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The French Revolution - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Enlightenment Writers/Thinkers :checkered_flag: was a movement of people who valued reason over religion
  - - - in April 1793 the national assembly set up the Committee Of Public Safety :checkered_flag: as an attempt to "save the revolution and destroy its enemies"
        
        it has 12 members and Robespierre was elected the president of this committee
        
        under Robespierre rule the committee of public safety assumed divine right to rule :checkered_flag: over France
        
        some reforms of the National Assembly were made quite quickly
        
        they abolished the feudal system :checkered_flag:
        
        In August 1789 the "Deceleration Of The Rights Of Man And Of Citizen were passed
        
        the Civil Constitution Of The Clergy was passed
        
        they launched the Reign Of Terror :checkered_flag:
        
        the Law Of Suspect :checkered_flag: was passed - it was designed to punish anyone suspected of betraying the revolution
        
        the Law Of Maximum :checkered_flag: was passed - it was designed to control food prices
        
        they largely promoted mass army enlistments
        
        Problems the committee needed to solve:
        
        the French upper classed opposed the revolution
        
        outbreaks of violence ie Vandee
        
        France was leading into a war with some of Europe's strongest countries (ie Austria) which the could not afford or had the resources to be doing
        
        In April 1792, in fear, the national assembly - on behalf of France - declared war on Austria
        
        Cost of living (ie food prices) were continuing to rise - unhappy citizens
- - - - King Louis XVI was then tried and convicted of treason by the convention
        
        He was executed by guillotine in January 1793
        
        His wife was executed 9 months later