I. French society during the late 18th centuryII. The outbreak of RevolutionIII. France abolishes monarchy IV. Did Women have a RevolutionV. The Abolition of SlaveryVI. The Revolution & Everyday Life

A. The struggle to survive

B. How a subsistence crisis

happen

B. Growing middle class

• Population Of France

- 23 million in 1715

- 28 million in 1789

• Subsistence Crisis

- livelihood endangered

- drought & hail

prevailed

subsistence crisisHow did it Happen!!!

Bad Harvest

The Poorer Can

no longer

buy BREAD

Disease Epidemics

Growing Middle Class --- an END to

Privileges!!! Peasants mobs rise

against Nobility- attacked Manors

- Destroyed legal documents

- Seized land

- Stopped paying Taxes

National Assembly

forces Louis XVI to

end FEUDALISM !!!

• France becomes a

Constitutional

Monarchy

• It has discovered new

Political Symbols!!!

FRANCE

becomes

Constitutional

Monarchy

The Reign of Terror

A Directory Rules France

Policy of severe control& Punishment

ENEMIES- arrested- imprisoned- guillotined

Rationed Meat & Bread

I. New Constitution Introduced

II. Two Elected Legislative Councils

III. Rise of Military Dictator

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

The Women’s marchon Versailles !!!

Olympe De Gouges

Basic Women’s Rights

The Women’s March onVersailles!!!

• In October 1789,Parisian women revoltover price of Bread

• They demand Action,forcing Louis xvireturn to paris from

Versailles !!!

• Birth – 1748 Dead – 1793

• Revolutionary & politically active women

• Declared Rights of Women

• Criticized Jacobin Government

Women is Born Free AND

Remain Equal to MENin RIGHTS

Exploitation of Slaves- Negroes

Criticism of Slavery- Emancipation

Exploitation Of Slaves

Slave Trade began in

17th Century

sent from Atlantic to

Caribbean !!!

sold to Plantation

Owners !!!

• Convention of 1749

freed all slaves

• African Negroes were

no more slaves

• Abolished in French Colonies in 1848

NO

MORE

SLAVERY

The Emancipation of Slaves-----The slaves in colonies of SanDomingo, Martinique, Guadeloupe

o The End of Terroro Robespiere killed in 1794o Closure

• Robespierre creates “cultof Supreme Being”

• Remaining Leaders fearhis Power

• Robespierre accuses themof Conspiracy

• This is END of Robespiere

French Monarchy failed in solving problems of France Enlightenment influenced the Third Estate Economic conditions radicalized

Revolution from Bottom Revolution challenged the social

order of the Europe

Mrs. Anjana Mam

(S.st Teacher)

Nidhi , Mugdha ,

Sheetal , Shweta ,

Mohita

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