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II. End of Old RegimeII. End of Old RegimeII. End of Old RegimeII. End of Old Regime
A. Great Fear•Great Fear - Rumors
spread that French nobles wanted to starve peasants
•Hunger and grain shortages drove many to desperation and violence
B. End of Feudalism • “Great Fear” results in an
emotional late night meeting • August 4, 1789 – Members of the
1st and 2nd Estates meet with the National Assembly to end feudal privileges
• End of Old Regime
C. Right of Man •August 27, 1789 – National
Assembly adopts “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen”1 – Men are born equal 2 – Freedoms of speech, press,
religion 3 – Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity
D. King Force to Paris• 1000s of nobles leave France
after the end of the Old Regime • Émigrés – French for emigrants• Other nobles stay with the king
and advise him to crush the revolution
•Louis calls troops to Versailles
•Women’s March on Versailles – 1000s of French women march to the king’s palace demanding food
Women’s March on Versailles
Queen’s Response
•“Let them eat cake”
•Result: Royal family is forced to move to Paris
Question •Do you remember what the National Assembly's goal was with the Oath of the Tennis Court?
E. Constitution of 1791•Legislative Assembly –
Replaces the National Assembly
•Creates 3 branches of government
•King lost most of his powers
F. Louis Tries to Escape• June 1791 – Royal family tries to
flee France to Austria • Military escort and large coach
makes the escape suspicious• Varennes – Postmaster recognizes
Louis from his picture on money • Royal family is returned to Paris
Primary Source – Journal de Perlet, June
1791• “How could one ever again have
confidence in anything the king might say?”