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This Constitution was the first in French history. The king became only a symbol for the monarchy and the actual lawmaking powers were handed over to the National Assembly, who were elected by wealthy French males. The Constitution broadened women's rights to seek divorce, inherit property, and receive financial support for illegitimate children from fathers, but continued to restrict women from political office and voting rights. However, a small number of people criticized the decision and argued that the rights of man should be applied to all French citizens.

The Constitution of France relates to the Storming of Bastille because it was the initial reason why the Third Estate wanted to strive for a new constitution since the commoners sought more political rights and involved role in the lawmaking process.

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The Storming of the Bastille & The Great Fear Timeline

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The Storming of the Bastille & The Great Fear Timeline

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Another peasant rebellion started in the French countryside just five days after the Storming of the Bastille, which was called The Great Fear. These peasants were armed with weapons and attacked their landlords for their suffering under the French feudal system. Peasant uprisings caused fear through destroying private properties and burning powerful documents such as feudal contracts of the nobility.This relates back to the Storming of Bastille because it received influence from the storming and carried on the revolutionary fervor.

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This painting depicts the actual storming of the Bastille issued by the Parisian rioting crowds. The main focus of the topic was to describe the storming of the Bastille, and this is the image that best represents the spark of revolution that symbolizes the end of the ancient regime and the beginning of a new revolutionary era for France.

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This painting is of Jacques Necker, finance minister to King Louis XVI and a participant in the French Revolution. Necker made it known that he supported the third estate and was thus fired by Louis XVI. Because of his open support directed towards the third estate, Necker represents one of those who allowed for the revolution to take place.

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This painting illustrates a lady Liberty, with a French flag, leading her army of rioters. The painting shows the "join us or die" movement which led to the reign of terror. It connects to the topic of the Storming of the Bastille because it highlights the rioters and the theme of revolution through the female Liberty.

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This image depicts the stolen weapons rioters used to storm Bastille. Using these weapons and securing Bastille's gunpowder and weapons represents the end of the Ancient Regime and the beginning of a revolution.

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This image is of Marquis de Lafayette, active soldier in the American Revolution and the main author of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Being the main activist behind the Declaration, Lafayette represents revolutionary values, being the ones he wrote about.

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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-revolutionaries-storm-bastille
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/lafayette.html
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacques-Necker
http://knarf.english.upenn.edu/People/necker.html
https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution/Aristocratic-revolt-1787-89
A History of Western Society by McKay, Crowston, Wiesner-Hanks, Perry

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was issued by the National Constituent Assembly as a solution to guarantee and protect individual rights of all French citizens. This document was greatly significant being only two pages long, its ideals of guaranteed equality before the law, a representative government, and individual freedom spread throughout France, the rest of Europe and around the world. However this document did not have an actual effect on the poor, in addition to the economic crisis worsening due to the aristocrats fleeing the country after the Storming of Bastille the luxury market collapsed and unemployment among working classes increased since number of foreign markets decreased. Although the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen revolutionized the rights of the peasantry of France due to the input of the Great Fear and the Storming of Bastille instilling fear of peasant revolts continuing further, their economic hardship remained in their daily lives.

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Because of the chaotic rebellions caused by the peasants throughout France, the National Assembly decided to respond to the peasants' demands by abolishing old noble privileges such as peasant serfdom in areas where they still existed, exclusive hunting rights, right to make peasants work on the roads, and fees for having legal cases judged in the lord's court. The main goal of the peasants after the National Assembly's decision was to protect this abolition of the noble privileges. This event was an effect of the Storming of the Bastille and the Great Fear.

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The Peasants (1789) - Started the Rebellion
a. The peasants were the ones that used the weapons on Bastille Day and attacked the nobles, thus starting the French Revolution
b. The peasants revolted against the long consistency of unfair treatment, looting and burning homes of tax collectors, landlords, and the seignioral elite, during the Great Fear in 1789. This shows the continued flourish of revolutionary inspiration towards wanting equal rights.
c. The peasants were involved throughout the entire revolution and were treated unfairly, leading to contributing to an important role in the revolution to achieve greater treatment and social acceptance in France.

The National Assembly (1789-1791) - Created New System based on Equal Opportunity
a. With a document referred to as the 'death certificate of the old order,' the National Assembly achieved in abolishing feudalism in France They also showed effort in making a representative government with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, which was an achievement for the revolutionaries.
b. On August 4, 1789, the National Assembly established the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, which proclaimed the Assembly’s commitment to replace the ancien régime with a system based on equal opportunity, freedom of speech, popular sovereignty and representative government, which rooted the revolutionary values.
c. On August 4, the National Assembly abolished feudalism, which limited many of the nobles' privileges, as well as the establishment of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, rooting as the revolutionary principles.

Jacques Necker (1789) - Proposed Liberal Reforms
a. Jacques Necker was successful in convincing Louis XVI to double the number of delegates from the Third Estate, but later it became a failure because the idea was rejected.
b. Necker proposed a program of social and constitutional reforms, consisting of liberal reforms, towards a limited monarchy and a bicameral legislature. This shows he wanted to limit absolute power of the monarch with more ideas contributing to the ruling, allowing for more equal ideas and rights.
c. On June 10, 1789, Necker proposed his system of liberal reforms, leading to his dismissal on June 11, which had created disturbance in France that lead to the storming of Bastille.

Marquis de Lafayette (1789-1790) - Main Writer of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
a. In relation to the storming of Bastille and the Great Fear, Marquis de Lafayette's biggest accomplishment was taking lead in writing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, which for the time being was a document that showed the Assembly's commitment to replacing the Ancien Regime. He also achieved in getting French support in 1789 for the American Cause.
b. As a student of the philosophes, Lafayette embraced Enlightenment doctrines of constitutionalism, popular sovereignty, and natural rights. Being the main sponsor of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, he supported revolutionary values.

Maximilien Robespierre (1791) - Fought for Equality
a. In May 1791, Robespierre achieved in successfully proposing the idea that all the new deputies would be elected to the new legislature.
b. Robespierre reflected the aim towards revolutionary values regarding his support of equality of men. In October 1789, he used the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen to suggest that Jews as well were entitled to equality and civil rights.

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Prior to the Storming of Bastille, the formation National Assembly defied the order of King Louis XVI to disperse but eventually he hesitantly accepted it and forced the members of other Estates to join. During this time, the king gathered troops in attempt to dissolve the assembly and peasants hear spreading rumors about the massing of troops near Paris that is part of an "aristocratic conspiracy" to overthrow the Third Estate. This along with the dismissal of the liberal finance minster, Jacques Necker, ultimately led to several hundreds of people storming the symbol of royal tyranny, Bastille which was a royal prison where the people obtained weapons for the city's defense. This event brought the French authority in fear and eventually led to the reinstatement of Louis' finance minister and withdrawal of troops. It's significant because it allowed the National Assembly to continue its work towards the making of a new constitution and marked the beginning of the French revolution.