1. The Republic Preview Main Idea / Reading Focus A Radical Government
The Reign of Terror
Quick Facts: Governments of Revolutionary France

2. The Republic Main Idea Reading Focus
An extreme government changed French society and tried through harsh means to eliminate its critics within France.
Reading Focus
What changes did the radical government make in French society and politics?
What was the Reign of Terror, and how did it end?

3. The French Revolution and Napoleon
Section 2: The French Revolution Unfolds
Witness History Audio: Parisian Women Storm Versailles
Political Crisis Leads to Revolt
Famine and rumors fueled peasant revolts in the countryside. Parisians were splintered into various factions who fought for power.
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Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “Who is ‘the Austrian’ the mob is referring to?” (the queen, Marie Antoinette) “Why are the Parisian women so angry with the king and queen?” (They believe the king and queen are living in luxury and ignoring the suffering of the French people.)
When showing Color Transparency 109, ask students to compare the fashions at Versailles with those worn by the women who marched on Versailles.
When showing Color Transparency 107, use the lesson suggested in the transparency book to guide discussion.
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4. Legislating New Rights
Creating a New Nation
Feudal dues eliminated
Declaration laid out “liberty, equality, fraternity”
Inspired by the English Bill of Rights, American Declaration of Independence, and the writings of Enlightenment philosophers
Men are born equal and remain equal under the law
The rights did not extend to women
Legislating New Rights
Louis tried to protect his throne
Angered the common people
Prices still high; mob broke into the palace demanding bread
Royal family seized; National Assembly took bolder steps
Passed laws against the church, clergy, and public employees
Some outraged by actions
Restrictions on Power

7. The French Revolution and Napoleon
Section 2: The French Revolution Unfolds
The National Assembly Acts
The National Assembly finally voted to give up many of their exclusive privileges and declared “Feudalism is abolished.” In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, all male citizens were proclaimed equal before the law, which disappointed many women.
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The National Assembly Presses Onward
The National Assembly voted to take over and sell Church lands and to place the Catholic Church under state control. The Assembly also produced the Constitution of 1791, which set up a limited monarchy. Louis XVI and his family attempted an escape from France, but were discovered and sent back to Paris.
Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “Who is ‘the Austrian’ the mob is referring to?” (the queen, Marie Antoinette) “Why are the Parisian women so angry with the king and queen?” (They believe the king and queen are living in luxury and ignoring the suffering of the French people.)
When showing Color Transparency 109, ask students to compare the fashions at Versailles with those worn by the women who marched on Versailles.
When showing Color Transparency 107, use the lesson suggested in the transparency book to guide discussion.
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8. The French Revolution and Napoleon: Section 2
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9. The French Plague
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10. Formation of a New Government
In 1791, the Legislative Assembly is formed. Citizens gained broad voting rights, but rights were not universal. Constitution restricted power of king and ended distinctions of birth. King and queen feared they would be harmed.
August 10, 1792 royal family imprisoned by mob
Radical faction took charge with National Convention
Monarchy abolished; France declared a republic
End of Monarchy
Austria and Prussia warned against harming monarchs
Austrian army defeats French
Financial strain of war, food shortages, and high prices
King blamed; action demanded
Foreign Powers
French revolutionary troops won the Battle of Valmy. New French republic held ground against Europe’s Old Order.

13. The French Revolution and Napoleon
Section 2: The French Revolution Unfolds
Radicals Take Over
Soon, radicals held power in the Legislative Assembly. They wanted a republic, not a monarchy. The radicals also declared war on the tyrannical rulers in Austria, Prussia, Britain, and other states.
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Notes: Listen to the Witness History audio. Then read aloud the main idea for each subheading in this section and show the related visuals.
After listening to the Witness History audio, ask, “Who is ‘the Austrian’ the mob is referring to?” (the queen, Marie Antoinette) “Why are the Parisian women so angry with the king and queen?” (They believe the king and queen are living in luxury and ignoring the suffering of the French people.)
When showing Color Transparency 109, ask students to compare the fashions at Versailles with those worn by the women who marched on Versailles.
When showing Color Transparency 107, use the lesson suggested in the transparency book to guide discussion.
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14. A Radical Government Factions Leaders Executions
In 1792, the radical representatives were in charge of the National Convention. The constitutional monarchy came to a violent end, and France became a republic.
Radical Mountain
Moderate Girondins
The Plain (swing voters)
No group had program or plan of action
Personal rivalries
Factions
Marat
Sansculottes, advocate of violence
Danton
Compromiser
Robespierre
Dedicated radical
Leaders
King put to death by guillotine
Europeans reacted with horror
Revolution savagery condemned
Executions

21. The French Revolution and Napoleon: Section 2
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