II. End of Old RegimeII. End of Old RegimeII. End of Old RegimeII. End of Old Regime

A. Great Fear•Great Fear - Rumors

spread that French nobles wanted to starve peasants

•Hunger and grain shortages drove many to desperation and violence

B. End of Feudalism • “Great Fear” results in an

emotional late night meeting • August 4, 1789 – Members of the

1st and 2nd Estates meet with the National Assembly to end feudal privileges

• End of Old Regime

C. Right of Man •August 27, 1789 – National

Assembly adopts “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen”1 – Men are born equal 2 – Freedoms of speech, press,

religion 3 – Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity

D. King Force to Paris• 1000s of nobles leave France

after the end of the Old Regime • Émigrés – French for emigrants• Other nobles stay with the king

and advise him to crush the revolution

•Louis calls troops to Versailles

•Women’s March on Versailles – 1000s of French women march to the king’s palace demanding food

Women’s March on Versailles

Queen’s Response

•“Let them eat cake”

•Result: Royal family is forced to move to Paris

Question •Do you remember what the National Assembly's goal was with the Oath of the Tennis Court?

E. Constitution of 1791•Legislative Assembly –

Replaces the National Assembly

•Creates 3 branches of government

•King lost most of his powers

F. Louis Tries to Escape• June 1791 – Royal family tries to

flee France to Austria • Military escort and large coach

makes the escape suspicious• Varennes – Postmaster recognizes

Louis from his picture on money • Royal family is returned to Paris

Primary Source – Journal de Perlet, June

1791• “How could one ever again have

confidence in anything the king might say?”