Phase I of the Revolution June of 1789-Spring of 1792 Focused on the political ideals of the Enlightenment Goal is a constitutional monarchy. A king who is controlled by a representative assembly. “Started by the patricians and finished by the plebeians”

For example… The Bastille

and the March on Versailles

The Great Fear Peasant uprisings in the countryside National Assembly eliminates the privileges of the nobility and clergy (no more tithe!), saying that the feudal order is dead

Ideas of the Enlightenment Fueled by power of the Paris mob

Create a new government with the Constitution of 1791 Based on the ideas of the Enlightenment…The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Constructional Monarchy Metric System New court system with jury trial Confiscation of Church lands, made them employees of the government Guillotine

New Departments

Challenges for the new government Foreign Problem reaction fueled by expats Flight to Varennes June of 1791 Threats from Austria and Prussia Unmet expectations of the common man Increasing radicalization led by the Jacobins

Phase II: The Radical Revolution So…what is different about this part of the Revolution? True threats from the war and counter-revolution The sans-culottes

September Massacres

The Convention Republic declared 9/22/1792 Louis XVI executed on 1/21/1793 War is going worse…now fighting Austria, Prussia, Holland, Spain and Great Britain. Huge economic pressure and peasant revolts against the revolution Something must be done!

July 1793 Jacobins, with the support of the sans-cullotes, take over the Convention Create the Committee of Public Safety to deal with the internal and external crises. 12 men led by Maximilian Robespierre.

Reign of Terror Begins

Creating the Republic of Virtue Eliminate old social contract starting with Christianity Religion of Reason New Calendar Years Months Days

“Revolutionary government until there is peace.” 17, 0000, 40, 000 or 100, 000+ die 8% Nobles 14% Bourgeoisie 6% Clergy 70% Peasants

The French people have had enough….Phase III! Thermidor Reaction White Terror Constitution of 1795 The Directory Elections of 3-97…lots of constitutional monarchists are elected. What will happen……..