French+Rev.+Governmens

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**National Assembly**:
-Formed and took the Tennis Court Oath -Confiscated and sold the Churches land -Stormed and captured the Bastille to gain arms for their army -Wrote "The Declaration of Rights of Men" on August 27, 1784 which had 17 points, explaining that they are given liberaties and freedoms, as long as the freedoms d not harm another person. -In 1793 they started the metric system. -All law making abilities were in the national assembly's hands - The Metric sytem was introduced - Created the French First Republic in 1792 - Divided France into 83 equal sized provinces in terms of land and people - Abolished monopolies and guilds - Gave religious freedom to Jews and Protestants - Stabilized the currency with the //assignat,// the new currency - Jacobins - Girondis
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-Failed to represent all people in government. -Do not have the power they believe they do and are disbanded after the declaration of Pillintz. -Unfair voting. 1 vote for nobility 1 vote for clergy 1 vote for peasants, even though peasants made up over 90% of the population. -Nationalized the catholic church makes priests take oath of loyalty, which the pope condemned, to the nationalized religion.
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--On September 1791 after Louis signed the new constitution, they declared "the revolution's over" - Used ideas of the Enlightenment
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**Legislative Assembly**
-__Declare war on first coalition, Prussia and Austria. which leaves France in trouble, but Patriotism saves France for now.__ -Use nationalism to have success in battle.(Peasants driving war efforts with massive armies.) -Bayonet attacks/charges -August 10, 1792, the revolutionary crowd attacks the royal palace of Tuilerres. -Kings duties dispanded - Enforcement of the civil constitution of the cleregy: on 29 November 1791 the Assembly decreed that every non-juring clergyman must take the civic oath within eight days, on pain of losing his pension and, if any troubles broke out, of being deported. Louis vetoed this decree as a matter of conscience.
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-New, young, energetic, radical. -Jacobians -No old members, all elected new members - consisted of 745 members some argue that most were from the middle class - none were from the national assembly so they lacked political experience - tended to be memebers that made a name for themself through local governing.
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-Lost some big battles in the Spanish Netherlands.
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despised Loius and the nobles (Not killed yet)
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**National Convention (including the Committee of Public Safety)**
- __Convicted Louis XVI of treason and chopped his head off ;) (like button)(The Mountain wanted this, and the girondists wanted him alive just incase the revolution failed)__ - Established a Planned economy -Guillatine -Declare war on Britain, Holland and Spain -Committee of Public Safety formed to run country in emergency - peasant revolts and the World War call the government to place the committee in charge. - saved france from civil war and invasion -31 girondists arrested and put on trial - Used "citizen" or "thou" instead of "monsieur" or "you" - Democratic festivals instead of religious ones - Mountain sided with San Culottes due to fear of the Girondists siding and all becoming royalists - Began regulating prices and quality - made nationalized workshops run by the government - Reign of Terror (300,000 arrested and 40,000 executed) in which normal court procedures were ignored. This quelled the rebellion - Increased army size
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-The Mountain (Radical) ^^^^ -The Girondists (Conservative) -Maximilliien Robespierra - Danton -Jacob inClub -jean paul marat
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Western French peasants revolt against Revolution Turned into a dictatorship which people disliked. - New calendar based on seasons was confusing
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 * -** In march 1794 the guillotine turned on the Angry Men and 2 weeks later Danton was executed. This caused people to no longer believe in the committee and fear anyone could be next

- Foreigners and French Catholics (who were kicked out due to national religion) supported it - in early 1795 Paris rose in revolt but it was quickly crushed, leaving the urban poor out of the revolution until 1830
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**Napoleaon (Consulate and Empire)**
- Signed the Concordant of 1801 to reunite the Catholic church of France -Created the Bank of France -Brought back French Nobels -Put members of National Convention and National Essembaly in smaller roles of government. - Escaped from being emperor of Elba -After being sent to Elba to be emperor he insisted on wanting to rule France again and he managed to do it. - Used personal power to make deals with groups for power, maintaining order - Civil Code set up to keep peace with middle class. It is still in affect and is the basis of French lawcode. it says all are equal before the law which erases estates and protects personal property. - Offered amnesty to Nobles that fled France with the Declaration of Pillnitz - Allowed the previous buracracy to work for him if not too radical, ensuring their loyalty. - Careers open to talent: allowed people to rise up if was good at their job. It wasn't based entirely on social standing. - Allowed anyone to get an education - All people happy and supporters of Napoleaon.
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-Sent to St. Helena island to live in exile and die alone -Invading Russia with 600,000 men and only returning with 30,000 men. - Due to no freedom of speech/press many printers suffered - Got rid of unions which hurts the lower class - When he expanded he kicked out monarchs and instated his relatives
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He was the best part of the Revolution - In November 1799 the Directory was overthrown leading to anew constitution in December which put Napolean in power - Spain, Austria, Germany, Holland, and Papal States were satellite kingdoms
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 * -** 1804-1814 was the Empire Period