French RevolutionChapter 21 section 2

Louis allowed the Estate Generals to meet together Moved troops to Paris

The people feared that Louis was going to drive out the National Assembly People took action

July 14, 1789 Captured Bastille Prison Symbol of royal oppression Led to a new government in Paris

General Lafayette Fought in the American Revolution People’s Army

National Guard New Flag

Red, White, and Blue Replaced the old flag

Similar events were spreading across the land Great fear Peasants attacked manor houses and monasteries

National Assembly Believed that violence could be resolved

through reforms Outlawed tithe Canceled all feudal dues Canceled services owed by peasants Removed privileges from the First and

Second estate August 1789 did away with feudalism in

France

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Dealt with basic Human Rights and political powers

Men are born equal and remain equal before the law

Freedom of speech, press, and religion

Guaranteed the right to a free trial

“Liberty, equality, fraternity” Slogan

Fleeing Émigrés

Emigrants Will be trouble in years to come

Nobles would flee to Great Britain, Switzerland, and Germany Plotting

National Assembly 1789-1791

Setting up new governments Correcting abuses

First it will divide the country into 83 equal districts Departments Will call for elections of local

officials

National Assembly con. Seized land owned by the Catholic Church

Sold to the public Paid off national debt

1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Law that people would elect their own clergy Government would pay the salaries of the

bishops and priests Catholics became opposed to the revolution

Constitution of 1791 Will limit the power of the king Divide the government into 3 branches

Executive, legislative, and judicial King could no longer block or make laws Tax paying male-votes elected members to a

legislative body Legislative Assembly

Wealthy men still held the most power Louis XVI will agree

Even though Louis XVI agreed Plotted to overthrow the new government Émigrés Wanted Old Regime

Louis and his family tried to escape People will no longer trust Louis

New constitution will go in effect for only a year Set up a weak executive branch Powerful and inexperienced legislative

branch

Legislative Assembly

Divided into 3 groups Conservatives

Felt revolution had gone far enough King had limited authority Right

Moderates No extreme view Center

Radicals Wanted more drastic changes then were proposed Get rid of king, set up republic, broad reforms Left

Failures in war, and economic shortage led to mass uprising. Paris

Prussians vowed to destroy Paris if the Royal family was harmed Revolutionary troops

defended Paris “La Marseillaise”

Marching song France’s national anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1q9Ntcr5g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1wLtAXDgqg