THE FRENCH

REVOLUTION
DONE BY -
PRIYANSHU RANOLIYA
CLASS – 9TH B
ROLL NO – 23
SUBJECT – SOCIAL SCIENCE (HISTORY)
 WHAT IS FRENCH REVOLUTION?
The French revolution (1789–1799) was a period of
ideological, political and social upheaval in the
political history of France and Europe as a whole,
during which the French polity, previously an
absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for
the aristocracy and catholic clergy, underwent
radical change to forms based
on enlightenment principles of republicanism,
citizenship, and rights. These changes were
accompanied by violent turmoil, including executions
and repression during the reign of terror, and
warfare involving every other major European power
WHY FRENCH REVOLUTION
WAS NEEDED ?
The underlying causes of the French
revolution are generally seen as arising from
the failure of the ancient régime to
manage social and economic inequality. Rapid
population growth and the inability to
adequately finance government debt resulted in
economic depression, unemployment and high
food prices. combined with a regressive tax
system and resistance to reform by the
ruling elite, it resulted in a crisis louis
XVI proved unable to manage.
EVENTS OF FRENCH
REVOLUTION
 The Tennis Court Oath
 The Storming Of The Bastille
 The Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
 The March On Versailles
 The Royal Family Attempts To Flee.
 The September Massacres
 The Paris Mob Attacks The Tuileries
 King Louis XVI Was Executed
 The Execution Of Robespierre
 THE TENNIS COURT OATH
On June 20th 1789
The third estate, angry with the current situation of things in
France, decided upon themselves to meet with each other, and
members of other estates, in order to design and create a new,
fairer constitution for France. The oath was taken by 576 of
577 members from the third estate, who were locked out of the
meeting of the estates-general on June 20th,
1789. Finding themselves locked out, they went and made a
makeshift conference room inside a tennis court (indoors), and
swore an oath to create a new and fairer constitution, as stated
above. This was an important event in the French revolution
because it marks the first time in which the people stand up to
the king. This was influenced in some ways by the united states
declaration of independence.
 THE STORMING OF
THE BASTILLE
On July 14th 1789
The Paris Mob, determined to arm themselves due to the new
presence of foreign troops in Paris' streets, attacked the old
prison/fort in search for weapons. Bastille was known as a
symbol of the king’s authority, which was another large
factor in the decisions made. Having previously obtaining
~30'000 muskets from the Invalides fortress, they were well
armed, and the poorly trained guards were no problem. The
storming of the Bastille is an important event in the French
revolution because it showed that the people of France were
capable of defeating the guards, as well as the fact that they
had successfully attacked what was once a symbol of the
king’s authority.
 THE DECLARATION OF THE
RIGHTS OF MAN On August 26th 1789
The signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man was a major event - asserting the
equality of men, politically and socially. It gave other estates new rights, and balanced
out the amount of power each estate had. "The Declaration of the rights of Man and of
the Citizen passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a
fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil
rights. The Declaration was directly influenced by Thomas Jefferson, working with
General Lafayette, who introduced it. Influenced also by the doctrine of "natural right",
the rights of man are held to be universal: valid at all times and in every place,
pertaining to human nature itself. It became the basis for a nation of free individuals
protected equally by law. It is included in the preamble of the constitutions of both the
Fourth French Republic (1946) and Fifth Republic (1958) and is still current. Inspired
in part by the American Revolution, and also by the Enlightenment philosophers, the
Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French revolution and had a major
impact on the development of liberty and democracy in Europe and worldwide“. This
event was so significant because it took power away from the king, which at the time,
and from the viewpoint of the king, was seen as insane, and wrong. The king was not
very happy with it.
 THE MARCH
ON VERSAILLES
On October 5th 1789
Rumors of the king (Louis XVI) stepping on the flag, as well
as the overall building up of anger in the general
population, woman finally decided that something had to be
done about the conditions in France. The marched through
the streets and to Versailles, demanding bread. The mob, in
on the whole thing, demands that the royal family will
return to Paris with them. King Louis XVI signs the
Declaration of Rights of Man. The March on Versailles was
an important event because it showed that woman, as well
as men, were angry at the royal family, and having the king
moved into Paris and out of Versailles helped to show the
conditions people lived in at the time to the king.
