the french revolutiondavid ngo,monica yupa, neriel ponce, jessie

lin, ashley wen

Old Regime

The old regime (Ancien Régime)was an old political system established in France.

It was a form of feudalism that restricted the social classes.

The old regime was separated into three estates.

Third Estate

The third estate was the lowest class in the old regime

They were consisted of three groups. The first were merchants and artisans, the second were cooks and servants, and the third were the peasants, who had the most financial difficulties

The third estate made up of 98% of the population of France

Dissatisfaction with the Old Regime

The third estate was dissatisfied with the old regime, which is why they revolted.

The third estate did not have a voice of reason.

They had to pay half their money to taxes and dues to the aristocrats.

Many resented the clergy and nobles.

The Great Fear Maximilien Robespierre and the radical Jacobin party

dominated the Convention from 1793-94

Sought to eliminate Christianity’s influence in France by closing churches and forcing priests to marry.

New religion – “cult of reason”

A new calendar with 10-day weeks was adopted.

Proclaimed the inauguration of a new historical era with the Year 1I.

Women had more rights – they could divorce their husbands and inherit property, but still could not vote.

300,000 suspected enemies of the revolution were arrested; about 40,000 were executed (including Marie Antoinette)

Fearing that the Terror would be turned against them, members of the Convention arrested Robespierre on July 27, 1794 and had him guillotined; a majority of Commune members were also executed.