10. Tensions Begin
Two different timelines
Marxist timeline
Travel Guide Timeline
Summoning of Estates General The Population Distribution of France
3%
1%
96%
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate
11. Tensions Begin
Two different timelines
Marxist timeline
Travel Guide Timeline
Summoning of Estates General The Population Distribution of France
First Estate: Clergy 3%
1%
96%
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate
12. Tensions Begin
Two different timelines
Marxist timeline
Travel Guide Timeline
Summoning of Estates General The Population Distribution of France
First Estate: Clergy 3%
1%
Second Estate: Nobility
96%
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate
13. Tensions Begin
Two different timelines
Marxist timeline
Travel Guide Timeline
Summoning of Estates General The Population Distribution of France
First Estate: Clergy 3%
1%
Second Estate: Nobility
Third Estate: Bourgeois
96%
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate
14. Tensions Begin
Two different timelines
Marxist timeline
Travel Guide Timeline
Summoning of Estates General Distrubition of Representives of the Estates General
First Estate: Clergy
33% 33%
Second Estate: Nobility
Third Estate: Bourgeois
33%
First Estate Second Estate Third Estate
18. The National Assembly
Deadlock in the Estates General
Tennis Court Oath
“Decrees that all members of this assembly immediately take a solemn oath never to
separate...until the constitution of the realm is established and fixed upon solid foundations; and
that said oath having been sworn, all members...confirm this unwavering resolution with his
signature.”
19. The National Assembly
Deadlock in the Estates General
Tennis Court Oath
“Decrees that all members of this assembly immediately take a solemn oath never to
separate...until the constitution of the realm is established and fixed upon solid foundations; and
that said oath having been sworn, all members...confirm this unwavering resolution with his
signature.”
August 1789: Constitution written
26. The Declaration of the
Rights of Man
Text of Declaration
More radical than the United State’s Constitution
27. The Declaration of the
Rights of Man
Text of Declaration
More radical than the United State’s Constitution
Article 4: “Liberty consists in the freedom to do
everything which injures no one else”
28. The Declaration of the
Rights of Man
Text of Declaration
More radical than the United State’s Constitution
Article 4: “Liberty consists in the freedom to do
everything which injures no one else”
Article 13:“A common contribution is essential for the
maintenance of the public forces and for the cost of
administration. This should be equitably distributed among
all the citizens in proportion to their means.”
29. The Declaration of the
Rights of Man
Text of Declaration
More radical than the United State’s Constitution
Article 4: “Liberty consists in the freedom to do
everything which injures no one else”
Article 13:“A common contribution is essential for the
maintenance of the public forces and for the cost of
administration. This should be equitably distributed among
all the citizens in proportion to their means.”
Article 6: “Law is the expression of the general will. Every
citizen has a right to participate personally”
33. Political Parties of
Revolutionary France
Left and Right
Royalists- supported constitutional monarchy
Jacobins- believed in republic, against kings
34. Political Parties of
Revolutionary France
Left and Right
Royalists- supported constitutional monarchy
Jacobins- believed in republic, against kings
sans-coulette
35. Political Parties of
Revolutionary France
Left and Right
Royalists- supported constitutional monarchy
Jacobins- believed in republic, against kings
sans-coulette
Girondins- moderate republicans, pre-terror
40. The Terror
1793-1794: Maximilian Robespierre, leader
Guillotine, primary means of execution
Revolutionary Tribunal
16,594 executions by Guillotine
41. The Terror
1793-1794: Maximilian Robespierre, leader
Guillotine, primary means of execution
Revolutionary Tribunal
16,594 executions by Guillotine
25,000 summary executions
49. Results of the
Revolution
Napoleon’s rise to power
The restructuring of political structure
50. Results of the
Revolution
Napoleon’s rise to power
The restructuring of political structure
Nationalism
51. Results of the
Revolution
Napoleon’s rise to power
The restructuring of political structure
Nationalism
Comparison to the American Revolution
52. Works Cited
Slide 1: Images by Marc Vassal and carlous
Slide 2: Painting by Frans Hals, Images by simdeperce and
DevinCook
Slide 3: Graphics designed by Michael Jennings
Slide 4: Painting by Jacques-Louis David
Slide 5: Image provided by the National Library of France
Slide 8: Images provided by gifsoup.com and paris.fr
Slide 10: Painting by Jacques-Louis David
