French Revolution French Revolution 1789 Main Idea Economic
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French Revolution
French Revolution 1789 Main Idea- Economic & Social in the Old Regime helped cause the French Revolution Why it Matters Now- Throughout history Economic & Social Inequalities have led people to revolt against their governments
Setting the Stage Ø 1700’s –France is the most advanced country in Europe Ø Great unrest caused by high prices, taxes, & questions raised by the Enlightenment ideas of Rousseau & Voltaire
The Old Regime Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø -system of feudalism left over from the Middle Ages Social classes are called Estates Privileged estates 1 st- Roman Catholic Church 2 nd Nobles Third Estate- 98% pop. 1 st Bourgeoisie – merchants & artisans 2 nd- Workers, cooks, servants ect. 3 rd 80% -Peasants- half their money went to taxes
The French Monarchy: 1775 - 1793 Marie Antoinette & Louis XVI
Forces of Change Ø Ø Enlightenment Ideas Equality, Liberty, and Democracy Success of the American Revolution “ Power lies with the People” Economic problems Crop failures(Harsh Winter), Bad leadership (Louis. XVI), & his Wife Marie Antoinette spent money on luxury Ø As a result France was going Bankrupt, he needed money Ø The 2 nd estate made him call a meeting of the Estates General May 5, 1789 the first in 175 years for Tax reform Ø Ø
Convening the Estates General May, 1789 Last time it was called into session was 1614!
The Suggested Voting Pattern: Voting by Estates 1 1 Clergy 1 st Estate Aristocracy 2 nd Estate 1 Commoners 3 rd Estate
The Number of Representatives in the Estates General: Vote by Head! 300 Clergy 1 st Estate Aristocracy 2 nd Estate 300 648 Commoners 3 rd Estate
“The Third Estate Awakens”
Revolution The National Assembly (NA) Ø Under old rules each estate had 1 vote Ø 1&2 would always out vote the poorer 3 rd Ø Abbe Sieyes argued “What is the 3 rd estate ? EVERYTHING” Ø They formed the (N A), Abolishing the king Ø The next day they were locked out Ø They broke down the door & pledged to stay(Tennis court oath) Ø
“The Tennis Court Oath” by Jacques Louis David June 20, 1789
Storming the Bastille Ø The King sensed trouble, ordered the 1&2 to join the N A, at the same time he sent his SWISS Guard to Paris because he did not trust his own army, Ø The people said foreign troops were coming to kill French, they stormed the Bastille to get gun powder, Ø This is National Holiday
The Radical Phase
The National Convention MThe Decree of Fraternity * it offered French assistance to any subject peoples who wished to overthrow their governments. When France sneezes, all of Europe catches cold!
The First Coalition & The Brunswick Manifesto Duke of Brunswick if the Royal Family is harmed, Paris will be leveled!! FRANCE 1792 1797 AUSTRIA PRUSSIA BRITAIN SPAIN PIEDMONT
French Soldiers & the Tricolor: Vive Le Patrie!
The Storming of the Tuilieres: August 9 -10, 1792
The September Massacres, 1792 M Buveurs de sang [“drinkers of blood. ”] M Over 1, 000 Parisians killed!
The Jacobins Jacobin Meeting House
A Jacobin Club Meeting
The Sans-Culottes: The Parisian Working Class
The Sans-Culottes Depicted as Savages by a British Cartoonist.
Committee for Public Safety M Revolutionary Tribunals. M 300, 000 arrested. M 16, 000 – 50, 000 executed.
Maximillian Robespierre (1758 – 1794)
Georges Jacques Danton (1759 – 1794)
Jean-Paul Marat (1744 – 1793)
The Assassination of Marat by Charlotte Corday, 1793
The Assassination of Marat by Charlotte Corday (Paul Jacques Aimee Baudry, 19 c)
“The Death of Marat” by Jacques Louis David, 1793
The Levée en Masse: An Entire Nation at Arms! – 500, 000 Soldiers An army based on merit, not birth!
The Reign of Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible. -- Robespierre Let terror be the order of the day!
The “Monster” Guillotine The last guillotine execution in France was in 1939.
Louis XVI’s Head (January 21, 1793)
Marie Antoinette on the Way to the Guillotine
Marie Antoinette Died in October, 1793
War of Resistance to the Revolution, 1793
Vendée Revolt, 1793 Drowning the Traitors!
The Contrast: “British Liberty / French Liberty”
The Contrast: “French Liberty / British Slavery”
Religious Terror: De-Christianization (1793 -1794) M The Catholic Church was linked with real or potential counter-revolution. M Religion was associated with the Ancien Régime and superstitious practices. M Very popular among the sans-culottes. M Therefore, religion had no place in a rational, secular republic!
The De-Christianization Program 1. The adoption of a new Republican Calendar: * abolished Sundays & religious holidays. * months named after seasonal features. * 7 -day weeks replaced by 10 -day decades. * the yearly calendar was dated from the creation of the Republic [Sept. 22, 1792] The Convention symbolically divorced the state from the Church!!
The De-Christianization Program 2. The public exercise of religion was banned. 3. The Paris Commune supported the: * destruction of religious & royal statues. * ban on clerical dress. * encouragement of the clergy to give up their vocations. 4. The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris was turned into the “Temple of Reason. ” 5. The deportation of priests denounced by six citizens.
The “Temple of Reason” Come, holy Liberty, inhabit this temple, Become the goddess of the French people.
The Festival of Supreme Being A new secular holiday.
Backlash to the De-Christianization Program M It alienated most of the population (especially in the rural areas). M Robespierre never supported it. * he persuaded the Convention to reaffirm the principle of religious toleration. M Decree on the “Liberty of Cults” was passed * December 6, 1793. * BUT, it had little practical effect!
The Terror Intensified: March to July, 1794 Jacques Hébert & the Hérbetists Executed in March, 1794. Danton & the “Indulgents” Executed in April, 1794. Ô Law of 22 Prairial [June 10, 1794]. * Trials were now limited to deciding only on liberty OR death, with defendants having no rights. * Were you an “enemy of the people? ” (the law was so broadly written that almost anyone could fall within its definition!) Ô 1, 500 executed between June & July.
The “Thermidorean Reaction, ” 1794 P July 26 Robespierre gives a speech illustrating new plots & conspiracies. * he alienated members of the CPS & CGS. * many felt threatened by his implications. P July 27 the Convention arrests Robespierre. P July 28 Robespierre is tried & guillotined!
The Arrest of Robespierre
The Revolution Consumes Its Own Children! Danton Awaits Execution, 1793 Robespierre Lies Wounded Before the Revolutionary Tribunal that will order him to be guillotined, 1794.
Bibliographic Resources « “Hist 210—Europe in the Age of Revolutions. ” http: //www. ucl. ac. uk/history/courses/europe 1/ chron/rch 5. htm « “Liberty, Fraternity, Equality: Exploring the French Revolution. ” http: //chnm. gmu. edu/revolution/ « Matthews, Andrew. Revolution and Reaction: Europe, 1789 -1849. Cambridge University Press, 2001. « “The Napoleonic Guide. ” http: //www. napoleonguide. com/index. htm
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