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French Revolution

French Revolution. Louis XIV. Louis XVI and Marie. Versailles. Burden of the Third Estate. Estates General. Tennis Court Oath. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Storming of the Bastille.

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French Revolution

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  1. French Revolution

  2. Louis XIV

  3. Louis XVI and Marie

  4. Versailles

  5. Burden of the Third Estate

  6. Estates General

  7. Tennis Court Oath

  8. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

  9. Storming of the Bastille

  10. Declaration of the Rights of Man(August 1789 -Marquis de Lafayette, with the help of Jefferson) and the August Decrees

  11. Women’s Bread March

  12. The Radical Phase of the Revolution1791 King Accepts Limited Monarchy Royal Family Arrested War with Austria September Massacres Execution of the King

  13. Robespierre and the Jacobins

  14. Death of Marat (Jacobin Journalist) by a Girondist Sympathizer • San-cullotte leader • Loose affiliation with Jacobins • Journalist and politician

  15. The Reign of Terror and the Thermidorian Revolution

  16. The Directory

  17. Napoleon

  18. And More Napoleon

  19. French Revolution Foldable • Enlightenment Effects and People – • How does Enlightenment “cause” the FR?; major key players in the Enlightenment • French Revolution stages – briefly outline major events and stages generally • Napoleon’s Rule – how did he come to power?; domestic policies; foreign policies

  20. French Revolution Effects on the World – • Other rulers in Europe; Democracy?; French Society; (hint: some are for and against ideas)

  21. Enlightenment People • Voltaire • (Hobbes and Locke) • Montesquieu • Diderot • Rousseau • Catherine the Great of Russia & Frederick II of Prussia (why these two rulers?) • Also, Marquise de Pompadour, enlightenment salons, & Mary Wollstonecraft

  22. French Society Prior to the French Revolution

  23. French Revolution • Mix in: overspending by the Bourbon kings (the “Louisssss”) and absolute rule • Throw in a little (more like a lot) war debt: Spanish Succession, French and Indian War, American Revolution (no significant French gains) • Add: a draught and poor harvests (no food) • Top off with: heavy tax burden and few rights for the third Estate (see DBQ), few/no taxes for the first and second estates

  24. What Do You Get? • A meeting of the Estates General followed by • Formation of the National Assembly and the Tennis Court Oathfollowed by • The Storming of the Bastille and the Great Fear followed by • A Declaration of the Rights of Man and the August Decrees , followed by • Women’s Bread March and the King’s return to Paris followed by • a New Constitution (created by the National Assembly by 1791) establishing a constitutional monarchy followed by • The September Massacres (Sans-culottes) followed by • A New Constitution (created by the Convention in 1793) establishing a republic (king executed) followed by • A Committee of Public Safety and a Reign of Terror carried out by the Jacobins under Robespierre followed by • The Thermidorian Reaction • A New Constitution and a Directory in 1795 (five man government) followed by……

  25. Emperor Napoleon

  26. …..Napoleon? • 1799 – overthrew the directory, won control by plebecite (popular vote), declared himself “First Consul” under a new constitution (how many is that?) • Instituted reforms in agriculture, the economy (national bank), infrastructure, education, freedom of religion and established the “Napoleonic Code” in 1804 which allowed for a more fair justice system (provided equality under the law) • Abolishes feudal system and grants peasants freedom for manorial duties • *NOTE – improvements in France came with a price – speech and women’s rights suffered

  27. Closing of all ports to Great Britain • Wanted to bankrupt GB in order to increase French economy • Angers Russia, too What’s Good for France is Good for…Everyone? • Napoleon conquered Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, the German States • 1810 - crowned himself Dictator for Life , but not for long • Nationalistic uprisings began to undermine his power, the “Continental System” failed and winter set in in Russia (what?) • 1812 – Napoleon forced into exile

  28. Fall of Napoleon(not in your notes) • Aura of Invincibility • Military genius; lust for power made him commit three disastrous mistakes • The Continental System • Guerrilla warfare in Spain • Tries to put brother on throne; enrages Spanish ppl; lost 300,000 men in 5 yrs • Invasion of Russia • Tsar Alexander I couldn’t ship to GB; Napoleon reached Moscow, but too cold and Russian ruthlessly attacked and held on

  29. Hints for the TEST in May • Know Battle of Austerlitz solidified Napoleon’s reputation as a military genius. • Focus study time on impact of his conquests on spreading nationalism (remember Germany and other countries) • Impact on dissolving Holy Roman Empire

  30. Congress of Vienna: Back Where We Started • 1815 – Balance of Power established in Europe (wars been over for 3 years - why so long to get started?) • French borders redrawn to their pre-Napoleonic dimensions and old monarchies established thru the policy of “legitimacy” • Kingdoms established in Poland and the Netherlands • France – back to where it started

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