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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

This presentation covers the key events of the French Revolution, including the formation of the National Assembly, the Tennis Court Oath, the storming of the Bastille, the Great Fear, the abolition of Feudalism, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and more.

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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

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  1. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Click to continue with the presentation…

  2. Voice Freedom NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Aug 1789 – Oct 1791 Comeback! God Appointed me Click to continue with the presentation…

  3. National Assembly The first ever meeting in which the Third Estate participated, commenced with an opening speech by the King, followed by a long, tiring analysis of the financial condition of France. May 5th : The Estates General Opens at Versailles Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  4. National Assembly On June 20th The Third Estate was locked out of its meeting room as preparations were being made for a Royal session of all three Estates on June 22. Confused and angry, the delegates met instead at an indoor tennis court on the palace grounds, and they signed an oath not to disband until they had drawn up a constitution for France. The Tennis Court Oath signaled the beginning of the refusal of the French people to bow to the absolute rule of the King. June 20th : The Tennis Court Oath Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  5. National Assembly The Bastille was an old prison fortress. It was stormed by an angry mob that believed that behind the walls were numerous arms, and hordes of prisoners to be set free. This action is thought to be the first aggressive and defiant act of the Revolution. The rumours of what was inside turned out to be false. There was no large number of arms, and there were only seven prisoners. July 14th : The Fall of The Bastille Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  6. National Assembly Grain shortages were becoming worse. The grain was guarded nervously by local militias, as bands of vagrants roamed the country side. There were rumors that Aristocrats hired vagrants to protect the new harvest from the peasantry. As civil unrest grew, there were attacks on Manor Houses by fearful peasants, who armed themselves in self defense against the imaginary marauders supposedly hired by the Aristocracy. Late July: The Great Fear Spreads in Rural Areas Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  7. National Assembly August 4th-11th : Feudalism is Abolished Thank god The National Assembly abolished Feudalism, and Nobles joined the National Assembly. Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  8. National Assembly A Declaration was written for the people, setting forth the laws and principles of the new State. It echoed the sentiments of the Enlightenment philosophes, the English Bill of Rights, and the American Declaration of Independence. It asserted political and social equality of all men, the sovereignty of the people, and the natural right to liberty, property, security and resistance to opposition. August 27th : Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  9. National Assembly October 5th &6th : Parisian Women March to Versailles On October 5, 1789, angry women (and some men), marched from Paris to Versailles to protest the bread shortages and the high price of food. The people also suspected that the King was plotting against the National Assembly. This was the last time someone lived at the palace at Versailles. Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  10. National Assembly November 3rd : Nationalization of Church Lands The 10% of the land, owned by the RC Church, was given to the State. The Church was not pleased because the land that it had owned since Medieval times, was being taken away. Click to continue with the presentation… 1789

  11. National Assembly July 12rd : Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted The Assembly passed this Constitution to bring the Clergy under State control. The Clergy would be elected by all citizens and their salaries paid by the State. The members of the Clergy had to swear an oath that the government was superior to the Pope, otherwise they had to give up their positions. This increased the conflict between the RC Church and the State. Click to continue with the presentation… 1790

  12. National Assembly Angry Mob King Louis XVI October 12rd : Louis and his Family Attempt to Flee France Click to continue with the presentation… 1791

  13. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Oct 1791 – Oct 1792 I’m so happy Click to continue with the presentation…

  14. 1792 France Declares War on Austria The Griondins persuaded Louis XVI that France could win a war against Austria. On April 21st, 1792, the French government declared war on Austria. As Prussia was allied with Austria, France found itself fighting a war against both countries. April 20 Click to continue with the presentation… The Tuileries Palace is stormed, and Louis XVI and his Family take Refuge with the Legislative Assembly Parisians were growing restless over the war. On August 10th they turned against the King. The mob stormed the Tuileries, were the Royal Family was being held. They killed some of the Swiss guards, and seized the Royal Family and the King. A revolutionary municipal government in Paris was set up. They demanded a new constitution and convention to replace the Legislative Assembly. August 10 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

