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CRISIS
In this year, two crisis happened:
Economic crisis; bad harvests, rise in prices (mostly on food), discontent, angry and unemployed people -
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French Revolution
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constitutional monarchy
The national constituent assembly made some legal reforms:
-Feudal rights were abolished
-declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen { rights, freedom and equality} -
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Legislative assembly
New constitution: end of privileges, guilds…
The members sat according to their ideology
- moderates on the center
- radical revolutionaries on the left
- royalist on the right
The king had the right of veto (the right to cancel or deny a law in the legislative body) -
War of Austria
France declared preventive war on Austria that invaded France. -
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The social republic
The common people (sans-culottes) attacked the Tuileries Palace and took the royal family. And the republic was declared. -
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Girondin Convention
The best known moderates were the Girondins. They were embarrased by the king’s attempted flight, but they wanted to pressure the constitutional monarchy.
They were the voice against the violence in the assembly.
Girondin’s intention was to abolish the monarchy and create a Freanch Republic. They will accuse the king on trial for treason, try to spand universal suffrage and control the prices. -
Louis XVI was guillotined
He was accused of treason -
Marie Antoinette was guillotined
She was accused of treason -
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The terror
During the Jacobin convention -
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The Jacovin convention
The Jacovins were the most radical bourgueoisi sector:
They represented the demands of the people. This period was the most extremist.
It was written a new constitution that recognized universal male suffrage and social equality.
The executive power was applied by the committee of public safety, led by Maxmiliane Robespierre -
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The Directory
New constitution, new government and a moderate bourgueoisie.
Elected legislature and executive branch with five directors, to avoid dictatorship.
One of those leaders was Napoleon Bonaparte. -
The Consulate
Napoleon Bonaparte become first consul. -
Napoleon
He declared himself Emperor of France with general aproval -
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Napoleon Rules Europe
New constitution, new revolutionary measures, a Napoleon Code… -
Napoleon Was Defeated
Because of the abolishment of absolute monarchies and feudal rights.
And because an strong anty-French feeling.