1. Mr. Meester World History
Revolution Unfolds
Mr. Meester
World History

2. Vocabulary National Assembly Declaration of the Rights of Man
Olympe de Gouges
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Jacobins
Suffrage

3. Political Crisis & Revolt
Rumors & the “Great Fear”
Food shortages and tales of attacks by soldiers become common in the countryside
Peasants angered by the “Great Fear” attack nobles and steal grain.
Attacks are short lived
Turmoil in Paris
Different factions compete for influence
Moderates = National Guard create Tricolor
Radicals = Paris Commune replace government

4. National Assembly Acts
Due to Peasant uprisings & the Storming of the Bastille, the National Assembly acts quickly
Nobles in the assembly give up all their special privileges.
Hunting Rights, No Taxes, Special Status, etc.
“Feudalism is Abolished”
National Assembly
August 4th 2 AM

5. Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
As a step toward a new constitution the Assembly issued the Declaration.
Was modeled after the US Declaration
All men are born free, have natural rights, and are equal before the law
Grant universal male suffrage (right to vote)
It was reflected in the logan
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

6. The Women get Involved
Olympe de Gouges creates Declaration of the Rights of Women
Other declaration only applied to men
Never excepted she is imprisoned & executed
Women’s March on Versailles
6,000 women of Paris march to the palace demanding bread & to see the king
Much of their anger is directed at the Queen Marie Antoinette
She became a symbol of all the problems created by the nobility

7. Results of the March Royal guards are killed and decapitated.
The Royal Family is forced to return to Paris.
Muskets, Cannons, and other weapons are seized.

8. Changes in the Government
The Church is put under state control
Church property is seized
Church officials are now elected
Angers peasants splits revolution
Constitution of 1791
Fulfills the Assemblies Tennis Court Oath
Establishes a Limited Monarchy
Forms the Legislative Assembly
Moderates consider the Revolution over

9. Louis Goes on the Run
Louis and his family try to flee to Marie Antoinette’s native Austria
Captured near the Austrian border
Louis is now considered a traitor to the Revolution
Allows radicals to seize control of the Revolution

10. Foreign Leaders React
Foreign leaders seal borders to prevent spread of the “French Plague”
French Emigres report actions taken against the church & nobility
They expect the Revolution to get more violent
After Louis failed to escape and is imprisoned Prussia & Austria vow to protect the French Monarchy
Radicals prepare for war

11. The Radicals in Control
Radicals in the Legislative Assembly (middle class Jacobins & working class Sans-culottes) gain power.
They push to end the monarchy and establish a republic.
They use newspapers & pamphlets to sway public opinion to their views
They declare war on the other European Monarchs