The End of a Monarchy The old regime

The old regime falls – After the storming of the Bastille Louis XVI lost

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen – Inspired by the Declaration

Louis XVI finally gives in – Oct. 5, 1789, thousands of women marched to

Changes in the Church – National Assembly seizes church land sells it for money

Legislative Assembly – N. A. made new constitution in 1791 that established a limited

The rest of Europe thinks this is all kind of sketchy – Austria and

The Cards get shuffled again by the Paris Commune – Defeat in war and

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The End of a Monarchy

The old regime falls – After the storming of the Bastille Louis XVI lost almost all power to enforce his will – August 4, 1789, National Assembly votes to abolish the rights of landlords and financial privileges of clergy and nobles – N. A. adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen – Inspired by the Declaration of Independence and the English Bill of Rights – The rights of man included liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression – Olympe de Gouge spoke up for the rights of women writing her own document called, “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen” – Gouge was mostly ignored

Louis XVI finally gives in – Oct. 5, 1789, thousands of women marched to Versailles with weapons to demand that the king accepts the “Rights of Man” declaration – Louis concedes and travels back to Paris with the woman and even brings flour with him as gifts to the poor

Changes in the Church – National Assembly seizes church land sells it for money to support the cause – Bishops and Priests are to be elected by the people and paid by the state. – Because of the government’s ownership of the church, the revolution lost the support of many Catholics

Legislative Assembly – N. A. made new constitution in 1791 that established a limited monarchy and the Legislative Assembly that made the laws – Consisted of 745 representatives

The rest of Europe thinks this is all kind of sketchy – Austria and Prussia are concerned that revolution ideas will spread to their countries and threaten to use force to reinstall Louis as absolute monarch – France declares war on Austria and fights poorly – This is blamed on the king’s disloyalty

The Cards get shuffled again by the Paris Commune – Defeat in war and economic problems lead many people to lose faith in the new government – The Paris Commune (made up of men calling themselves sans-culottes) attacks the royal palace and the Legislative Assembly – King is captured and the L. Assembly is forced suspend the monarchy and call a National Convention to decide the future form of government.