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France is in a lot of debt

Calonne wants to tax nobles

They refuse

"Assembly of Notables" - 150 people king could trust

They refused, wanted an

King Louis tried to implement anyway

Day of the Tiles (4 killed)

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King Louis calls in Estates General

Meeting on May 1789

Third Estate Demands

500 people

To meet in one big room

Each person has one vote

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60,000 complaints are drafted

1000 (250, 250, 500) People meet at Versailles palace

Third Estate demands to meet as an entire group

Want a “National Assembly”

Third estate threatens to simply begin voting without others

King Louis calls for “Royal Session of the Estates General”

Meeting between him and third estate

Use it to threaten them into submission

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Clergy wants to join third estate in the session

Both estates are locked out of Versailles

They go to an indoor tennis court

Pledge not to leave until a constitution is formed

King wanted to only meet with the third estate

“We will only leave at the point of Bayonets” (King is backed into a corner)

King Louis declares a National Assembly

Declared legal parliament of France

Everyone is in celebration

What was not solved?

France is still in debt

King still has power

Commoners and still treated unfairly and taxed too much

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City bands together and storms the Bastille

Eventually Bastille waves white flag (surrenders)

Free the prisoners (mixed stories about their lives here)

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Big points

Right after storming of the Bastille

People are riled up

Think Nobles are starving them (myth/rumour)

Pheasants

Refuse taxes

Storm Nobles hoses

Burn tax records

Nobles flee country out of fear

4 Aug: Feudalism Abolished

Country is considered "overrun" by this big fear.

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1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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The Rights of Man and the Citizen (in our own words)

Article 1: Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can only be founded if it will benefit everyone.

Article 2: Governments should be focused on maintaining peoples rights. Rights to: Freedom, property ownership, safely, resistance to oppression.

Article 3: No one should be given orders, unless it comes from the government. Political power and rule must come from the nation (not only the king)

Article 4: Liberty means you can do anything unless it hurts someone else or takes away someone else's rights. People should have the same rights as you do.

Article 5: Law can only make things illegal if they are hurtful to society, nothing can be prevented  if it is not illegal by law. People can't just make up laws and try to enforce them.

Article 6: Law is what the people want it to be, everyone has the right to put their opinion into it, all citizens are seen as equal (it must be the same for all).  Anyone can have any job or public position (role in government) they want, if you have the ability.

Article 7: No one will be accused, arrested or imprisoned except if it is according to the law. If someone starts arresting people without cause, they will be punished/arrested. You need to accept the arrest. (Can't run from the cops)

Article 8: The law will decide the punishments and if they are needed.

Article 9: Innocent until proven guilty and if they are guilty, not use extra force and violence. Don't mistreat prisoners. (Police brutality)

Article 10: Freedom of speech and religion as long as you do not break the law.

Article 11: Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom. If you break the law, you will be held responsible.

Article 12: France needs a military, their goal is ONLY to serve the people (King is no longer in charge)

Article 13: Taxes → taxes should be paid by everyone according to how much you make.

Article 14: Citizens should know where their taxes are going, and can vote on how big the taxes are.

Article 15: Society can get the receipts of things (if you are a government official). What you spent money, what you spent money on etc…

Article 16: If we do not follow the law and if we don't uphold the separation of powers (take power from the king), our constitution is voided.

Article 17: We can not take others land (you have the right to own and keep property) the government can only take it if the majority of the society deems fit, the government must also compensate them.

