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    The document summarizes key events of the French Revolution in 3 sections: 1) The Great Fear and attacks on the nobility led the National Assembly to reform France by sweeping away feudal privileges in August 1789. 2) The Assembly then adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which established principles of equality, liberty, and resistance to oppression, though it did not apply to all groups. 3) Reforms brought the church under state control by electing priests and taking church lands, alarming peasants but in line with Enlightenment thinking, though it offended traditional Catholics. Louis XVI's failed escape attempt in 1791 further turned public opinion against the monarchy.

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    The document summarizes key events of the French Revolution in 3 sections: 1) The Great Fear and attacks on the nobility led the National Assembly to reform France by sweeping away feudal privileges in August 1789. 2) The Assembly then adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which established principles of equality, liberty, and resistance to oppression, though it did not apply to all groups. 3) Reforms brought the church under state control by electing priests and taking church lands, alarming peasants but in line with Enlightenment thinking, though it offended traditional Catholics. Louis XVI's failed escape attempt in 1791 further turned public opinion against the monarchy.

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    REVOLUTION BRINGS REFORM Module 13, Lesson 2

    &TERROR Pages 523 - 530


    • Everyone, all levels of society,
    afraid during Great Fear
    • Attacks on upper estates
    SETTING THE • Manor houses burned
    STAGE • Prior to women's march, some
    nobles and clergy in National
    Assembly responded to uprisings
    in emotional late-night meeting
    THE ASSEMBLY REFORMS
    FRANCE
    August 4, 1789, Nobles makes speeches on love of liberty and
    equality
    • Motivated by fear
    • Joined others in sweeping feudal privileges of 1st and
    2nd estate away
    • By morning, Old Regime was dead
    • Weeks later, Assembly adopted statement
    of revolutionary ideas: The Declaration of
    the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
    • Language emphasized equality of all men,
    promoted development of human rights
    • "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"

    THE RIGHTS OF • "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression"


    • Outlined civil rights to protect individual
    MAN freedoms
    • Equal justice, freedom of speech, freedom of religion

    • Revolutionary leaders adopted "Liberty,


    Equality, and Fraternity" as their motto
    • Did not apply to everyone
    • Olympe de Gouges published declaration on rights for women,
    it was rejected
    • Executed as enemy of the Revolution in 1793
    A STATE-CONTROLLED CHURCH
    • Early reforms in Nat'l Assem focused on the church
    • Took over church lands, church officials and priests would be
    elected + paid as state officials
    • Church lost lands and political independence
    • Reasons were economic
    • Sale of lands helped pay off French debt

    • Reforms alarmed peasants – devout Catholics


    • Idea in accord with Enlightenment, but still offended peasants
    • Believed Pope should rule church
    • From this point, peasants opposed reforms
    • Advisors warned
    Louis that he and his
    family were in danger
    • Many supporters of the
    monarchy left France
    • June 1791, Luis and
    family tried to escape to
    Austrian Netherlands
    • Apprehended near border and
    returned to Paris, under guard
    • Attempt increased
    influence of radical
    enemies in gov't and
    LOUIS TRIES TO ESCAPE sealed his fate

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