The French Revolution Day 2

PSD: “What is the Third Estate?”

Written by Abbe Sieyes in 1789 Political pamphlet Pretty much shows us the social, political and economic complaints of

the ________. (HTC: causes and consequence). React in role, please, as delegates to the Estates General.

Vocab: Enfeeble: make weak

Assemblee Nationale, Grands moments d’eloquence parlementaire, N.d., http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/sieyes-mirabeau-bergasse-15-17juin1789.asp (Oct. 16, 2013).

Bastille

Mount Holyoke College, The Fall of the Bastille, N.d., https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/kat_anna/fallofbast.html (Oct. 15, 2013). ; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution, Taking of the Bastille, N.d., http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/45/ (Oct. 15, 2013).

Violence in the Revolution

Storming the Bastille by the Paris mob (led by bourgeoisie). What was the Bastille a symbol of?

Bread riots led by women. What is the significance of bread?

Peasant revolts against landlords in the country side. They are reacting against __________.

PSD: “The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”

In role: Identify the article your estate likes

most. Why? Identify one article your estate can

live with. Why? Identify the article your estate hates

the most. Why?Vocab: Calamities: disaster and distressInalienable rights: That which is inalienable cannot be bought, sold, or transferred from one individual to another. Imprescriptible rights: those which can not be taken awayDisquieted: worried or anxious

“The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”

In role in mixed groups: What can you agree on? What can you agree to

disagree on?

“The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”

Out of Role: What is the bias of the

document? What problems with the

revolution are being foreshadowed here? Tensions? Disagreements?

Dealing with Religion

Lynn Hunt, Introduction to Western Civilization, The French Revolution, UCLA, N.d., http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/hunt/classes/1c/French%20Revolution.htm (Oct. 15, 2013).

Reform of the Church In July 1790 the National Assembly passed the

Civil Constitution of the Clergy that… Nationalized church lands (put under state

control) to raise money for the state Lowered the number of bishops Paid priests’ salaries by the state Required an oath of loyalty to France and

the new constitution The overall theme that we are seeing

here is ______________________.

Reform of the Church This split the clergy: Those who accepted the

reforms were called the constitutional clergy Those who rejected them were called the

refractory clergyLed to civil war in some regions of France

(HTC: cause and consequence)In Role: Describe your comfort level on a scale of 0 -10 (0= extremely uncomfortable, 10=very comfortable) with the Reform of the Church.

1 10

French Government in the First Phase of Revolution

National Assembly abolished feudalism Started working on Constitution (eventually

finished in 1791) National Assembly was a 1 house (unicameral)

legislature (quicker changes can be made) Elected by 2/3 of Frenchmen called active voters

(those who paid above a certain amount in taxes) The King had suspensive veto, meaning he could

delay legislation, but not block it forever The King was in charge of foreign relations but he

couldn’t declare war Basically it was a constitutional monarchy!

Constitutional Monarchy

National Assembly

Monarch

Voters are mainly …

In Role… Reactions? Does the constitution favour the National

Assembly or the king more? Would anyone like to adjust their comfort level

on the scale? Out of Role: Foreshadowing:

Tensions? Disagreements?

Sounds Good…What Went Wrong?

The King tried to escape the Austrian Netherlands in summer 1791 he was brought back to Paris

Other nobles were leaving France (called emigres) Some were plotting the overthrow of this new

government from outside of the country The National Assembly became the Legislative

Assembly (after the constitution was finished) The Girondins (a political faction [group] within

the National Assembly) declared war against the enemies of the revolution ( most of Europe) in 1792 wanted to take the revolution international and spread it

Louis Arrives Back in Paris

David M. Luebke, University of Oregon, Modern Europe, N.d., http://pages.uoregon.edu/dluebke/301ModernEurope/Duplessi-BertauxReturnfromVarenne.jpg (Oct. 15, 2013).

What went wrong con’t…

The Sans Culottes (Paris workers, lower classes) were unhappy with their lack of power (they were not active citizens)

They called for a National Convention to write a new constitution without a monarch

This became the Second Revolution

Second Revolution Jacobins (a political group, mostly bourgeoisie)

had the support of the Sans Culottes They called for the execution of the king and

the creation of a republic (gov’t without a monarchy)

Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in 1793 Now Jacobins were in control of gov’t and

wanted to eliminate any internal opposition to their regime This became known as the “Reign of Terror”

Homework Read and take notes on pages 165,

167, and 169 in text Fill in quiz sheet as needed

Adieu, Louis

Lynn Hunt, Introduction to Western Civilization, The French Revolution, UCLA, N.d., http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/hunt/classes/1c/French%20Revolution.htm (Oct. 15, 2013).