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3. The French Revolution
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3. The French Revolution
The French Revolution was a series of dramatic/radical changes that put an end to the Ancien Régime.
It marked the arrival of a NEW ERA and it was symbolized by a famous slogan:
"LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY "or death"
freedom to live the way that you want.
having the same rights under the law.
sharing the same interests and objectives.
to show that the revolutionaries were prepared to FIGHT or DIE for their principles.
CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
The influence of the Enlightenment.
The American Revolution (July 4th, 1776)
Economic crisis
French government was bankrupt.
Participation in military conlicts (wars)
Royal lifestyle (palaces, extravagant parties)
Bad harvest
Political crisis
Representation of the Third Estate in the Estates General.
Social crisis
NOBILITY & CLERGY wanted to protect their traditional economic privileges. They refused to pay taxes.
BOURGEOISIE wanted to participate in government.
PEASANTS suffered economic problems.
THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 4th
Responding to the Great Fear, one by one, the members of the nobility and clergy rose to give up:
Feudal dues
Serfdom
The tithe
Personal privileges
CREATING A NEW FRANCE
The National Assembly (1789 - 1792) instituted political and social reforms in the early stages of the revolution.
In 1791, the assembly finished writing a new constitution that established:
Constitutional monarchy
Popular sovereignty
Limited male suffrage
The separation of powers
The Enemies of the Revolution
The nobility
The clergy
The Royal Family
Other political groups:
THE GIRONDINS
Moderate revolutionaries
favoured the bourgoisie
had moderate political ideas
wanted a liberal econommic policy
wanted to ristrict voting rights (limited suffrage)
THE JACOBINS
Radical revolutionaries
favoured the sans-culottes
had radical political ideas
wanted to control prices
wanted to give more people the vote
Attack to the Tuileries
August 10th, 1792, the constitutional monarchy was over.
THE REIGN OF TERROR
Radical revolutionaries took control of the Assembly in 1792, the Convention.
These radicals ended the monarchy, made France a republic, and wrote another constitution.
On January 21st, 1793, they executed the king for treason.
Maximilien Robespierre
As president of the republic, Robespierre established a repressive, dictatorial government, whose objectives was to defend the revolution.
On July 28th, 1794, he was guillotined with 21 of his close supporters.
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