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The French Revolution. 1. Causes of the Revolution. Inequalities in Society Old Order structure (Ancient Regime) It is a social or political structure that created inequalities in French society. ii. 3 Estates (classes) First Estate (1 % of the population) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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1. Causes of the Revolutiona. Inequalities in Society
i. Old Order structure (Ancient Regime)1. It is a social or political structure that
created inequalities in French society
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ii. 3 Estates (classes)1. First Estate (1 % of the population)
a. Made up of the Roman Catholic clergyb. Privileges
i. Only the Church could try priests and bishops accused of a crime
ii. Neither the Church or clergy had to pay taxes
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2. Second Estate (less than 2% of the population)a. Made up of the nobilityb. Held high positions within the government
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3. Third Estate (everyone else)a. Three levels within this group
i. Bourgeoisie1. City dwelling merchants, factory owners and
professionalsii. Artisans and city workers
1. Skilled laboriii. Peasants or Sans Culottes
1. Unskilled labor2. Pay rent to a land lord3. Gave a tenth of what they earned or made to
the church
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b. Enlightenmenti. John Lockii. Jean-Jacque Rousseauiii. Baron de Montesquieu
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c. Financial Crisisi. France was deeply in debtii. King and court continued to spend more
than they had iii. King tries to tax the Second Estate; they
refused to payiv. Drought and harsh winter limited the food
supply
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One of the first events of the revolution was a meeting that the nobility asked Louis XVI to call, the Estates General. This took place in August 1788
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2. First Events of the Revolutiona. Estates General
i. Called in August 1788 to approve new taxes on the Third Estates
ii. Each estate received 1 voteiii. The Third Estate thought that each
member should get 1 voteiv. King Louis XVI ordered the old rules
would be followed, but did not enforce itv. The Third Estate will create the National
Assembly on June 17, 1789
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Louis XVI Marie-Antoinette
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b. The Tennis Court Oathi. King Louis XVI locks out the Third Estate
after they created the National Assemblyii. Members of the Third Estate decide to
meet at an indoor tennis court nearby and pledged the Tennis Court Oath
1. They promise not to leave the tennis court until they had created a new constitution for France
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c. Storming of the Bastillei. July 14, 1789ii. King Louis XVI ordered troops to Paris and
Versailles1. Sparked fear that the king would use violence to end
their marriageiii. July 14, a Parisian mob went to the Bastille
looking for gun powder1. Will storm the Bastille after trying to negotiate with
the commanderiv. Became a powerful symbol of the French
Revolution
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The Assembly had eliminated all the feudal dues and services that peasants owed. They also removed First Estate’s privileges. They seized Church lands and sold them to pay off the debt. The clergy were turned into public employees and downgraded the monarch to commoners.
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3. Creating a New Nationa. Declarations of the Rights of Man
i. Laid out the basic principles of the French Revolution
1. “Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite” means Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity (brotherhood) became the motto of the Revolution
ii. Inspired by the English Bill of Rights, American Declaration of Independence and the writings of the Enlightenment philosophers
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iii. Stated that all men are equal and remain equal before the law
iv. Gave freedom of speech, press and religion
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b. Other Reformsi. Granted broad voting rights, however
only men who paid taxes and were at least 25 years old could vote
ii. Kept the monarchy but severely limited the king’s power
iii. The National Assembly will be replaced by the National Convention
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c. The National Conventioni. Abolished the monarchy and declared
France a republicii. Controlled by Radicals
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4. A Radical Governmenta. Leaders
i. Jean-Paul Marat1. Strong
advocate of violence
2. Had his own revolutionary newspaper
3. One of the more radical leaders of the revolution
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ii. George-Jacques Danton1. A violent
agitator2. Popular with the
public3. One of the more
radical leaders of the revolution
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iii. Maximillien Robespierre1. Leader of the
National Convention during the most bloodthirsty time
2. Would become increasingly more radical
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b. Execution of a Kingi. Radicals wanted to execute the king to
prevent the monarchy from returning to power
ii. National Convention will place both Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette on trail
iii. Jan. 23, 1793- Louis is executed via the guillotine
i. Marie-Antoinette will suffer the same fate
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c. Committee of Public Safetyi. Established by the National Conventionii. Managed the country’s defenseiii. Created a draft
1. Requirementsa. All able bodied unmarried men age 18-45
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d. Revolutionary Tribunali. Purpose was to root out and eliminate
those who threatened the revolution from within
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e. Other actions by the Conventioni. Shut down churchesii. Robespierre created a new religion
1. Worshiped the revolutioniii. Months were renamediv. Created the metric system
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5. Reign of Terrora. The Terror
