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[[image:Prise_de_la_Bastille.jpg width="440" height="328" caption="The Painting of the Storming of Bastille"]]
"Mid-July Mid-summer Night (the Dream)." Web log post. // Bigbonton //. 14 July 2007. Web. 4 Sept. 2010. . This picture illustrates what was like when the parisians stormed into the royal prison, Bastille. You can see that the scene is really terrifying, smoke, guns and cannons. This is pretty similar to what you would be expected to see in a war. An event map of the Great Fear made by me. This answer the 6 Ws of the Great Fear.

Chapter 2: Revolution and Terror 1789-1794
Revolution began in Versaille 1789 spread all over France
 * Next 5 years **
 * great changes in France's society, government and religion
 * later on changes spread to other countries
 * Some people liked it, Millions hated it **
 * strong feelings because the revolution made a lot of changes

** Revolution, 1789 **
Crowds went to arm stores and stole weapons for two days rumor: tons of gunpowder in Bastille, old fortress in east end of Paris the fortress was a symbol of all they hated about the king's power the broke in courtyard and threatened to blow the gate up with cannons governor gave in, but crowd really angry Towns and cities followed Paris, riots, and own National Guard and commune violence spread to countryside (unemployment and hunger) thousands wondering countryside looking for food farmers fear wonderers would take their crops villagers who thought they saw gang, rang church bell warning passed from town to town late July, whole country was in "Great Fear" National Assembly was scared 4 August, they gave up all feudal rights and dues, game over for feudalism news reached paris, crowds of market women marched through city, collecting weapons 5 october, they reached Versaille loaded Louis did not want to go, but the women's threatening changed his mind on 6 october, Louis, Marie and eldest son traveled to Paris, surrounded by 60,000 people Palace Versaille locked up from then, they lived in Tuileries Palace in Paris
 * Setting up National Assembly **
 * defeat of king, 3rd estate win
 * Louis lost control of Estates General, maybe Paris too
 * Louis ordered 20,000 royal troops into Paris
 * people believe they were to break up national assembly
 * people in paris is afraid
 * Fear grew to 12 July **
 * Louis replaced Necker by someone that opposed 3rd estate
 * people assumed Louis is gonna crack down National assembly
 * crowds started to look for weapons to defend themselves
 * The Storming of the Bastille **
 * parisians hated Bastille **
 * hundreds of years, it had been prison where prisoners of the crown were sent by sealed letters
 * governor dropped drawbridge **
 * crowd went in, destroyed everything, killed defenders
 * by evening, they controlled the Bastille
 * Images of the Bastille **
 * Fall of Bastille- symbol of victory of ordinary people over the power of their rulers **
 * recorded in many thousands of drawings and paintings
 * Pictures **
 * some show the climax of events- the arrest of prison governor Marquis de Launay
 * some show what was found in Bastille after the attackers captured it
 * they appear in thousands
 * seen all over France, create an image of Bastille that everyone recognizes
 * foreigners were fascinated, they also show their own version of events
 * were these images true? the answer is no... **
 * only 7 prisoners were in Bastille
 * not that bad conditions for prisoners
 * The King loses Control **
 * King wants to take Paris back by force, war minister warned him that soldiers wont do so **
 * Louis gave up control of Paris
 * soldiers back to their barracks
 * allowed people to set their own military force, the National Guard
 * officials of 3rd estate formed new local govt. the paris commune
 * The Great Fear **
 * Harvest time **
 * rumor: nobles hoarding grain to starve peasants
 * rumor: nobles paying wanderers to attack farm and terrorize peasants
 * peasants refuse to pay dues, some burned dues records at landlords home
 * The Assembly Begins to work **
 * 3 weeks later **
 * issued "Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen"
 * all men free and equal in rights
 * right to speak, write freely
 * change law of arrest and imprisonment, banned torture
 * power of France belonged to all people, not just king
 * The women march to Versaille **
 * Louis disliked the decisions **
 * refuse to sign them, cant be laws
 * early in october, more soldiers became his body guard
 * it looked like he was gonna break assembly again
 * supported by National guardsman, protested to king, ask him to leave Versaille and go to Paris **
 * thus they could keep an eye on his activities

