1. The Revolution Intensifies

2. Declaration of the Rights of Man
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Liberté, egalité and fraternité
People have the natural right to property, security, and resistance to oppression.
Owed much to the American Declaration of Independence
The King Louis XVI refused to sign this because it was too egalitarian

3. Declaration of the Rights of Man

4. After the Fall of the Bastille
Louis XVI accepts the Tricolour
White = royalty
Red & Blue = colours of Paris
Louis accepts the role of ruling with a constitution

5. The Great Fear – July 1789
Revolution of the Peasantry begins – The “Great Fear” spreads
Aristocrats want to destroy the Assembly
Mobs pillage the nobility’s estates
First wave of nobility emigrate
Louis XVI remains in France
Support for the Assembly and the Revolution continues to grow

6. Abolition of Feudalism

7. Ongoing Economic Crisis In France
Famine
Scarcity
High price of bread causes riots
Fear of counter-revolution

8. What stands out in this picture regarding who marched to Versailles?
March to Versailles
What stands out in this picture regarding who marched to Versailles?

9. March to Versailles - Clip
(Part IV – 3:00 to 8:05 )

10. Gains of the March to Versailles
March to Versailles – Women lead the march
Louis XVI was forced to sign the decrees of August 4th (abolition of feudalism) and the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Many historians believe that Louis XVI made a grave mistake when he went back to Paris with the mob. Why do you think this is so?

11. A Constitutional Monarchy

12. Civil Constitution of the Clergy - July 1789
France was in an economic crisis
Church land confiscated by the government and sold to generate revenue
The clergy were to be paid by the state
Bishops and priests to be elected
All clergy were forced to take an oath to the state
Who is one important figure outside of France who would be very upset about this development?

13. Flight of the Royal Family
The Royal Family attempted to flee France to seek foreign aid to destroy the revolution (IV 8:50 to end; V 0:00 to 1:15)

14. Flight of the King The king was spotted during a change of horses
They were arrested and returned to Paris
The king was suspended from his duties

15. A Constitution without a King
Constitution Complete - Constitutional Monarchy
Became a model of liberal constitutions in the 19th century
Limited democracy (propertied citizens)
Elected officials (judges, jurors)

16. A new form of execution: The Guillotine
V 1:52 to 4:00 )