World History 9

Chapter 23, Section 2 – “Revolution Brings Reform and Terror”

Setting the Stage and The Assembly Reforms France:

  1. What did the nobles join the National Assembly in eliminating?
  1. What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen? What rights did it claim all men were born with? What rights did it guarantee? What other guarantees did it give the citizens?
  1. What was the slogan of the revolution?
  1. What actions did the National Assembly take against the Church? Why?
  1. What was the reaction of the peasants to the assembly’s actions regarding the Church?
  1. What happened when Louis and his family tried to escape from France?
  1. What kind of government was created by the National Assembly in September, 1791?

Divisions Develop

  1. What new legislative body was created and what powers did it have?
  1. What were the 3 groups within the Legislative Assembly and what did each group want?
  1. What were two other groups outside of the Legislative Assembly who also wanted to influence the direction of the new government?

War and Execution

  1. How did the monarchs and nobles of other European countries react to the changes taking place in France? Why?
  1. Who did France declare war on in April 1792 and why?
  1. What were the September Massacres?
  1. The National Assembly was replaced in 1791 by what new governing body? What actions did this new governing body take?
  1. What were the Jacobins?
  1. What did the National Convention do to Louis?
  1. How did the French respond when many other European countries joined Austria and Prussia in the war against France?

The Terror Grips France

  1. What were the groups who were enemies of the Jacobins?
  1. Who was Robespierre and what were some actions he took?
  1. What was the chief task of the Committee of Public Safety?
  1. What was the Reign of Terror. How did Robespierre justify the use of terror?
  1. Who did Robespierre consider the “enemies of the Revolution?”
  1. About how many people were executed during the Reign of Terror? Describe the different types of people executed.
  1. Read about the Guillotine on page 659. Also look at the pie chart. From which class were most of the victims of the guillotine from?

End of the Terror

  1. How did the Reign of Terror end?
  1. Describe the government that emerged after the Terror.