French Revolution
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- Storming the Bastille
- National Convention
- Reign of Terror
- The Bastille was a prison that held many political prisoners. The mob wanted to free the prisoners so they stormed the prison on July 14, 1789. (Now Bastille Day in France) Blood was shed– there was no going back now.
- The Directory
- In 1791, a constitution was established. In that same year the constitution was put aside, and the King was Imprisoned. The Legislature of France took over, and named themselves the “National Convention.” Many members of the convention were “Jacobins”, a radical revolutionary group.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- After the king was imprisoned him and the queen were executed. In 1793 a Jacobin , Maximilien Robespierre gained power as the leader of the leader of committee of public safety. Robespierre started the reign of terror where 25,000 to 40,000 “Enemies of the revolution ” were killed Fearing for their own lives, Robespierre was executed in July of 1794
- Napoleon’s Accomplishments
- A Directory was set up, but was overthrown and replaced by a Consulate, headed by Two Consuls – one of whom was Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon quickly brought about a coup d’ etat and became the sole ruler. The Revolution was over!
- The French Revolution ended in 1799 when Napoleon entered Paris and became First Consul at the age of 30. He took the title of Emperor Napoleon I in 1804.
- Created a new legal system, the Napoleonic Code Set up schools Ended the estate social class system Created a bureaucracy based on merit not on birth Reduced the power of the Catholic Church Required all citizens to pay taxes
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