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Creating A New France

Creating A New France. Chapter 6 Section 2 pp. 171-175. Vocab. Faction-small groups Émigré-person who flees his or her country for political reasons Republic-government ruled not by a monarch. Revolts in Paris and the Provinces.

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Creating A New France

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  1. Creating A New France Chapter 6 Section 2 pp. 171-175

  2. Vocab • Faction-small groups • Émigré-person who flees his or her country for political reasons • Republic-government ruled not by a monarch

  3. Revolts in Paris and the Provinces • The political crisis of 1789 coincided with the worst famine ever • Peasants roamed the country or flocked the town • As grain prices soared, everyone had to spend up to 80% of their income on bread

  4. The Great Fear • Rumors ran wild and set off what was later called the “Great Fear” • Tales of attacks on villages and towns spread panic • Because of the famine and fear, peasants unleashed their fury on nobles who were trying to reimpose medieval dues • Attacked noble’s homes, set fire to old manor records, and stole grain from storehouses

  5. Paris in Arms • As the capital and chief city of France, it was Paris was the revolutionary center • A variety of factions competed to gain power • Moderates looked to the Marquis de Lafayette- the aristocratic hero who fought alongside George Washington • A more radical group called the Paris Commune, replaced the royalist government of the city • Some demanded an end to the monarchy and spread scandalous stories about the royal family and court members • The Guard was the first group to don the tricolor- a red, white, and blue badge which eventually became the flag of France

  6. Moderate Reforms • Peasant uprisings and the storming of the Bastille stampeded the National Assembly into action • On August 4, nobles in the National Assembly voted to end their privileges • Gave up their old manorial dues, exclusive hunting rights, legal statues, and exemption from taxes

  7. An End to Special Privilege • Delegates abolished feudalism at 2 a.m. on August 4 • The National Assembly turned the reforms of August 4 into law,. meeting a key Enlightenment goal– the equality of all citizens before the law

  8. Declaration of the Rights of Man • In the late August, the Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man & the Citizen • The Declaration proclaimed that the all male citizens were equal before law • The Declaration asserted freedom of religion and called for taxes to be levied according to ability to pay • They followed the French Revolution slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.”

  9. Women March on Versailles • On October 5, thousands of women streamed down the road that led from Paris to Versailles • They were angry at the queen, Marie Antoinette • The women refused to leave Versailles until the king met their most important demand– to return to Paris • He agreed but wasn’t happy about it

  10. The National Assembly Presses Onward • The National Assembly soon followed the king to Paris • To pay off the huge government debt, the Assembly voted to take over and sell Church lands

  11. Reorganizing the Church • The National Assembly put the French Catholic Church under state control • Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, bishops and priests became elected, salaried officials • Many priests and bishops refused, as well as peasants • A huge gulf opened between revolutionaries in Paris and the peasantry in the provinces

  12. Constitution of 1791 • The Constitution of 1791 set up a limited monarchy in place of the absolute monarchy • A new Legislative Assembly had the power to make laws, collect taxes, and decide on issues of war and peace • Only about 50,000 out of 27 million men could qualify as candidates to run for Assembly • The Constitution abolished the old provincial courts and it reformed laws • Reflecting Enlightenment goals, it ended Church interference in government and ensured equality before the law for all male citizens

  13. Louis’s Failed Flight • Marie Antoinette urged the king to escape their situation • On June 1791, the king disguised as a peasant and the queen dressed as a governess rolled into Paris • Their attempted escape failed • A company of soldiers escorted the royal family back to Paris

  14. Widespread Fears • European rulers increased border patrols to stop the spread of the “French plague” • Those fears were horror stories told by emigres • They reported attacks on their privileges, their property, and even their lives • In Britain, Edmund Burke bitterly condemned revolutionaries in Paris. • He predicted that the revolution would become more violent

  15. Threats From Abroad • The failed escape of Louis XVI brought further hostile rumblings from abroad • In August 1791, the king of Prussia and the emperor of Austria issued the Declaration of Pilnitz • Stated that two monarchs threatened to intervene to protect the French monarch • Revolutionaries in France took the threat seriously and prepared for war

  16. War at Home and Abroad • In October 1791, the newly elected Legislative Assembly took office • Faced with crises at home and abroad, it would survive for less than a year • Uncertainty about prices led to hoarding and addition food shortages

  17. Internal Divisions • In Paris, working-class men and women called sans-culottes pushed the revolution into more radical action • By 1791, many sans-culottes demanded a republic government • Within the Legislative Assembly, several hostile factions competed for power • Sans-culottes found support among radicals in the Legislative Assembly, especially the Jacobins

  18. War on Tyranny • The radicals soon held the upper hand in the Legislative Assembly • In April 1792, the war of words between French revolutionaries and European monarchs moved onto the battlefield • The Legislative Assembly declared war first on Austria, then on Prussia, Britain and other states • The fighting that began in 1792 lasted on and off until 1815

  19. Review • Tri Color-A red, white, and blue badge that became the flag of France  • Jacobins-a revolutionary political club that supported the sans-culottes  • Faction-small groups  • Émigré-nobles, clergy, and others who had fled France and its revolutionary forces  • Sans-Culottes-working class men and women who pushed the revolution into more radical action

  20. Review con’t • Marie Antoinette-Queen of Versailles married to King Louis XVI • Louis XVI-King of Versailles

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