1 / 13

Radical Revolution and Reaction

Radical Revolution and Reaction. Chapter 18.2. Goals. Explain what led to the Reign of Terror . Analyze the impact of the Committee of Public Safety on France. National Convention 1792. Acting as sovereign ruling body of France Called to draft a new constitution

zeroun
Download Presentation

Radical Revolution and Reaction

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Radical Revolution and Reaction Chapter 18.2

  2. Goals • Explain what led to the Reign of Terror. • Analyze the impact of the Committee of Public Safety on France.

  3. National Convention 1792 • Acting as sovereign ruling body of France • Called to draft a new constitution • Convention distrusted King so abolished Monarch on September 21 and established a new republic, The French Republic

  4. Factions Disagree Over King • Dissenting groups couldn’t agree what to do with King • Jacobin (JA-kuh-buhn) Club was a large network of political groups • Girondins (juh-RAHN-duhns) represented areas outside the cities – feared radical mobs in the cities and leaned toward keeping King alive • Mountain groups represented the interests of radicals in the city of Paris

  5. Decree is Passed! • National Convention agrees to condemn King Louis XVI to death. • January 21, 1793 King Louis XVI is beheaded on the guillotine

  6. Foreign Affairs • Most of Europe outraged by execution of Louis XVI. • Informal coalition of Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Britain and the Dutch Republic took up arms against France • United States not in support of France

  7. Special Committee Set Up • National Convention sets up a special committee to respond to crises • Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers • Made up of 12 people • George Danton dominated it • Then Maximilien Robespierre led • “The Incorruptible” • One of most important revolution leaders • Democracy and suffrage • Arrested and guillotined

  8. The Reign of Terror • 1793- 1794 Committee of Public Safety in control • Revolutionary courts were set up to prosecute internal enemies of the revolutionary republic • 40,000 people killed • Viva la Revolution!

  9. Republic of Virtue • Committee of Public Safety took other steps to control France • Maximilien Robespierre creates new order • The Republic of Virtue is established • Democratic republic • Representatives were sent out to implement laws dealing with the wartime emergency • Slavery was abolished in France’s colonies

  10. Other Reforms • Women involved • Went to sessions of National Convention to voice concerns • Society for Revolutionary Republican Women created • Policy of de-Christianization • Word Saint removed from street names, churches ransacked, priests encouraged to marry • Church of Notre Dame was designated “temple of reason”

  11. A Nation in Arms • Concern by threat of outside forces, large army is formed • September 1794 army is one million strong • Largest army in Europe • Conquered Austrian Netherlands • Army important step in creation of modern nationalism

  12. End of Terror • Many in National Convention feared Robespierre • Decided to act – condemned him to die by guillotine • Revolutionary fever begins to cool • Reign of Terror comes to halt

  13. The Directory • Committee of Public Safety’s power is reduced • Churches reopenfor public worship • New constitution is created, August 1795 • Reflects desire for more stability • Constitution of 1795 establishes a national legislative assembly with two chambers • Lower house, Council of 500 • Upper house, Council of Elders

More Related