i. Revolutionary leaders feared a counter-revolution
ii. National Convention’s response to this fear was to accuse, try and execute anyone who opposed them
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1. The accused had few rights and often were not allowed a defense
2. Executions (by guillotine) drew crowds and became a daily activity
3. 10 month Reign of Terror finally ended when Robespierre and his followers were arrested and executed
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iii. France will create a new constitution and have a new governing board called the Directory
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b. The Directoryi. Weak and corruptii. Shared similar characteristics of the Old
Order, such as: high prices, bankruptcy and unhappiness among the people
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Napoleon
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1. Napoleon’s Rise to Powera. Early years
i. Born in 1769, on the island of Corsica
ii. Sent to military school in northern France at the age of 9
iii. Graduated early at the age of 16
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b. Military careeri. Became a lieutenant in the artilleryii. Would move up through numerous
victories1. Will be rewarded with increased
responsibility over French troopsiii. His success made him a national hero
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c. Napoleon takes poweri. Wanted to take power away from the
Directoryii. In 1799, Napoleon’s supporters took
control of the weak French government in a coup d’ etat
1. A consulate will run France in name only2. Elected Napoleon as First Consul
iii. Napoleon will rule like a dictator
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d. Why would people welcome a dictator?i. He promised to restore order and stabilityii. He pledge to uphold some key
revolutionary reforms
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e. Emperor Napoleoni. Wanted to make his
power permanentii. Submitted a
plebiscite1. It asked all voters if
they wanted an empire
iii. Napoleon will crown himself, not the pope, emperor in 1804
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2. Napoleonic Warsa. France vs. Great
Britainb. Admiral Nelson
a. Commanded the British navy
b. Prevented Napoleon from conquering all of Europe
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c. Battle of Trafalgari. Napoleon’s only
defeatii. Naval battle
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d. Continental Systemi. A plan to weaken Great Britainii. French and allied ships were not allowed
to trade with Britainiii. Goal
1. To cut down Britain’s ability to fund other nation’s effort to stop him
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iv. Britain responded by requiring all ships to get British permission before trading with the French Empire
v. Neither nation was able to enforce these laws
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3. Napoleon’s policiesa. Reforms
i. Reform of the Church and State Relations1. The Concordat
a. An agreement with the popeb. Acknowledge that most French citizens were
Catholic, but it didn’t require that they be Catholic or attend service
2. France still had law of religious toleration
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ii. Economic Reform1. Bank of France
a. Established to regulate the economy2. Established a more efficient tax collection
system
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iii. Established Lycees (high schools)iv. Established a system of promotion by merit not birthrightv. Paid compensation for children of all classes to attend school
b. Napoleonic Codei. Uniform set of lawsii. Limited liberty and promoted order over
individual rights
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4. Disaster and Defeata. Russia
i. Concern over Russia’s military power
ii. Tsar Alexander I was decreasing the country’s support for the Continental System
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iii. The Russian Campaign of 18121. French troops, commanded by Napoleon,
invaded Russia2. Russians will burn the fields in front of the
French, this leaves them with nothing to use
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iv. Napoleon will be defeated by the Russian winter
v. Defeat gives enemies a renewed hope
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b. Battle of Nationsi. Russia, Prussia, Austria and England vs.
Franceii. Napoleon suffered an overwhelming
defeatiii. Napoleon surrendered Spring 1814
1. He is exiled to island of Elba, off the coast of Italy
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5. The Last Campaigna. The Hundred Days
i. One year after his exile, Napoleon will return to France and head to Paris
ii. March 20, 18151. Marks the beginning of the Hundred Days
a. A period where Napoleon briefly returns to his former glory
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iii. The Battle of Waterloo1. Napoleon’s final stand2. The English were led
by the Duke of Wellington
3. Napoleon will be defeated
iv. Napoleon is exiled to island of St. Helena
v. Napoleon dies in exile in 1821 at the age of 51
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6. The Congress of Viennaa. Meetings
i. September 1814- June 1815ii. Leaders throughout Europe met to
discuss how to keep peace in Europe
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b. The Big Fouri. Prince Clemons
von Metternich of Austria
1. Wanted to return Europe back to the Old Order system
2. He is viewed as a reactionary, someone who opposes change
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ii. Tsar Alexander I iii. Lord Robert Castlereigh of England
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iv. Prince Maurice de Talleyrand of France
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c. Decisions from the meetingsi. Will change boundaries across Europe to
strengthen the nationsii. France had to give up all of its conquered
territoryiii. France forced to pay an indemnity
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7. Revolution’s Legacya. Congress of Vienna permanently
changed European boundariesb. Standards for government, law, taxes,
education, promotion by merit and ability
c. French debtd. Enlightenment ideals inspired political
movements
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