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  The revolutionary government of France made reforms but also used terror and violence to retain power.  GOES FROM GOOD, TO BAD, TO UGLY VERY QUICKLY!!!

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1   The revolutionary government of France made reforms but also used terror and violence to retain power.  GOES FROM GOOD, TO BAD, TO UGLY VERY QUICKLY!!!  The French Revolution is going to evolve and some might even say, stray away from the very ideals that ignited this revolution. (LET’s TAKE A LOOK!!!) Revolution Brings Reform and Terror

2  THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY  Revolution Brings Reform and Terror

3   1. Declaration of the Rights of Man  2. Legislative Assembly  3. Émigré  4. Sans-culottes  5. Guillotine  6. Maximillien Robespierre (page 202)  7. Committee of Public Safety  8. Reign of Terror Key Terms/Names

4   Come, children of the Fatherland  Our day of glory has come!  Against us the bloody flag of tyranny is raised!  The bloody flag is raised.  Can you hear in the country  The shrikes of those ferocious soldiers?  They come to our very arms  To slaughter our sons and our wives  To arms, citizens!  Form your battalions!  March forth! March forth!  Let their impure blood water our fields! La Marsailles

5   1. What mood does the song reflect? How does the music and lyrics capture the spirit of the French Revolution?  What thoughts/reactions/feelings would each of the following person have regarding this song?  King Louis XVI  Sans-culottes  Émigré Critical Thinking

6   Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Star Spangled Banner

7   3. Discuss w/ your group members the similarities and differences between the French and American anthems!!! Critical Thinking

8   Adopted by the National Assembly  Guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech and freedom of religion  “LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY”  Negative~did not apply to women Declaration of the Rights of Man

9   The Catholic Church lost its lands and political independence  The National Assembly sells church lands to pay off France’s debt  Clash between bourgeoisie and peasants (who were Conservative Catholics)  Created a DIVIDE between the peasants and bourgeoisie  From now on, the peasants would oppose further revolutionary change A State-Controlled Church

10   Many warned the king that he and his family were in danger.  Louis XVI and his family tries to escape from France  He is caught at the border, and returned back to Paris  He will eventually be tried as an “ enemy ” of the republic and executed ( Marie Antoinette too !!!) Louis Tries to Escape

11   The National Assembly finally creates a constitution, a LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY in 1791  The Legislative Assembly has the power to create laws and declare war  Within the assembly, you have 3 factions:  Radicals  Moderates  Conservatives Conflicting Goals Cause Divisions

12   Turn to page 199-200 and read under the section titled, “War and Extreme Measures”  Answer the questions inside your foldable!!! War & Extreme Measures

13  War and Extreme Measures pages 199-200 1.Why were monarchs and nobles from other European nations afraid of what was happening in France? 2.Why did the Legislative Assembly declare war on Prussia and Austria? 3.What were the “September Massacres”? 4.Why did the Legislative Assembly give up the idea of a limited monarchy? 5.What was the name of the new governing body? 6.Who were the Jacobins? What did they want to accomplish? 7.What nations made up the First Coalition? 8.Why was France forced to start a draft?

14  The Reign of Terror  The Jacobins and the Radicals gain strength and decide to wipe out any “ enemy ” of the state  Maximilien Robespierre, leader of the Committee of Public Safely, decides who is considered an enemy of the republic  Rules almost as a dictator from July 1793- July 1794

15 Reign of Terror (con’t)  Over 40,000 people killed in one year 75%+ of those killed from 3 rd Estate ! ( The Revolution was supposed to be for them !

16  Death of Robespierre  Eventually the public withdrew support of Robespierre : too many senseless killings  Other members of the Committee of Public Safety wanted to kill him before he killed them  July 28, 1794 Robespierre publicly executed in Paris  His death signals the end of the Reign of Terror

17   Complete the back of your foldable to review the main ideas of this section. Reflect & Review


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