Chapter 23 Section 2

Olympe de Gouges

French feminist who wrote Declaration of the Rights of Woman in 1791 and encouraged women to seek the rights promoted by the French Revolution; she was NOT successful and executed (killed)

Women

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen did not include freedom and rights of ______________

Government/State

The church became run by the _____________ as part of the National Assembly's reforms.

Moderates

Wanted changes in government but not as many as the radicals

Sans-Culottes

"those without knee breeches (fancy pants)" or some Persian workers and small shopkeepers that wanted the Revolution to bring even greater changes to France

Emigres

A person who leaves their native country for political reasons, like the nobles and others who fled France during the peasant uprisings of the French Revolution

Maximilien Robespierre

A Jacobin leader who set out to build a "republic of virtue" by wiping out every trace of France's past, acted as dictator and responsible for "Reign of Terror"

Reign of Terror

After the king was guillotined, Robespierre governed France virtually as a dictator, and the period of his rule became known as this

Jean Paul Marat

Famous Jacobin leander who Published a radical newspaper called Friend of the People.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Inspired by the Declaration of Independence in the America, it stated that all men are free and equal.

Jacobins

Very RADICAL French political organization during revolution, responsible for execution of king

French Directory

The government set up after the revolution, 5 males who had executive power in France.(came after the Jacobins)

Radicals, Moderates, Conservatives

The political divisions in the Legislative Assembly, similar to our 3 political divisions in the U.S. of liberals, moderates, and conservatives (Left, Center, Right)

Conservatives

Upheld idea of limited monarchy and wanted few changes in government

Radicals

opposed the idea of monarchy and wanted sweeping changes

Legislative Assembly

replaced National Assembly; took away most of king's power; this French congress had the power to create laws and approve declarations of war.

Freedom of speech and religion, equal rights

the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guaranteed this