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Where did the 3rd Estate members constitute themselves as a legitimate authority?
What was the significance of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?
Why did the peasants join the revolt?
What was the radical idea proclaimed by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
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Who was invited to elect their deputy according to the National Assembly's declaration?
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What was the result of the abolition of feudalism?
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What was the significance of the Women's March on Versailles?
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What was the nature of the feudal system?
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What happened to many nobles during the French Revolution?
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What was the significance of the National Assembly's vow?
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Study Notes
Napoleon and the French Revolution
- In 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia, which led to a grouping of European countries against France.
- The French military was the strongest in Europe at the time, but Russia lured them into a trap.
- Napoleon's empire/dictatorship marked a shift from the Ancien Régime's absolute monarchy.
French Provincial Parlements
- Parlements were provincial courts that held the right to appeal to the King's edicts.
- They were a source of resistance against absolutist rule, allowing them to appeal some of the King's decisions.
Legacies of the French Revolution
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- Politics: [study the slide]
- Inequality: Napoleon's focus on stability and security led to inequality, and women were granted important civil rights during the revolution.
- Inequality: The Enlightenment ideas didn't transcend to everyone equally, as seen in the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen.
The Treaty of Amiens
- The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between France and the United Kingdom, marking the end of the French Revolutionary Wars.
- It set the stage for the Napoleonic Wars.
Anti-Royalism
- The French Revolution was an anti-royalist movement, aimed at reversing the changes of the Revolution and restoring the royal House of Bourbon and the Catholic Church to its pre-1789 authority.
The French Revolution: Theories and Causes
Marxist Interpretation
- The French Revolution was a class struggle, with the industrial proletariat pushing the bourgeoisie to more left-wing positions.
- The economy and governance affect social structure and dominant beliefs and ideology.
The National Assembly
- The Third Estate broke off and declared themselves as the National Assembly in the tennis court of the King.
- They vowed to reassemble until a new constitution was established, and would only leave by the force of the bayonets.
The Bastille and the Revolution
- The masses joined the elites and stormed the Bastille on July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the revolution.
- The Bastille was a prison where many political prisoners were held.
- The peasants joined in and revolted due to inequalities, such as the price of bread.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
- The Assembly's Declaration proclaimed that individual rights and freedoms were fundamental to human nature and government existed only to protect them.
- It abolished the feudal system and introduced a radical idea for the time.
Key Events and Figures
- Women's March on Versailles (October 5, 1789)
- Olympe de Gouges wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen
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This quiz covers the French Revolution and Napoleon's reign, including his invasion of Russia and the role of French provincial parlements in resisting absolutist rule.