 THE ROYAL FAMILY
ATTEMPTS
On June 20th, 1791
TO FLEE
The situation in Paris in June convinced the queen, Marie
Antoinette that the royal family should flee (which was
smart on their side.) With the help of a friend (Count Axel
von Ferzan), they organized an escape. The travelled up
until Varennes, where a guard spotted, and recognized them.
From here on, they were taken back to Paris, followed and
through crowds of angry people. This event shows that the
royal family had noticed the bad situation in France, and
those trying to flee only made things worse in the general
public. Had they stayed, and tried to work things out, the
whole revolution could have gone differently than it did.
 THE SEPTEMBER MASSACRES
On September 11th 1792
By far one of the bloodiest events in all of the French
Revolution. The Paris Mob, hearing rumors about
3000 prisoners being held in Paris prisons that were
planning an uprising, and that Verdun was threatened
by the Prussian army, decided that they would go on a
murderous rampage through the area, killing many,
many people. An angry mob, led by Jean Paul Marat
stormed the prisons, killing around 1600 of them.
What makes this an important event is the sheer gore
of the situation, and how ludicrous the whole situation
was. Priests, and bishops were brutally slaughtered.
 THE PARIS MOB ATTACKS
THE TUILERIES
On August 10th 1792
People in Paris, extremely angry and discontent with everything
that has happened prior, hungry, and distrustful towards their
government, and discouraged by the failures France was having in
war, they decided to attack, once again, because we all knows that
brute force is always the answer…“The mob stormed the Tuileries
where the royal family was being held. They demand a new
constitution and a convention to replace the Legislative Assembly.
The Legislative Assembly dissolves and is replaced by the National
Convention. "Like previous attacks by the Paris Mob, this just goes
to show how much the people of France were against the current
governing structure, and demanding of change. Turning against
their own king became the only option, other than to continue their
lives in starvation.
 KING LOUIS XVI WAS EXECUTED
On January 21st 1793
King Louis XVI was hanged. The Jacobins, during the period of
time they were in control, they made an attempt to erase all traces
of the Old Regime (kevin.gilchrist.8, The death of the king was
debated for six, long, grueling months. Finally, on the 21st, he was
hanged, being sent to the guillotine by what used to be his former
subjects. Even though this has been said many times already, this
is probably the most important part of the whole revolution. The
king, who the people fought against for so many years, was now
dead. Great – now what? With France under new leadership, thigs
began to slowly (very, very slowly) improve. Although the people
may have thought this would solve all of their problems, they still
had a long ways to go before everything was to return to normal.
 THE EXECUTION OF ROBESPIERRE
On July 28th 1794
"Born in Arras in 1758, Robespierre suffered loss early in his life. His mother died
when he was six, and soon after, his father abandoned the family. The children were
brought up by elderly relatives who continually reminded them of their dependent
situation and their father’s irresponsibility. Maximilien was the eldest, a
conscientious, hardworking scholarship boy. As soon as he was able he shouldered
the burden of caring for his younger siblings. Whether the above, or some other
things caused his tyrant like behavior is unknown, but it is said that he was like a
tyrant in his final years of life. In the beginning of the French Revolution, he changed
his life path. Elected as deputy for the Third Estate, and witnessing the downfall of
that used to be an absolute monarchy, he worked towards making a reputation for
himself as a speaker in the Assembly. He had most of his power from the Jacobin
Club. Because Robespierre felt otherwise, and was known for is irrational and strict
behavior, he was arrested on July 27th, and executed the following day, on the
28th.This is an important event because it marks the downfall of Robespierre, one of
the people that caused the kings death. From greed, he wanted more power, and had
become corrupt with it after the kings death. As time progressed, his piers saw this,
and decided that he needed to be stopped.