1. The French revolution Dawn of a New Era
Chapter 22/ Section 3
Red and Blue headings

2. The French Republic French Army defeats Prussians at Valmy
National Convention makes France a Republic
Universal suffrage all men regardless of property
New Weights and measures
New Calendar
Day One Year One

3. Death of a King The King is tried and sentenced to die by guillotine.
National Convention divided between Jacobins and the Girondists with the Plain in the Middle
San-Culottes demand respect in the streets.

4. Spreading the Revolution
European Monarchs feared democratic revolutions in their countries
Great Britain, Netherlands, Spain, Sardinia join Austria and Prussia against France

5. French Expansion
Expand French borders to their natural boundaries: Alps, Pyrenees, Rhine River and Mediterranean Sea.
Army of Volunteers proving “Liberty, equality and fraternity” against Mercenaries
Defeats cause conscription by the Committee of Public Safety

6. The Revolution in Crisis
Civil War breaking out at home; western royalists re. draft, city dwellers re. food shortages and prices
Government divided between Jacobins and Girondists; gets bloody (Marat)

7. The Reign of Terror
Jacobins set out to crush all opposition to the Revolution within France
Lasts from July 1793 until July 1794

8. Crushing Opposition
Neighborhood watch committees hunt down suspected traitors
Many innocent people suffered. 85% of the 40,000 killed were not Aristocracy.
Marie Antoinette was killed.

9. Republic of Virtue
Committee of Public Safety tries to set up a “Republic of Virtue”
New Schools aand Universal Education
Teach Farmers skills
Introduce price controls and Wage freezes
Religious issues about Catholicism and it’s connection to the Monarchy

10. End of the Terror
By the Spring of 1794, many of the Jacobins felt the Reign of Terror had gone on long enough.
Robbespierre accused them of treason and had them executed.
The others executed Robespierre
At this point the Terror came to an end and society began to change

11. The Directory Convention writes new Constitution
Voting from Universal to Property Owners only
Directory with of 5 Directors and a Bicameral Legislature.
Used army to put down Sans Culottes descent
Public looks to the Military to solve problems

12. Napoleon Takes Over
As the French Society took over, the French Military won a number of battles against the European Monarchs.
One of the Military leaders was Napoleon Bonaparte

13. Napoleon’s Early Fame
Napoleon puts down an uprising against the Directory
Marries Josephine de Beauharnais, a well connected socialite
Defeats the Austrians and gains land in Italy

14. Napoleon’s Bold Move
Napoleon leaves his troops after a defeat by Horatio Nelson off the coast of Egypt
Returns to France and, arriving in Paris to a hero’s welcome, overthrows the Directory in a coup d'état in October 1799