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The Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror. Louis XVI tries to RUN. Louis XVI tries to ESCAPE to Austria June 1791, he is caught and put under house arrest Legislative Assembly seizes more power. Factions of the Legislative Assembly. Radicals Moderates Conservatives. Opposed King & Monarchy Demanded a

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The Reign of Terror

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  1. The Reign of Terror

  2. Louis XVI tries to RUN • Louis XVI tries to ESCAPE to Austria • June 1791, he is caught and put under house arrest • Legislative Assembly seizes more power

  3. Factions of the Legislative Assembly RadicalsModerates Conservatives Opposed King & Monarchy Demanded a Republic Favored some Changes Favored limited monarchy

  4. “Louis XVI must die because the nation must live!” Dec. 1792 Danton Marat Robespierre Jacobins What: The most radical group of reformers in France

  5. Legislative AssemblyDeclares War on Austria • Radicals wanted to expand French Revolution to all of Europe • Austria & Prussia thought it could help Louis XVI • warned France NOT to hurt the KING

  6. Anarchy in Paris • 1792: As the Prussian troops approached Paris, people rioted—Paris fell into anarchy • The Legislative Assemblyresponds: • Proposed idea of a REPUBLIC • The King was “deposed” • Dissolved itself & set aside Constitution • Called for “new” elections • Sans-culottes lead way to victory

  7. National Convention • What: a new assembly elected in France • mostly middle class (only 70 of 750 are nobles/clergy) • Different political factions fight for POWER • Foreign Powers threaten Paris (Prussia, Austria etc..) • Great Britain, Holland & Spain join fight against France • National Convention orders a draft into the army

  8. “Louis XVI must die because the nation must live!” Dec. 1792 Louis XVI Executed • Jacobins put Louis XVI on trial for treason • He is sentenced to death • January 1793 he is executed

  9. Maximilien Robespierre • Assumes leadership of Jacobins • Believed force & violence were needed to “wipe out” all evidence of France’s monarchy • Sought to create a “Republic of Virtue”

  10. Primary Source Reading Analysis A Republic of Virtue orReign of Terror?

  11. Committee of Public Safety • 12 person committee elected by National Convention • Robespierre becomes a virtual dictator • July 1793-July 1794 • Execute people viewed as threat to Republic • People often related to monarchy or nobility

  12. Road to Terror National Assembly (1789) Legislative Assembly (1791) War with Austria & Prussia (1792) Radicals declare Republic & execute King (1793) National Convention TheReign of Terror (1793-94)

  13. Video Continued

  14. Stages of Revolution Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 1

  15. Reign of Terror • 1-Year in Length • July 1793 - July 1794 • Robespierre’s execution marks end • July 1794 • 3,000 executed in Paris • Up to 40,000 total deaths

  16. The Directory • After Reign of Terror => National Convention forms a new legislative body: The Directory • Directory puts Napoleon in charge of Army

  17. Revolution:1789-1794 Was it worth it? Philosophes National Assembly Legislative Assembly National Convention Reign Of Terror

  18. Marie Antoinette’s Last Words?

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