U5. French Revolution

U5. French Revolution

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Who was the King of France during French Revolution?

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When did French Revolution happen?

Context Questions

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Who was the King of France during French Revolution?

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When did French Revolution happen?

Context Questions

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Who was the King of France during French Revolution?

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When did French Revolution happen?

Context Questions

French Revolution Influences:

Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu

Enlightenment and the American Revolution

Third Estate

Commoners

First Estate

Clergy

Second Estate

French Nobility

Monarch

King Louis XVI

The Estate General

June - Louis XVI scape September - French Constitution

January - Louis XVI execution

May 5 - General Estate July 14 - Storming the Bastille August 26 - Declaration of Men and Citizen

War against Austria and Prussia National Convention - First Republic

1793

1792

1789

1791

Revolution Timeline

“Terror is only justice fast, severe and inflexible... The government in a revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny."

Maximilien Robespierre

However, the control of the Jacobins ended with the execution of Robespierre in July 1794.

"Reign of Terror" and thousands of "enemies of the revolution" were guillotined, drowned, or executed.

The Reign of Terror

To save the Republic, a committee led by a radical group called the "Jacobins" and its leader Maximilien Robespierre, started the ...

The Directory

1794 - 1799

What is the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"?

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Why is this declaration important?

When was it issued?

What are the rights claimed by this declaration?

Questions about the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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