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Crowd storms the palace, finally, Louis, Marie Antoinette, and children go to Paris

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"Reform of the Catholic Church" July 1790

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"Reform of the Catholic Church" July 1790

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Diminishing the power of the catholic church

Sign an oath to support the state of France instead of god and the king

Only half signed this

Electing people

Leads to protest

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Louis wants to flee to austria

Wants to meet up with nobles and clergy

Marrie Antoinette is from Austria ( Allies )

Wants to make a new army

They are caught 50 Km before the border of Austria

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Emperor Leopold, wants to  help King Louis regain his power

People think that there will be an attack

King louis supporter wants this war so king louis will win

Revolutionaries wants this war to happen so King louis is gone for once

France declares war on austria

On first battle France loses

Rumors that the french are leaking secrets

Prussia supports Austria

The national assembly ordered everybody in the field

Expelled priests out of the country ( Because they thought that they were traitors that support King louis and are leaking secrets)

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“The Fatherland is in Danger” July 11th, 1792

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“The Fatherland is in Danger” July 11th, 1792

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20,00 people that are opponents to king louis break into the tuileries palace

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"The Storming of the Tuileries" August 10th, 1792

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"The Storming of the Tuileries" August 10th, 1792

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20,00 armed men and women storm to dethrone louis ( Supported by the national guard)

King louis are supported by the swiss guards

600 swiss guard are slaughtered

Run in the palace loot the palace

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"King Louis is dethroned"  September 21st 1792 

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"King Louis is dethroned"  September 21st 1792 

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Officially dethrone King Louis

He is imprisoned along with his family

The National Assembly is now called the Convention. It is set up as the country’s new law making body

France is no longer run by a monarchy

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Political group called Sans Culottes ( They hate the Nobles)

Separating from nobles by having different pants

The sans culottes kill many prisoners thinking they are Austrian Helpers

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"King Louis is beheaded" January 21st, 1793

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"King Louis is beheaded" January 21st, 1793

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King louis is getting killed

Killed because he was going against his country

Beheaded in Public

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War spreads

Execution of King Louis causes outrage and fear

Other countries joined Austria to kill france

They are doing this so their own country does not end up like France

The revolutionaries declare war with most of europe

Not looking good for france

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Food prices rise

Government falls victim to inflation

Bank note is only worth half of the amount

Bread is so scarce

No value in money

No food

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Government orders 300,00 more men to fight for france

The convention is now what people don't like

In the convention there are 2 political parties ( Girondins and the Jacobins)

People don't want to join the army

The sans comets break into the convention and push out the girondins

Filled with rebelion

60/80 are against the convention

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Set up an emergency group called the committee of public safety

Only 12 members

They are allowed to do anything to save france

Next twelve months was ruled by strict rule and harsh punishment

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Every town in France had to hand in a list of people that were opposing the government

“Suspects could be anyone who there behavior contact or their writings showed themselves to be enemies of Liberty”

Over 250,000 people were arrested and put in prison

Half of the sentences were death sentences

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The guillotine was created for making beheading quicker and more efficient

Less painful

Around 17,000 suspects are killed

Marie antionette was executed

The last guillotine was used in 1973

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People get killed and arrested for being against France

The committee can kill as many people as they want

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Every citizen had to go to war

If you were not married go to war

If you are married make weapons

If you are a woman work at huts and Hospitals

If you are a child make bandages

Increased the size of France army to 800,000 men- 3x the size of the enemy ( Forcing )

Generals were replaced if they lost battle

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The committee tried to halt the rise in food prices with a Law of the Maximum

Prices of 40 foods such as corn flour firewood and oil must stay fixed

Doing this to stabalize the economy

Breaking the Law of the Maximum means you are put to death

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Disappearance of Christian religion

Sans culottes says that christianity is a superstition

Closed down churched, robbed valuables, fired priest

Cult of reason should take over christianity

(You should no longer believe in god you should believe in equality)

Changed the calendar

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Pro

Saved france from collapse

Armies had drive its enemies away

All the results in provinces were crushed

No famine

Con

40,000 people were killed

Rights and freedoms were limited

12 man dictatorship

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Committee is very unpopular, even the convention does not like it

Sans culottes were unhappy because their wages are being held

Convention arrest and guillotines the committee of public safer and their supporters ( 117)

Convention freed hundreds of suspects abolished maximum and got rid of the revolutionary tribunal