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Overturning the Political and Social Order

16. Overturning the Political and Social Order. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815. timeline. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France. The Financial Crisis Weakens the Monarchy The taxation system Reform efforts. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France.

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Overturning the Political and Social Order

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  1. 16 Overturning the Political and Social Order The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815

  2. timeline

  3. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France • The Financial Crisis Weakens the Monarchy • The taxation system • Reform efforts

  4. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France • The Underlying Causes of the Revolution • Revolt of the nobility • Middle-class demands • Enlightenment ideas and language • Disappointed expectations • Demands for political participation • Unpopular kings

  5. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France • The Tennis Court Oath • The Estates General • The National Assembly

  6. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France • Storming the Bastille • Peasant revolts • The “Great Fear”

  7. “A Great Ferment”: Trouble Brewing in France • The End of the Old Order • Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen • March to Versailles

  8. The Constitutional Monarchy: Establishing a New Order • Liberty, Equality, Fraternity • Constitutional monarchy • Civil Constitution of the Clergy

  9. The Constitutional Monarchy: Establishing a New Order • The King Discredited • Flight of the royal family

  10. The Constitutional Monarchy: Establishing a New Order • Reactions Outside France “Much the greatest event that ever happened and much the best” – Charles Fox

  11. To the Radical Republic and Back • Sans-culottes • The Jacobin Club • War and the Breakdown of Order • Panic and massacres • National Convention

  12. To the Radical Republic and Back • Radical Republicans Struggle for Power • Girondins and Jacobins • The Republic • Execution of the king • Internal and external enemies

  13. To the Radical Republic and Back • The Terror • Committee of Public Safety • Reign of Terror • Levée en masse

  14. To the Radical Republic and Back • Biography: Manon Roland (1754–1793) • Victim of the Terror

  15. To the Radical Republic and Back • The Republic of Virtue • Attacking the Catholic Church • Family life and education • Revolutionary symbols

  16. Photo credit:  Bibliotheque Nationale

  17. To the Radical Republic and Back • The Revolution Spreads Outside of France • Sister republics • Outside opinion • Uprisings

  18. To the Radical Republic and Back • Resistance to the Republic Rises • Thermidorian reaction

  19. To the Radical Republic and Back • Reaction: The “White” Terror and the Directory

  20. Key Dates THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (1789–1799)

  21. Napoleon Bonaparte • Napoleon’s Rise to Power • Italian campaign • Expedition to Egypt and the Near East • Coup d’état

  22. Napoleon Bonaparte • Napoleon Consolidates Control • First consul • The Concordat

  23. Napoleon Bonaparte • Reforming France • Napoleonic Code • Finance and education

  24. Napoleon Bonaparte • Creating the Empire • Emperor Napoleon • Need for conquests

  25. Napoleon Bonaparte • War and Conquest • Battle of Trafalgar • Military strengths • The Continental System • The new European order

  26. Napoleon Bonaparte • The Impact Overseas • Revolt in Latin America • England’s overseas expansion • Adopting the Napoleonic Code

  27. Napoleon Bonaparte • Decline and Fall • Flawed policies • Growing resistance • Overextension • Invasion of Russia • Defeat at Leipzig • Waterloo

  28. Key Dates The age of Napoleon

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