The French Revolution and Reign of Terror

Agenda

• Bell Ringer: How does Louis XVI react to the Storming of the Bastille?

1. Lecture: Radical Phase of the Revolution2. Robespierre Video, French Revolution3. Declaration of the Rights of Man4. Phases of the Revolution5. Was Revolt the only way? Discussion6. Test Results and Objectives

HW: Finish Vocabulary, will be checked next class in notebook.

Moderate Phase

• After the Tennis Court Oath, National Assembly controls France.

• Declaration of Rights of Man adopted.

• National Assembly takes land from the Catholic Church to pay debts for France.– Now the Church was part of

the State.– Peasants opposed it, and

opposed further Revolution.

Limited Monarchy and Division• Louis XVI attempts to escape

in 1791, but his face is recognized from currency.

• NA creates limited monarchy, and give most power to the Legislature.– Louis XVI forced to agree to

new Constitution.

• Factions divide the Legislative Assembly into three groups. – Radicals, Conservatives, and

Moderates

Legislative Assembly

Radicals- opposed King and MonarchyCommon people have full power in Republic.Moderates- Centrist thinkers

Conservatives- Upheld the idea of a limited monarchy, few changes in government

War and Execution• Other countries (Austria and

Prussia) want the Old Regime in power.– Fear losing their absolute

power.– Threaten to destroy Paris

• Citizens in Paris attack the Royal guard, and imprison the Louis XVI family.

• French forces are weak, and riots are common in the cities.

• National Convention takes power in 1791.

Jacobin Club• Leaders of mobs have more

power than government assembly.

• Jacobin Club was the most violent.– Promoted murder to eliminate

enemies of Revolution.

• Radical Jacobins vote to execute Louis XVI, and his wife.

• Create a citizen army to defend against Prussia and Austria.

Reign of Terror• France has many internal

conflicts.• Robespierre attempts to rid

France of anything relating to Monarchy.

• Religion is abolished, and Sundays are removed from Calendar

• Committee of Public Safety– Decided who were enemies of

the Republic– He felt that it enabled Citizens to

remain true to the Revolution.

End of Robespierre• Even leaders of the Revolution

were put to death, because they weren’t radical enough.

• A shopkeeper for selling sour wine…

• Anyone going against Robespierre. Nobody was safe.

• 3,000 executed in Paris alone.• Reign of Terror ends with the

death of Robespierre.– He attempts suicide by shooting

himself in the head, and lives… He is taken to the guillotine with a shattered jaw, bleeding.