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Key Events and Players in the French Revolution (1789-1799)

This unit delves into the French Revolution, focusing on significant events like the Storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, and key players such as Robespierre. Explore the roles of lawyers, peasants, women, clergy, Jacobins, sans-culottes, Revolutionary army, and Committee of Public Safety. Understand the shift from the Estates-General to the National Assembly, financial crises, and radicalization of the revolution. Discover the impact of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, Louis XVI's execution, and the execution of Robespierre. Dive into source documents like "Justice in the Reign of Terror" and "De-Christianization" to analyze the period.

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Key Events and Players in the French Revolution (1789-1799)

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  1. The French Revolution Unit 3/Ch. 19 AP European History Ms. Tully - UHS

  2. Focus Questions • What were the main events of the French Revolution between 1789 and 1799? What role did each of the following play in the French Revolution: lawyers, peasants, women, the clergy, the Jacobins, the sans-culottes, the French Revolutionary army, and the Committee of Public Safety?

  3. From Estates-General to a National Assembly • Immediate financial crisis  gathering of Estates General • Most men elected to E-G liberal, legally minded, urban • Cahiers de doleances • Parlement of Paris ruled 1 estate = 1 vote

  4. June 17th, 1789 – Third Estate voted themselves the “National Assembly” • June 20th, 1789 – Tennis Court Oath • King did not acknowledge validity of NA, but made other reforms

  5. Angry Peasants! • Hunger + anger + rumors = angry peasant mob! • July 14th, 1789 – Storming of the Bastille • King losing royal authority • Summer 1789 – Great Fear

  6. Destruction of the Old Regime • Great Fear galvanized Nat’l Assembly into pushing reforms • Aug. 27th, 1789 – Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

  7. Olympe de Gouges – What about women? • Jean-Paul Marat & The Friend of the People • Oct. 5th, 1789 – Women’s March on Versailles

  8. July 1790 – Civil Constitution of the Clergy • Constitution of 1791  Constitutional Monarchy • June 1791 – Flight of the Monarchy • Aug. 1791 – Declaration of Pillnitz

  9. Oct. 1791 – National Assembly now Legislative Assembly • Resistance and radicalization  Jacobin club • April 1792 – War against the First Coalition

  10. The Radical Revolution • Rise of the sans-culottes • Aug. 1792 – Attack on Tuileries Palace • Sept. 1792 – September Massacres

  11. Sept. 1792 – New National Convention • Maximillien Robespierre • Georges Danton • Jan. 21st, 1793 – Louis XVI executed • June 1793 – Expulsion of the Girondins

  12. July 1793 – Committee of Public Safety • Aug. 23, 1793-1794 – Levee en Masse • 1793-1794 – Reign of Terror • De-Christianization & the old calendar • July 1794 – Execution of Robespierre

  13. Classwork Read the following source documents in your book, and respond to the provided prompts. • P. 592 “ Justice in the Reign of Terror” • P. 593 “Robespierre and Revolutionary Government” • P. 594 “De-Chrisiantization”

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