revolution 1789. long-term political causes
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Foreign Revolutions 1646 English revolt and behead their king 1776 Americans revolt and set up democratic gov English parliament made William and Mary sign Bill of Rights Enlightenment ideasTRANSCRIPT
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The French Revolution1789
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Long-Term Political Causes
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Foreign Revolutions• 1646 English revolt and
behead their king• 1776 Americans revolt
and set up democratic gov.
• 1689 English parliament made William and Mary sign Bill of Rights
• Enlightenment ideas
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Absolute Monarchy• Louis XIV
–Sun King –“I am the State”–Spent too much money–Palace of Versailles–Wars–Revoked Edict of
Nantes
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• Louis XV (1715-1774)• “After me the deluge”• Louis XVI
– Inherits a mess– France almost bankrupt– Meeting of Estates
General May 5, 1789– July 14 1789 the
Bastille prison is attacked – Revolution begins!
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Why Revolt?• Third Estate had only one vote in Estates
General• Peasants starving
CLERGY
FIRST ESTATE
1 VOTE
NOBLESSECONDESTATE
1 VOTE 1 VOTE
PEASANTSMERCHANTS
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“Liberty, Fraternity, Equality”• Liberty – people want
rights• Fraternity – people
want to be equal to each other
• Equality – no favors for the rich, all equal under the law
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Moderate Stage1792-1794
• Third Estate Leaves Estates General• Forms National Assembly LEFT CENTER RIGHTRadicals Moderates Conservativesquick change some change no change
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Moderate Stage 1789 – 1792
• National Assembly– Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen– Abolished feudalism (no special privileges)– Abolished guilds and monopolies– Uniform currency, metric system– Constitution of 1791 provided for a limited
monarchy– Put church under state control, sold church
land
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New Government, Old Problems
• National Assembly argued over new constitution– Dissolve assembly– Depose king– Became National Convention
• Austria and Prussia declare war
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Radical Stage 1792 –1794National Convention
• Males could vote• Land sold to peasants • New calendar adopted• New styles of clothing• Robespierre elected• Committee of Public Safety• Over 40,000 killed• Émigré’s fled France
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National Convention Continued• King Louis XVI and
wife Marie Antoinette executed after trying to leave France
• Finally Robespierre is killed
• A five-man Directory takes over France
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Napoleon Bonaparte ~ Early Years
• Born on Corsica• Sent to military school in
France• Won many battles but
not made general because he was not from nobility
• Peasants and soldiers loved him
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Napoleon the Dictator• French desired a strong,
central gov.• By 1797 a hero in foreign
wars– Drove English from France– Fired cannon into Parisian
mob to stop Royalist riots• Overthrew the Directory in
a coup d’etat
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Napoleon - First Consul1799-1804
• Held a plebiscite to become leader of France– Popular yes/no vote of
the people• People want stability• Concordat of 1801
– Reestablished Catholic Church as “the religion of the majority of Frenchmen”
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Emperor Napoleon 1804-1815
• Crowns himself Emperor after military victories in Italy, Spain, German States and Austria
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Napoleon’s Reforms• Created lycees• Nationalized banking
system• Code Napoleon
–All men equal under the law
• No labor unions• Women lost rights• Restricted freedom of
speech and press
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Napoleon’s Battles
• War with Spain• guerilla warfare
cost him men, time and $
• Placed brother on Spanish throne
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Battles Continued• Trafalgar
– Lost sea battle to 19British
• Continental System– No trade allowed to or
from Britain– Fails because England
controls the seas– Russia refuses to stop
trading grain so…
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General Winter• Napoleon invaded Russia 1812• Scorched earth policy• Over ¾ of his men freeze or starve to death• Napoleon is defeated and exiled to Elba• He escapes and fights on for 100 Days• Defeated at Waterloo• Exiled to St. Helena