ideas: fair and reformed system of justice, fair taxation, not an absolute monarchy, no privileges to aristocrats and church members, proper accountability in government

Jacobins: left wing who wanted end of monarchy

failure of counter-revolutionary groups (emigres): lack of support from public after terror, of foreign support, of effective leadership and internal divison

Economical: sold church land and valuables, changed the currency to assignats,new system of taxation based on wealth and property

Political: new departments, and administrative areas, new effective local governments were set up with elections, system of justice now open to everyone, fair and free is necessary

Religious: Civil Constitution of the Clergy: monasteries abolished, bishops reduced, clergy under state control

fear that Austria and Prussia would atack France and end revolution

Assembly declared war on Austria hoping it would make king pick a side

working and middle classes were on French side and upper classes and monarchy on Austria's side

Legislative Assembly changed to National Convention which introduced male suffrage

Instability: wide division in Convention, no experience with democracy, provinces who disagreed

Committee of Public Saftey which passed Law of Suspects

Robespierre: was responsible for many deaths, and replaced church with "Cult of Supreme Being", his death ended the terror and started White Terror

Girondis: moderate wing who supported war with Austria to test king

Feulliants: right-wing who wanted constitutional monarchy