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Title: Reform leads to Terror


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Reform leads to Terror
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Olympe De Gouges
  • Declaration of Rights of Man did NOT apply to
    Women
  • 1791 She wrote the
  • Declaration of the Rights of Women

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Church and State
  • National Assembly took control of the Church
  • Sold Church property to help pay debt
  • Clergy became state employees

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Louis XVI tries to RUN
  • Louis XVI tries to ESCAPE to Austria
  • (June 1791)
  • He is caught and put under house arrest

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National Assembly
Write Constitution
Create Limited Monarchy
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Legislative Assembly
  • Formed in 1791under new constitution
  • Had power to pass laws and approve or prevent
    wars the King declared
  • Louis XVI loses most power

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What are Political Parties
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Factions of the Legislative Assembly
Radicals Moderates
Conservatives
Opposed King Monarchy Demanded a Republic
Favored minor changes
Favored a limited monarchy
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Legislative Assembly
Declares War on Austria
  • Radicals wanted to expand French Revolution to
    all of Europe
  • Austria Prussia thought it could help Louis XVI
  • warned France NOT to hurt the KING

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Anarchy in Paris
  • As the Prussian troops approached Paris-- people
    rioted murdered prisoners
  • The Legislative Assembly dissolved itself and
    proposed new elections
  • They said the King was deposed

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National Convention
  • New power in France
  • Declared France a Republic
  • Paris is ruled by mob-rule

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Maximilien Robespierre
  • Assumes leadership of Jacobins
  • Sought to create a Republic of Virtue
  • Slowly gained power
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