FRENCH REVOLUTION

YES MORE!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

 THREATS FROM OUTSIDE
FRANCE

Rulers of other European countries saw the

revolution in France as a threat to their own power.
They worried that these ideas and actions would
spread to their own populations.

They sent armies to attack France and restore Louis

XVI to power.

France’s revolutionary leaders saw this war as a

chance to create strong national sentiment for
defence of the country.
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 PROBLEMS AT HOME
Within the National Assembly (government) there was
disagreement between those who felt the revolution had
not gone far enough (workers) and those who thought it
had gone too far (nobles).

The Jacobins (mostly Parisian workers) convinced the

majority (mostly members of the old third estate who
did not know what they wanted) to declare war on
Austria and Prussia and then used war as an excuse to
put the king on trial and ultimately have him executed.

With the King Gone they abolished the National

Assembly and replaced it with the National Convention.
This would form the FIRST REPUBLIC.
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 PROBLEMS OF THE FIRST
REPUBLIC

This new government faced many problems.

War against and increasing number of enemies

A poor economy

Lack of food for the general public

counter revolutionaries

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 REIGN OF TERROR
To meet these problems the government created a
Committee of Public Safety.

Under its direction anyone perceived to be an enemy of

France was arrested and killed.

Anyone even suspected to be against the revolution

could be arrested.

In a one year span between 20,000 and 40,000 men,

women and children were sentenced to the guillotine.

This included the former Queen Marie Antoinette.

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 ORGANIZED FOR WAR

The population was organize into a strong army to

defend the republic.

New armies were raised.

All men no matter of their age or occupation could

be drafted into the army.

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 DEALING WITH PROBLEMS AT
HOME

Limits were set on wages

Limits were set on prices

Food was rationed

Use of white flour was outlawed.

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 RISE OF NAPOLEON

Napoleon was a commander in the army during the

Revolutionary war. He gained respect and power as a
strong leader.

Returning from the battle field in 1799 and using

troops loyal to him was able to take control of the
government.

Supported by popular support in 1802 Napoleon

proclaimed himself Emperor of the French.

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 NAPOLEONIC CODE

Took the reforms of the revolution and put them into

one unified legal system.

It recognized that all men were equal

guaranteed freedom of religion as well as a person’s right

to work in any occupation.

Put the interests of the state above that of the individual

dropped laws passed to protect the rights of women and

children.

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 OTHER REFORMS

Enforced paying of taxes.

Created a National Bank and a system of paper

money. Brought inflation under control.

Government run schools were set up called lycees.

Extreme patriotism was taught at these schools and
all followed the same curriculum.

Represented the first steps forward to public

education.

Saturday, July 10, 2010