PDF-The Terror in the French Revolution

FI13 Dr Marisa Linton Kingston University UK Keywords Girondins the Jacobin Club Jacobins the Law of Prairial the Marais sansculottes Q What events led to the Terror A Terror took a var. Historiography. The history of the French Revolution is highly debated and there are a range of interpretations of it. Below is a brief outline of three key groups.. Contemporary Interpretations. Mostly held by 19. Moderate Reforms. The National Assembly abolished the privileges of the Nobility. Issued the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen”. Men born free and equal in rights, all given natural rights. The Radical Stage. SHIFT TOWARDS RADICALISM. Why did the revolution become more radical after 1792? (MULTIPLE RESAONS). Threat from foreign nations to restore the monarchy. Counterrevolutionaries. Attempted escape of royal family. Part . Two . – The . Yezhovshchina. L/O – To identify and describe the key features of the . Great Terror. What was the Yezhovshchina?. After the first show trial in September 1936, . Nicholai . Yezhov. Take notes from the film. List the 3 causes of the French Revolution.. Describe who are the 3 Estates.. First Estate – . Second Estate – . Third Estate - . 3. What U.S. document gave the French peasants the incentive to revolt?. The French Revolution is a movement of God. It is a pure gift to progress. - Victor Hugo. Terror is only justice: prompt, severe, inflexible. It is an emanation of virtue. – Robespierre. Persistent . Poor harvests. High prices. High taxes. Enlightenment. ideas. American Revolution. Old Regime. Social. and . political. system in France. Divided France into three social classes, or . estates. . The Radical Republic. Fueled by . freedom of the Press. By 1792 popular opinion had turned . against the . Monarchy. !. The Radical Republic. The National . Convention (the legislature) . writes a new constitution. Causes of the French Revolution. Abuses of the old regime. (What’s a regime?). Political (leave space to explain). Social. Economic. Political Reasons. The king was an absolute monarch. The king picked people based on favoritism. On a piece of . paper respond . to the following:. Briefly list and describe . THREE. causes . of the French Revolution. (Its okay if you are only guessing). Which cause of the three do you think is the . Causes of the French Revolution What brought about the French Revolution? Enlightenment thinkers ~ many lived in France under absolute monarchy ~ spoke of change granting more rights to the people….sounded good! The Old Regime. 1. st. Estate – Clergy - 1% of population. 2. nd. Estate – Nobility – 1% of population. 3. rd. Estate – Remainder of population. The Clergy. Very wealthy and powerful. Owned 10% of the land in France. Strong reactions in neighboring countries sparked the radical phase of the revolution which resulted in the establishment of the First French Republic.. Most were satisfied with initial reforms but the . Ça. . ira. !. Ça. . ira. !. . (Edith Piaf). Ça. . ira. , . ça. . ira. ! Les . aristocrates. . à. la . lanterne. !. Song dates from the Revolution itself.. Making of the Modern World. The French Revolution.