1. Phases of French Revolution
Chapter 18
World History B

2. Basic terms for groups that exist during it.
1st Estate-
2nd Estate-
3rd Estate-
Estates General-
Sans-culottes-
Jacobins-

3. June 1789 Tennis Court Oath of the 3rd estate.
Stage 1
Poor economy, Mountain of debt, lack of jobs and Estates-General (legislative branch) that is doing very little to help
June 1789 Tennis Court Oath of the 3rd estate.
July rumors spread the French troops were going to take over Paris – People went to Bastille to get weapons and took it over.
People are in charge not the monarchy…

4. Bastille in Paris, France
Then Now

5. Stage 1 continued
National Assembly functions to create next government.
Rights of Man (like US D of I)
Supported the Bourgeoisie (Middle Class) majority of people are poor however-so they feel unrepresented
Women march to Versailles to get Marie Antoinette

6. Palace of Versaille

7. Stage 1 continued
King tries to escape Paris with family
Radicals: San-culottes and Jacobins
King doesn’t comply with Constitutional Monarchy
1792-losing Franco-Prussian war, radicals are in control of National Convention and King Louis XVI is beheaded as a traitor

8. Video French Revolution 1

9. Stage 2 Reign of Terror
Committee for Public Safety- government in turmoil gave these 12 almost absolute authority.
Maximilien Robespierre rises to rule the Committee
“Liberty cannot be secured unless criminals lose their heads
Reign of Terror
Work with reason, kill those that are enemies to this.
used the Guillotine p.588
The Convention gets tired of this and executes Robespierre in 1794

11. Moderates create new Constitution in 1795
Third Stage
Moderates create new Constitution in 1795
5 man Directory and two house legislature
3rd Constitution since 1789.
Bourgeoisie are majority.
Rising bread prices cause riots
Directory suppresses riots
Church doesn’t like new rules set up in Constitution
People look to Napoleon Bonaparte: military hero to bring political peace.

12. Stage Four: Napoleon
1799-Napoleon uses his popularity through military victories to get high political position.1801=Emperor of France
Then he quickly maneuvered to absolute authority while bringing reforms.
Peasants had rights to land
Napoleonic Code: equality, religious tolerance…
Empire grows p. 595
Spain resists-guerilla warfare=hit and run
Russia and Napoleon assist in Continental system-basically divide and conquer Europe.
Russia backed out

14. Stage four continued Napoleon invades Russia 1812.
Russians retreat and put in place the scorched earth policy
600,000 soldiers for France... less than 20,000 survive on the 1000 mile retreat from Moscow
Napoleon steps down from power and exiles to Elba.
Louis XVIII takes over and accepts many of Napoleons policies
Allies meet in Vienna after their victory against Napoleon.

15. Napoleon escapes Elba and rallies the troops
Stage 4 continued
Napoleon escapes Elba and rallies the troops
Louis XVIII fled
Napoleon rules again for 100 days and loses to the British and Prussians at Waterloo in Belgium
Napoleon forced to abdicate goes to St. Helena-a lonely island in S. Atlantic.
Congress of Vienna
Strived to create a lasting peace
Restored surrounding monarchies and Louis XVIII-1815

16. Video French Revolution 2