Chapter 6 French Revolution Section 2 Creating a

Chapter 6: French Revolution Section 2: Creating a New France Main Idea: The National Assembly instituted political and social reforms in the first Stage of the Revolution. • Learning Targets: • How did popular revolts contribute to the French Revolution? • What moderate reforms did the National Assembly enact? • How did foreign reaction to the revolution help lead to war?

4 Stages of French Revolution • 1789 -1791: National Assembly turned France into a Constitutional Monarchy • 1792 -1794: Violence and the Reign of Terror • 1795 -1799: Directory • 1799 -1815: Age of Napoleon • Tricolor became the national flag – Red, White, Blue http: //www. history. com/topics/french-revolution/videos#the-french-revolution (3 min overview of rev)

Great Fear • Tales of attacks on villages spread panic throughout France • Rumors that government troops were taking peasant’s crops • Peasants took out anger on Nobles – Attacked their homes and stole grain from storehouses.

Declaration of the Rights of Man • Issued by the National Assembly • Modeled on American Declaration of Independence – Proclaimed all male citizens were equal before the law – Freedom of religion – Taxes paid by all people – Slogan: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. ”

Women March on Versailles • King and his family were at the castle in Versailles outside Paris • Women march to Versailles to bring the king and his family back to Paris • Women march shouting “Bread” • For 3 years King and family were held as prisoners in the Tuileries Palace

King Louis XVI Fails to Escape • June 1791 King disguised himself as a servant and the queen as a governess • Someone recognized the King’s face from a coin • Royal soldiers escorted the royal family back to Paris • People now felt he was a traitor to the Revolution http: //www. history. com/topics/french-revolution/photos#french-revolution (pictures of Revolution)

Civil Constitution of the Clergy • National Assembly put the French Catholic Church under state control – Took over and sold church lands to pay off France’s debt – Bishops and priests became elected officials that were paid by salary

Constitution of 1791 • Created by the National Assembly • Formed a limited monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy • Legislative Assembly had the power to make laws, collect taxes, and decide on issues of war and the people • Would later fail- remember there are 4 phases of the French Revolution

The French Plague • Other European Monarchs worry that the ideas of revolution would spread • Emigres were not permitted in many countries – Nobles and clergy who fled revolutionary France • Austria, Prussia, Britain went to war with France from 1792 -1815 to try and restore the French monarchy.