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Chapter 9 Early Stages of the French Revolution
Meeting of the Estates General 1789 Meeting of the Three Estates Has not been called for 150 Years Response to Financial Crisis and Hope to Increase Taxes Common Agreements
1. Constitutional Monarchy with National Assembly2. Protection of Liberties3. Clergy improved
PROBLEM Over Representation and Votingo _____________________________
3rd estate gets as many delegates as 1st and 2nd combined-Composed completely of Bourgeoisie (Lawyers, Merchants, Etc.)-Cahiers: LONG List of grievances and complaints
o ____________________________ 1st and 2nd Estate always vote together, usually against 3rd estate
o 3rd ESTATE IS OUTRAGEDA few Liberal members of 1st and 2nd Estate join the 3rd
The Third Estate Awakens: ________________ and ____________________
The 3rd Estate Forms The National Assemblyo Tennis Court Oath:
3rd Estate declares themselves the National Assembly ____________________________________________________
Jacques Louis David: The Tennis Court Oath
Deeper analysis of Tennis Court Oath Portrait: http://pages.uoregon.edu/dluebke/301ModernEurope/TennisCourtOath.html
Storming of the Bastille by the Paris Urban Poor(By: ____________________________________________)
Causes:-Serious Depression and Famine in France-Poor Harvest Outrageous Bread Prices Bread Riots-Domestic Production Plummets-Unemployment Rises
-Rumor: Troops were gathering to end Riots and Chaos
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July 13th 1789
-Angry crowd crashes into Fort/Prison of Bastille
-Searching for guns and ammo
-Governor of Prison is Hacked Apart
-Head placed on Pike and paraded through city
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King Louis XVI“Is this a revolt?”…. Government Official: “No Sire, it is a revolution”
THE Great Fear-_____________ also rose against ________________
-Ransacked Noble Homes-Destroyed Feudal Obligation Papers-Seized land-Didn’t pay their Taxes
Many Nobles Fled France known as the Emigres
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-National Assembly Writes:________________________________
-Voted to end Feudalism AND OLD ORDER
-Declared Equality of Taxation
-Inspired by Enlightened thought and American Revolution
-Assisted by what American?
- Listed major rights of French Citizens- Liberty, Property, Security,
- Due Process -Taxes by consent
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-Parisian Women march of Versailles Paris women fed up with rising bread prices and starving children Thousands invaded Versailles “We want bread”
o Don’t want to anger hungry womeno Look for hated Marie Antoinette:
“We are going to cut off her head, tear her heart out and fry her liver”-Calmer heads prevail and the monarchy is brought back to Paris
SIGNIFICANCE:___________________________________________________
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1789-1791 The Constitutional Monarchy _______________________
o (Bourgeois) National Convention Becomes the Legislative Assembly (Legislative Body of France)o King is head Executiveo French Nobility is abolishedo Redrew France into 83 approximately equal districts
o“Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” Motto of the French Revolution
_______________________o More Secularo Religious Toleration for Jews and Protestantso Nationalized Catholic Church and Clergyo Clergy Forced to Swear Loyalty to New Governmento Government Nationalized All Church Land and Monasteries
Sold Land Off Peasants became most new propertied group
Increases their loyalty to the revolution
______________________o Eliminated Monopolieso Elimination of Guilds
o No Workers Unionso No Trade Barrierso Issued Paper Money: “Assignats”
What about oppression against women? Some Rights were Attained:
o Divorceo Inherit Propertyo Child Support
____________________o Women have equal intellectual potentialo Can contribute economically and politically
_____________________o Much work was yet to be doneo Declaration of the Rights of Women
National Assembly’s response view of women’s rights- Women belong at home
These revolutionary changes begin to divide the French People