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"cultural revolution" by national convention: created metric system. abolished slavery. legalized divorce. enacted shared inheritance laws.
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active citizens: paid taxes for 3 days of labor per year. different from passive citizens, who didn't.
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american revolution effect: drained the french economy, proved that revolution could happen, brought more revolutionary ideals
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August 27, 1789: declaration of the rights of man and the citizen
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civil constitution of the clergy: national assembly confiscates church lands and sells them. abolish monasteries. church was secularized, just a state department. sets "good catholics" against "good revolutionaries." begins the age of rousseau
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Committee of Public Safety: had the power to deal with the national emergency.
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corvet: labor obligations
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death of marat: PROPAGANDA. marat portrayed as patriotic saint. similar qualities to jesus images.
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declaration of Pillintz: August 27 1791. united austria and prussia. it said that they would step in if royal family threatened. french people wanted war against austria.
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Directory: people attacked leaders of the Terror. "white terror"
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flight of the king: nobles leave france. Louis and family try to escape france. caught and arrested. people distrust him.
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girondists: more moderate
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guillotine: a fast and humane execution device. it was considered more democratic because it had a nice sharp blade for everyone.
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jacobin: group created by the jacobin debating club of paris. controlled national convention at the beginning.
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july 14 1789: the storming of the bastille, when a mob stole weapons from the armory, killing guards. when Louis didn't defend it, it showed how little power he had.
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June 17th 1789: National Assembly formed
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legislation passed by national convention: law of general maxim: prices strictly enforced, seal wages, food secured by army=DEBT! law of suspect: people not enthusiastically supporting revolution= enemies of state and should die.
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Legislative Assembly: 1791. National Assembly resigns to prove they aren't power hungry. They get re-elected and are called the Legislative Assembly.
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march of the women: thousands of starving women and peasants march of Versailles. forced Louis to Paris.
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meritocracy: no distinction by class or titles. this occurred during the revolution.
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mountain: more radical. Robespierre. took over girondist control on june 2 1793.
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National Assembly: legislative group during age of montesquieu. they got rid of noble and clerical privilege, including tithes and dues. all were = under law.
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national convention: really radical legislative body. Girondian rule: 1792-1793. Jacobin rule: 1793-1794.
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national guard: created by the middle class to control the great fair
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New Constitution: 1791. king got "suspensive veto" meaning he could veto a law for 4 years, and his ministers were responsible for their own actions. there would be a permanent, elected, single chamber assembly with the power to tax.
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painter david: propagandist who wanted virtue, valued lower classes, part of national convention. called "tyrant of arts" and eventually got banished.
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political instability during directory and thermidorian reaction: inflation, bread riots.
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radicalization: parisian mob stormes tuileries 1792. Louis has to seek refuge with legislative assembly. he and Marie imprisoned. because no constitutional monarchy, they needed a more radical assembly.
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reaction by other countries: they thought the revolution could undermine their monarchies and spread to their countries.
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religious terror: de-christianization of france. public religion banned. church linked with counter-revolution. people thought religion had no place in rational republic. changed calendar.
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Robespierre: 1758-1794. super radical. super rousseau. he thought if a person went against the general will, he or she was an enemy of the state.
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sans-culottes: "without breeches." laboring poor and petty traders.
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seigneurial system: feudal system
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taxes the third estate had to pay: taille- land tax, gabelle- salt tax, tithes (10% of income)
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the age of montesquieu: 1st stage of the revolution, the bourgeoisie phase
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the age of rousseau: 2nd radical phase
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the age of voltaire: 3rd phase, enlightened despotism encouraged
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the great fear: the revolution spreads to the countryside
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Thermidorian Reaction: radical hotbeds shut down. churches opened. 1795 new constitution of a conservative republic.
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third estate during the first phase: all people not clergy or nobles, but some clergy and nobles joined the group
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vendee revolt: 1793. revolt against revolution. noble revolt and some rural peasant support.
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War with Austria: 1792. France declares war on Austria. called war of first coalition. Britain, Holland, Spain, France VS Prussia, Austria. draft called levee en mass.
