Transcript The French Revolution

The French
Revolution
1789-1815
The Old Regime
First Estate
 Second Estate
 Third Estate
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Causes of the Revolution
Governmental debt
 Poor leadership
 Heavy taxes
 Enlightenment ideas
 Desire for privileges
 Gap between rich and poor
 Poor harvest and high bread prices
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Revolution Dawns
Calling the Estates- General
 Formation of the National Assembly
 Tennis Court Oath
 Storming of the Bastille
 Great Fear
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Tennis Court Oath
The Fall of the Bastille
Reforming France
Louis XVI
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of
Citizen
 A State- Controlled Church
 Louis XVI’s attempt to escape
 New constitution- new assemblyLegislative Assembly
 Three Political Groups are Formed
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War and Extreme Measures
Europe’s fear
 Execution of the King, his wife and
millions
 Robespierre’s Reign of Terror
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Guillotine
Louis XVI’s
execution
Napoleon Builds an Empire
Military Background
 Rises in status
 Coup d’Etat
 Restores Order in France and Declares
Himself Emperor
 Creation of his Empire
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Bonaparte
crossing the
Alps.
Painting by
Louis David
Napoleon Bonaparte needed money for France to fight two wars. Napoleon offered to
sell all of Louisiana to the United States. The price was $15,000,000 for more than
800,000 square miles. The purchase doubled the size of the United States.
Coronation of Napoleon by Pope Pius
VII, 1804.
Painting by Louis David
Napoleon,
Emperor of
France, at his
coronation.
Painting by
Ingres
Empress
Josephine
at
Malmaiso
n, 1799.
Painting
by
Francois
Gerard
Napoleon’s Three Costly Mistakes
Continental System
 Peninsular War
 Russian Invasion
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The Continental System 1806-1810
Napoleon’s Demise
European Coalition brings him down
 Exiled to Elba
 Hundred Days
 Exiled to St. Helena
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Napoleon I After
his Abdication by
Paul Delaroche
Congress of Vienna Convenes
Klemens von Metternich
 Three Goals of the Congress
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Prevent future French aggression
Balance of Power
Legitimacy
Alliances formed
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Concert of Europe- series of alliances to prevent
outbreak of revolutions
Holy Alliance- leaders of Russia, Prussia, & Austria
Long term Legacy of Congress
Alliance system
 Revolutions in Latin America
 Power of France decreased, power of
Britain and Prussia increased
 Growth of Nationalism- Italy, Germany &
Greece
 Old ideas of government discarded, ideals
of democracy looks like the best way to go
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