The King and the Assembly 1789-1792
on one issue, they were divided number of people thought the church had too much money, power and land also thought many of the clergy lived unholy lives flight to varennes first step to war Leopold actually had no intention fighting France statement was a show of support to his sister and fellow monarch people in France didn't knew, they thought war was inevitable
 * Reforms of the National Assembly **
 * National assembly followed king to Paris **
 * old riding school as their meeting place
 * 2 years, assembly changed how France was organized and ran
 * slavery abolished, a lot of taxes abolished, black people share same rights with white, judges elected by citizens etc....
 * The Reform of the Church **
 * National Assembly took money away from church, Catholics protested **
 * protest grew louder in July 1790
 * assembly drew up the "Civil Constitution of Clergy" that reduced power of church
 * priests and bishops must be elected like other public officials
 * all clergy took an oath of loyalty to the French nation and law
 * Half the clergy refused to take oath **
 * Pope supported their protest by condemning the law
 * church split up to people who took the oath and who didn't
 * millions of people followed their priests
 * the entire nation was divided by the question of church power
 * The Flight to Varennes **
 * Louis was unhappy with Civil Constitution **
 * sided with clergy who didn't take oath
 * looked like he opposed revolution
 * people protested in front of gate of Tuileries Palace
 * Louis decided to leave France **
 * sideline with Princes that left France, and Marie's bro, Emperor of Austria
 * invade France, and kick out assembly
 * it wasn't that easy **
 * assembly had guards in every door of palace, they had to do it secretly
 * June 21 1791, Louis, Marie and their children crept out of a temporarily unguarded door
 * a carriage took them towards the frontier
 * with 50 km left, people spotted them
 * local authorities waiting for them at small town in Varennes
 * they were sent back to Paris, people shouted insult and spatted at the windows
 * The road to war **
 * Emperor of Austria thought Louis and Marie were in danger **
 * promise to help Louis regain his liberty and power
 * with King of Prussia, he called on all European kings to take action to help Louis
 * People wanted war **
 * supporters of Louis thought France would lose, so they can gain power back
 * others want the war to happen so Louis would show which side he stands on
 * if he is on invaders side, they could de-throne him and make France a republic

** Summary **
1. Revolution started in Versaille in 1789, and spread all over France. The set up of the National Assembly is seen to be a victory of the 3rd estate and defeat of king. King sent more royal troops into Paris and fired the beloved finance minister. It seemed that he was going to break up the National Assembly by force. People in Paris started to look for weapons to defend themselves. Crowd stormed in into the symbol of royal power, Bastille. Bastille was a prison for the the prisoners sent by the sealed letters. Parisians took over Bastille, and King lost control. They set up their own National Guard and commune. Violence was also spread in countryside. Farmers are scared that hungry and unemployed men would steal their crops. Whole France was in Great Fear. 2. National Assembly scared of revolution, they abolished all feudal rights and dues, gave all men equal rights, and shared the power of King with everyone. Louis disliked this, and ordered for more body guards. Market women in Paris marched to Versaille after they heard this news to protest against king. They wanted Louis to move to Paris so they could keep an eye on him. King and his family moved to Paris and lived in Tuileries Palace. 3. National Assembly followed king to paris, and in two years, they changed how France was governed. One of the major reforms was the church reform. They took power and money away from church. Catholics were really angry. Assembly wanted all clergy to take an oath of loyalty to France. Half of the clergy would not take it, whole nation divided to half because of this topic. King was sidelined with the clergy who didn't take the oath. 4. Louis wanted to escape from France, accept help from Emperor Leopold and other princes that left France and invade France. He did manage to leave the palace but was later spotted and brought back to Paris. 5. Emperor Leopold said he would regain Louis's liberty and power. He called on all European kings to help Louis. He actually had no intention to attack France, he just wanted to show support. People in France didn't know that, so they thought was was inevitable. People in France wanted war. Supporter of king thought France would lose, and thus they can gain power back. Others want war so that Louis would show which side he is, if he is on invaders side, they could de-throne him and make France a republic.

Question
1. How did all the Parisians find weapons and form into a strong force that threatens the king and his guards so easily? 2. Why was the "flight to Varennes" called the "flight to Varennes"? 3. Why did everyone in France society followed their own priests when church splits up to half? Why not follow their own thoughts?