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The French Revolution. Great Unrest in France Why? High Prices and High Taxes Enlightenment Ideas Weak Leadership Old Regime – 3 estates. France’s Social Pyramid- “Old Regime”. 1 st Estate: Church Owned 10% of land Paid little taxes Were less than 1% of the people. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The French Revolution
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Great Unrest in France
Why?
High Prices and High Taxes
Enlightenment Ideas
Weak Leadership
Old Regime – 3 estates
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France’s Social Pyramid- “Old Regime”
1st Estate: Church
Owned 10% of land
Paid little taxes
Were less than 1% of the people
2nd Estate: Nobility
2% of population
Wealthy
Owned 20% of land
Paid no taxes3rd Estate: Bourgeoisie
& Peasants
98% of population
3 Different Tiers
Paid more than 50% of taxes
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4 Causes of the French Revolution…EEEW!!
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Enlightenment Ideas• Spread by the educated of the Third
Estate…bourgeoisie will lead the French Revolution
• Believed in equality and liberty (Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu)
• All men have natural rights (Locke)• Inspired the American Revolution• Believed in a democratic govt. and democratic
elections…DEMOCRACY for all!• Power should be in the hands of the people!
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Old Regime (Estate System)
• Ranking of the people into social classes (is a hold over from the Middle Ages)
• Three Estates- 3rd estate HEAVILY TAXED and had NO SAY in government. Made up 97% of the French!
• Wanted democracy and rights for all (3rd)
• First estate HATED the ideas of the ENLIGHTENMENT
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Economic Problems $$$$
• France was in debt- King borrowed money to help Americans during their revolution
• High taxes hurt business • High cost of living • Crop Failure led to food prices doubling and
starvation• Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette spent a lot on
themselves (her nickname was “Madame Deficit”) – The king and queen spent the money on themselves
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A Weak Leader• Louis paid little attention to advisers and
big issues…he avoided the problems and did not focus on govt. duties
• Instead of fixing crisis he let it happen!
• Q: How to raise funds?• A: Tax wealthy
• BUT – Aristocrats/Noblemen (2nd Estate) resisted and called for general meeting of all 3 estates = Estates-General
• GOAL - to deal with the problems France faced
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King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
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Marie Antoinette’s Home
Chateau Versailles
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Marie Antoinette’s Riches
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Third Estate Gets Tough!
Demands National Assembly to END absolute monarchy!
Third Estate Gets Locked Out!
Moves to indoor tennis court and VOWS not to leave until a new Constitution is written – they take the “Tennis Court Oath”
Estates-General: Revolution Dawns (1789)
So, what happens?
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Tennis Court Oath (1789)
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Storming the Bastille - 1789
On July 14, 1789, French citizens raided a prison to get gunpowder and overthrow king’s troops. The Bastille fell to citizens.
Louis XVI saw the Tennis Court Oath as an act of Revolution
“I will end this sorry revolution, indeed.”
King Louis XVI
So, Louis sent troops (Swiss mercenaries) to guard Paris. But, rumors spread that foreign troops would kill French citizens.
“Let us in. Yeah, now.”
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French Citizens Storm the Bastille
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I. Declaration of Rights of Man
A. Similar to America’s Declaration of Independence
B. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
C. Women Excluded
1789
II. Church and State -- Separation
A. Assembly took Church property: Church lost political influence
B. This angered conservative peasants – divided peasants and bourgeoisie. Why?
What happened?
1789
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End Result of the National Assembly
National Assembly
King Louis XVI
Increased power for legislature…
… reduced power for King
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Great Fear Sweeps France
II. Peasants marched to Versailles and demanded King and Queen come to Paris…They did.
I. Peasants fear violence from nobles
A. Did this happen? No
B. What did happen? Peasants became outlaws. The king prepares an army to take control…
III. Women March to Versailles
Infuriated women walked 12 miles in the rain to Versailles, angry with the Royal Court’s extravagance.
