Destruction of the Old Regime and the Reign of Terror

Paris Commune/Sans-Culottes

Forced the National Assembly to suspend the monarchy and form the National Convention, in which they would also participate. Their participation lead to more radical measures.

Paris Commune

in the French Revolution, a radical group made up of Parisian wage-earners, and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices, and an end of food shortages

Constitution of 1791 (France)

set up a constitutional monarchy - there was a king but legislative assembly would make laws; men over 25 who paid taxes could vote

Mountains/radicals

supported the death of Louis XVI

After the pressure of the Paris Commune, the National Assembly dissolved and was replaced by

the National Convention

Revolutionary Army

An army created during the Reign of Terror which drafted nearly all French citizens. Largest army at the time. The army now defended the nation, not just its leader.

rise of nationalism in France

devotion to one's country; army now served country, not the king

Draft in army

engage somebody to enter the army

Reign of Terror

the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when approximately 40,000 people were executed

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Adopted August 26, 1789, created by the National Assembly to give rights to all (except women). Inspired by the Enlightenment

War with Austria and Prussia

Austria & Prussia want to restore Louis to throne (afraid of revolutionary ideas spreading), French revolutionaries imprison Royal family

The National Convention created the CoPS to

Defend France from foreign and domestic threats

Olympe de Gouges

French journalist who published the declaration of rights of women and the female citizens.

Committee of Public Safety leaders

It was dominated at first by Georges Danton, then by Robespierre.

Women's March on Versailles

On October 5, 1789 an angry mob of Parisian women stormed through Versailles demanding Louis XVI end the nationwide food shortage and that the royal family return to Paris with them.

Revolution

Robespierre and his supporters kill anyone disloyal to the ______.

The end of the Reign of Terror came in 1794 when

Robespierre was arrested and executed by conservatives in the Convention. There was no longer need for the violence and they had already won the war with Austria.

Republic of Virtue

Robespierre's attempt to erase all traces of the monarchy, nobility and the Catholic Church

Church Reforms by the National Assembly

Since the national assembly wanted to increase the state's revenues, they seized and sold church lands.

Execution

The French Revolution and the king and queen's _____ outraged European leaders.

Dechristianization of France

The National Convention removed the word "saint" from street names, pillaged churches, and encouraged priests to marry. The cathedral of Notre Dame was designated the Temple of Reason, and a new calender was created that eliminated sundays and began on the day the revolution was proclaimed

Committee of Public Safety

The leaders under Robespierre who organized the defenses of France, conducted foreign policy, and centralized authority for about 2 years. They said they had to protect the revolution from its enemies. Under Robespierre's rule, the committee often tried enemies in the morning and killed them in the afternoon.

40,000

They also kill anyone who may favor the return of the monarchy. Some _______ people died in what is known as the Reign of Terror.

National Convention's first step

abolish the constitutional monarchy and establish a republic

Maximilien Robespierre

leader of the Committee of Public Safety and architect of the Reign of Terror

Louis XVI's death

marks the beginning of the Reign of Terror

Girondists

moderates who did not support the execution of Louis XVI