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Jean-Paul Marat
1743-1793
French Revolution
Jean-Paul Marat was a popular revolutionary leader in paris at stage of the french revolution.
Born In Switzerland He Practiced medicine in London before returning to france 1777. -
Napoleon's Domestic Policies
Napoleon once claimed that he had preserved the gains of te revolution for the French People.The Ideal of Republican Liberty Had, of Course, been destroyed by Napoleon's takeover of power.
How ever, were the ideals of the French Revolution main tained in other ways? AN EXAMINATION of this domestic policies will enable us to judge the truth or falsehood of napoleon's claim -
The Revolution Spreads
Great Britain Prohibited the export of machines and machine operators. In 1789, However a factory supervisor named samuel slater escaped by disguising himself as a farmhand aand boarding a ship to New York. -
Fall Of The Bastille
The Bastille Was Also s state Prision.
On The Morning of July 14,1789,A Parisian Mob of Some Eight Thousand Men and Woman in Search Of Wapons Streamed toward The Bastille, A royal armony filled with Arms and Ammunition. -
The Destruction Of The Old Reime
The Peasant revolts and fear of foreign troops Had a strong affect on the National Assembly, Which was meeting in Versailles.
One Of the essembly's first acts was to destroy the relics of feudalims, or aristocratic privileges. -
A New Constitution And New Fears
The National Assembly cpmpleted a new constitution, the constitution of 1791 which set up a limited monarchy.According to the constitution there would still be a kin but a Legislative Assembly would make the laws. -
War With Austria
Over Time, some Euporean leaders began to fear that revolution would spread to their countries.The rulers of AUSTRIAN and PERSSIA even threatened to use force to restore Louis XVI to full power. -
The Reing Of Terror
For a 12-month period from 1793 to 1794 the committe of public safety took control. The committe acted france from foreign and domestic thereats. -
End Of The Terror
By The Summer 1794,the french ad largely defead their foreign foes.There was less nedd for the reign of terror,but it continued nonetheless. -
Consul And Empereror
In Paris, Napoleon took part in the coup d'etat that overthrew the govertment of the directory.He was inly 30 years old at the Time.
With the coup d'tat of 1799, a new govertnment -------- Called the CONSULATE------ was proclaimed.Although the oretically it was a republic in fact Napoleon held absolute power. -
The Fall of Napoleon
The Beginnig of Napoleon's downfall came in 1812 with his invation of russia.Within only a few years the fall was complete.
The Russian Had refused to remain in the continental syatem leaving napoleon with little choice but to invade. -
Church Reforms
Because The Catholic Church was seen as an omportant pillar of the old order, it, too, was reformed. Because of the need for money, the National Assembly seized and sold the ;ands of the Church.
