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French Revolution

  • Background to the revolution!

    Background to the revolution!
    It tried to create new political order and new social order
  • Three Estates

    Three Estates
    Reason why I think it's important is because people actually owned part of the land in the whole entire history. Each person owned 10% of land
  • Financial Crisis

    Financial Crisis
    Reason Why I think this is mportant: Tye immedeate cause of the revolution was the near collapse of government finances
  • The destruction of old Regime

    The destruction of old Regime
    Peasant revolts and fear of foreign troops had a strong effect on the National Assembly
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man
    I think this is important since it was inspired by the american declaration of independence and constitution, and the English Bill of Rights
  • The King Concedes

    The King Concedes
    He refused to accept the National Assembly decrees on abolition of feudalism and the declaration and the Declaration of rights
  • Church Reforms

    Church Reforms
    Because the catholic church was seen as an important pillar of the old order,it, too, was subject to change
  • A new constitution and new fears

    A new constitution and new fears
    The national Assembly completed a new constitution, the constitution of 1791, whch set up a limited monarchy
  • War with Austria

    War with Austria
    The rulers of Austria and Prussia even threated to use force to restore Louise XVI to full power.The leislative assembly declared war on Austria
  • Rise of the Paris Commune

    Rise of the Paris Commune
    Radical political groups in Paris, declaring themselfs a commune, organized a mob attack on the royal pallace and Legislative Assembly
  • The Move to Radicalism

    The Move to Radicalism
    The Paris Commune had forced the legislative assembly to call a National Convention. Before the convention met, the Paris Commune dominated the political scene.
  • The Fate of The King

    The Fate of The King
    The convention was dominated by lawyers, professionals, and property owners. Two Thirds of its deputies were under the age of 45
  • Crises and Responses

    Crises and Responses
    disputes between Girondins and the mountains were only one aspects of France's domestics crissis in 1792 and 1793
  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror
    The comittee of Public Safety took control. The control. The Committee acted to defend France from Reign and domestic threats
  • Crushing Rebellion

    Crushing Rebellion
    Revolutionaries armies were set up to bring rebellious cities back under the control of the National Convention. The committee of Public Safety decided to make an example of Lyon.