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Revolution in France Notes p.28-38

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A COOL Painting of the Storming of Bastille



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Notes

Revolution and Terror, 1789-1794

-the revolution that started in Versailles spread throughout France and changed France in many ways in five years -this also happened to other countries in the world after France -because of this change, people started to want change and some hated the revolution and tried to stop it -this chapter shows us some people on both sides of this conflict

Revolution, 1789

-the assembly was for the third estate and the king defeated -the King lost control of Estate Generals and soon, the control of the capital too -there were riots in Paris -there were troops sent by the king and he said this was for keeping order, however the people were afraid they would break the National Assembly -fear grew when the King replaced the finance minister with someone who was harsh and opposed the third estate -there were assumptions the King would break down the National Assembly, therefore the people started getting weapons to defend themselves

The storming of Bastille

-the Sealed Letters were back in action and many people were sent to Bastille -there were dungeons, where people were help for their whole life -there were even torture chambers where the King gave permission for people to be tortured -of course, the people had to react to this, they wanted to destroy it even when the governor had surrendered, they were ruthless -after a long time of more violence, the fighters had the power and destroyed the government, basically

Images of Bastille

-this was a very famous symbol of the French Revolution -there were many images that showed up the progress that led up to the fall of Bastille -there were thousands of these pictures and were all over France -these pictures were accurate, but there was one thing inaccurate which was the number of people captured

The king loses control

-the king's original plan was to get his troops and recapture Bastille -however he gave up and formed a new type of government formed by a new group of people -soon, all the other cities of France did the same and had their government become one that was formed by the group system

The Great Fear

-people were unemployed from this violence -many were hungry and without a job, could not earn money -this resulted in many people going to beg -there were gangs organized by nobles to go steal crops during the harvest seasons -this caused a lot of fear in towns and became the Great Fear

Assembly Begins its work

The National Assembly is afraid of violence and makes new laws such as -all men are free and equal -changed the law of imprisonment, no torture -everyone had power -freedom

Women March to Versailles

-King Louis thought these laws were outrageous and did not sign the permission for these laws to become active -many women marched through the cities getting weapons to attack -the King fled to Tuilories Palace after two body guards were killed

Reforms of National Assembly

The national assembly was with the king and they requested that laws were made Laws: -tax payers over 25 years old and are male can vote -protestants had same voting rights as Catholics -Nobles are abolished -no more slavery and black people had equal rights too

Reform of the church

-this was divided into two sides -because the church had too much money and power, the national assembly came -the national assembly took some land and money from the church because it did not need so much -this caused protests in the clergy group and many followed after this

Flight to Varennes

-King Louis left France due to the opposition of the revolution -he was looking for assistance from princes and others -the king wanted to get his power back by destroying the national assembly -he was caught and had to be sent back to Paris

Road to war

-Emperor Leopold was helping King Louis restore his power -this was followed by the support of other European kings -the people of France thought Leopold would invade and went against war -however they wanted this because they were superior to the other side, or at least they thought

Summary

A lot happens in this chapter, starting with the beginning of the revolution, where Storming of Bastille, where many were protesting and led to the defeat of the King, this caused the National Assembly to take over and there was a new type of rule, which the people enjoyed in Bastille. This caused many other cities in France to do the same. This was a first step forward toward the revolution. After this, the National Assembly asked the king to allow new laws that are totally against what the King's laws are like, however it is fair and equal. The king is of course, against this and refuses to sign. The king tries to flee and is caught and returns to Paris. At the end, the king gets support from King Leopold and other european kings.

Questions

What was the Great Fear like for so many people to be afraid of these "gang" people? How much did the women walk during the protest, and why was it only women even when it came down to fighting? Although the church truly had too much money, how can they do something like protest when they know they're wrong when they're catholic?