  15. 1792 The September Massacres Rumors circulated that 3000 prisoners held in Paris were planning to stage an uprising. News that the city of Verdun was threatened by the Prussian army was the spark that began what was called the “September Massacres”. An angry mob stormed the prison on September 2nd, and over the next five days about 1100 prisoners were killed. September 2nd –7th Click to continue with the presentation… Monarchy is Abolished and the National Convention Declares France a Republic The Legislative Assembly was dissolved and was replaced by the National Convention. It met for the first time on Sept.21st, 1792. One of its first acts was to abolish the Monarchy. France would now be considered a Republic. September 21st LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

  16. NATIONAL CONVENTION Sept 1792 – Oct 1795 Who’s next? Click to continue with the presentation…

  17. National Convention 1793 January 21st Louis XVI is Executed! In France, the Terror continued. Louis XVI, after being found guilty of treason, was executed by guillotine Click to continue with the presentation…

  18. National Convention 1793 February 1st France declares war on Great Britain! Click to continue with the presentation…

  19. National Convention 1793 March Counterrevolution breaks out in the Vendee Click to continue with the presentation…

  20. National Convention 1793 April 6th The Committee of Public Safety is Formed On April 6th, the Government moved to centralize control by appointing a Committee of Public Safety. This was a twelve member executive with sweeping powers. It controlled both domestic and foreign policy of France. One of the Committee’s main goals was to repress the counter-revolutionaries. Click to continue with the presentation…

  21. National Convention 1793 June 2nd Beginning of the Terror October Robespierre had been elected to the Committee of Public Safety, and over the next year, through his influence, the terror was unleashed. During this time, any citizen suspected of treason was sent to the guillotine. Over the next year about 40,000 men, woman, and children perished during the Terror. These included he Royal family, Clergy and political enemies Click to continue with the presentation…

  22. National Convention 1793 June 22nd The Constitution of 1793 Click to continue with the presentation…

  23. National Convention 1793 August 23rd Levee en Masse Levee en Masse was a type of conscription that sent unmarried men, between the ages of 18-25, to war. The women also were sent to help in the cause by making clothing, and working in hospitals. Click to continue with the presentation…

  24. National Convention 1793 September 17th The Law of Maximum The Law of Maximum was put into effect by the Committee of Public Safety in April 1793. The goal behind it was to regulate bread prices in France. Unfortunately, the new law did not work out as well as hoped, because the prices were still too high, and people were finding alternate ways to get bread on the black market. As a result of the lack of effectiveness, the law was abandoned in December, 1794. Click to continue with the presentation…

  25. National Convention 1793 October 16th Marie-Antoinette is Executed She and the King were charged with treason in 1891 after they tried to escape from France. Marie was executed a few months after King Louis XVI. Click to continue with the presentation…

  26. National Convention 1793 November 10th The Revolutionary Calendar is Adopted Units of measurement were changed to the decimal (metric) system, and the calendar was changed to reflect the first year of the revolution as year one instead of the year 1792. Click to continue with the presentation…

  27. National Convention 1794 July 27th The Ninth of Thermidor and the Fall of Robespierre Robespierre was deserted by his supporters. He was accused of being a tyrant, and on July 27th, 1794 Robespierre was arrested. Click to continue with the presentation…

  28. National Convention 1794 July 28th Robespierre is Executed The day after he was arrested, Robespierre and some of his followers were sent to the guillotine. Robespierre was destroyed by the very system he created. The death of Robespierre led to what historians called the Thermidorean Reaction. Click to continue with the presentation…

  29. The Constitution of the Year II is Adopted and the Directory is Established and Lasts Until 1799 The Constitution established a two-house legislature. The two houses were the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Elders. Legislation was introduced by the Five Hundred and then the Elders would approve or disapprove. Executive power was vested in the five Directors chosen by the Elders. The regime was called the Directory. THE DIRECTORY 1795 – 1799 So what else is there to do?

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