Also happening…
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The King and Queen Arrive in Paris
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After two years of signing laws for the National Assembly, Louis wants to get help from foreign lands so, Louis XVI tries to escape to the
Netherlands (or Austria)…
BUT is caught by postmaster at near French border…
… and the Royal Family is returned to Paris
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The King and Queen Arrive in Paris
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Louis’ Plot• Once back in Paris, Louis
and family act like they are supporting the Revolution
• Marie has been sending letters to Austria
• War breaks out between France and Austria
• Louis and Marie are seen as traitors!!
• Frenchmen go crazy and attack…Louis is stripped of power and family is put in jail
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1792 - Despite Gains, Fear Persists
Upon returning, French mobs attack King because he was aligned with foreigners. With war problems abroad, mobs feared he would re-establish control.
What happens? Attack of Monarchy in Prison & 1,000 people die.
Radicals Assert Control – Jacobin Club removes the King and establishes a republic
New Government = National Convention
Abolishes Monarchy
Tries King Louis XVI
Finds him…Guilty
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King Louis XVI Executed - 1793
Off with his head
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Guillotine -Heading chopping
machine created by a doctor to be a more humane way to kill
people…yes, a doctor!
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The Guillotine Supporters said it was:
Efficient
More humane
No pain
Opponents said it:
It was too quick to be enjoyed by public
Rather pull victims apart by horses; broken on a
wheel
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Louis XVI as a Louis XVI as a PigPig
c To some, the king was a traitor.To some, the king was a traitor.
c Others felt that the Revolution had gone Others felt that the Revolution had gone far enough and didn’t want to execute the far enough and didn’t want to execute the
king [maybe exile him].king [maybe exile him].
Actual cartoon of the time!
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Marie Antoinette as a Marie Antoinette as a SerpentSerpent
The “Widow Capet”The “Widow Capet”
Actual cartoon of the time!
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Robespierre was able to raise an army
of 800,000 citizen soldiers - the biggest army ever assembled
in Europe.
Raising An Army…
…and Executing the Queen
October 16, 1793
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Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette on the Way to the on the Way to the
GuillotineGuillotine
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Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Died in October, Died in October,
17931793
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The Reign of TerrorThe Reign of Terror
Terror is nothing other than Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.
-- Robespierre-- Robespierre
Let terror be Let terror be the order of the order of
the day!the day!c The Revolutionary The Revolutionary
Tribunal of Paris alone Tribunal of Paris alone executed 2,639 executed 2,639
victims in 15 months.victims in 15 months.
c The total number of The total number of victims nationwide victims nationwide was over 20,000!was over 20,000!
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The political group – the Jacobin Club forms the “Committee of Public Safety” is was lead by Maximilien Robespierre.
Their objective: wipe out France’s monarchy in both present and past How? • Execute the “unpatriotic”: between 20,000 - 40,000 are killed• Removed monarchy from playing cards• Removed Sundays from calendars• Closed Church on Sunday• Trial and execution on the same day• 85% killed were common peasants who supposedly benefited from the Revolution
The Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
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Different Social Classes Executed Different Social Classes Executed
31%
28%
7%
8%
25%
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End of the Terror
Fellow radicals – fearing their own lives and positions – turn on Robespierre and kill him
People had grown tired of the Terror, were angry at rising food prices, and Robespierre’s new ideas/changes
Moderate leaders of the National Convention draft a new government – the 3rd in 6 years.
also…
so…
Robespierre is executed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otnADq4Y0-A(Spoof recap 3:37)
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The Arrest of Robespierre
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The Revolution The Revolution Consumes (or ate)Consumes (or ate)Its Own Children!Its Own Children!
Robespierre lies woundedRobespierre lies woundedbefore the Revolutionary before the Revolutionary Tribunal that will order Tribunal that will order him to be guillotined, him to be guillotined,
1794.1794.
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The “Monster” The “Monster” GuillotineGuillotine
The last guillotine execution in France was in The last guillotine execution in France was in 19391939!!