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The French Revolution Unfolds

The French Revolution Unfolds. 3.2 Notes. I. Political Crisis Leads to Revolt. National Assembly (1789-1791) the 1 st and moderate phase of the French Revolution 1789 there was a terrible famine in addition to the other problems

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The French Revolution Unfolds

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  1. The French Revolution Unfolds 3.2 Notes

  2. I. Political Crisis Leads to Revolt • National Assembly (1789-1791) the 1st and moderate phase of the French Revolution • 1789 there was a terrible famine in addition to the other problems • Great Fear- a time when rumors of attacks set off a panic and revolts • Peasants set fire to noble manor houses and stole grain

  3. II. Paris Commune Comes to Power • Marquis de Lafayette “hero of two worlds” led a National Guard • Paris Commune- took over Paris, could mobilize people to protest or riots

  4. Questions • What caused French Peasants to revolt against the nobles? • The Peasants revolted because…

  5. III. The National Assembly Acts • Some more reform minded clergy and nobles joined the National Assembly • Nobles vote to end their own special privileges • Felt they already had lost them because of revolts • Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen- based on the Dec. of Independence • All men equal under the law • Natural rights • Olympe de Gouges- resented women not being included

  6. Questions • Why did the nobles willingly vote to end their privileges? • The nobles ended their privileges because they thought it would end the __________ ______________. • How is the Dec. of Rights of Man an Enlightenment Idea? • It is an enlightenment idea because it achieves ____________ under the ______.

  7. IV. Women March on Versailles • King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, still led a life of luxury • Women upset with bread prices marched on the palace of Versailles to see the King • They demanded the King return with them to Paris

  8. Questions • Why were the women of Paris so angry? • The women of Paris were angry because …

  9. V. The National Assembly Presses Onward • Church is placed under state control • Constitution of 1791- • Limited monarchy • Legislative assembly • Elected lawmakers • Louis and Marie try to escape in 1791 • Made him look like a traitor to the revolution

  10. VI. Rulers Spread Fear of Revolution • Other European Nobles saw the revolution as the “French Plague” • Cut off borders • Emigres- nobles who had fled France • Declaration of Pilnitz- King of Prussia and Emperor of Austria threatened the French if they harmed the king or queen

  11. Question • Why did other rulers see the French as having a “plague” • Other rulers saw the French as having a plague because they feared that it would…

  12. VII. Radicals Take Over • Legislative Assembly ruled for less than a year • Economic crisis • Food shortages • Sans-culottes- working men • They demanded a republic • Jacobins- middle class who also wanted a republic • These radical groups declare “war on tyranny” • Declare war on Austria and then later Prussia and Britain

  13. Questions • Why are the Sans-culottes and the Jacobins “radical” • They are radical because the both believe France should have a _____________, rather than the traditional ____________.

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