Reform leads to Terror

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Reform leads to Terror
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Olympe De Gouges

• Declaration of Rights of Man did NOT apply to
  Women
• 1791 She wrote the
• Declaration of the Rights of Women

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Church and State

• National Assembly took control of the Church
• Sold Church property to help pay debt
• Clergy became state employees

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Louis XVI tries to RUN

• Louis XVI tries to ESCAPE to Austria
• (June 1791)
• He is caught and put under house arrest

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National Assembly
Write Constitution
Create Limited Monarchy
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Legislative Assembly

• Formed in 1791under new constitution
• Had power to pass laws and approve or prevent
  wars the King declared
• Louis XVI loses most power

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What are Political Parties
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Factions of the Legislative Assembly
Radicals Moderates
Conservatives
Opposed King Monarchy Demanded a Republic
Favored minor changes
Favored a limited monarchy
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Legislative Assembly
Declares War on Austria

• Radicals wanted to expand French Revolution to
  all of Europe
• Austria Prussia thought it could help Louis XVI
• warned France NOT to hurt the KING

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Anarchy in Paris

• As the Prussian troops approached Paris-- people
  rioted murdered prisoners
• The Legislative Assembly dissolved itself and
  proposed new elections
• They said the King was deposed

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National Convention

• New power in France
• Declared France a Republic
• Paris is ruled by mob-rule

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Maximilien Robespierre

• Assumes leadership of Jacobins
• Sought to create a Republic of Virtue
• Slowly gained power