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Why were French governments unstable from 1790 to 1795 - Coggle Diagram
Why were French governments unstable from 1790 to 1795
Revolutionary groups views
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
Girondis
: moderate wing who supported war with Austria to test king
Feulliants
: right-wing who wanted constitutional monarchy
Changes in society made
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
Changes in goverment
The new constitution of 1791
: made monarchy constitutional; sovereignty passed to Legislative Assembly and separation of power; Assembly, Government, Judges and legal system
Flight to Varanesse
: suspected he wanted to get support from Austria to destroy the revolution by invading France
Champ de Mars Massacre
: The National Guard shot citizens petitioning that the king get consequences for escaping France
Economical problems
bad harvests:
because of harsh winter, caused high food prices
inflation
: reliance of assignats
war with Britain
: Army demanded lots of food and horses, French ports blockaded which reduced trade, shortage of men to harvest because conscription
War with Austria
fear that Austria and Prussia would atack France and end revolution
Assembly declared war on Austria hoping it would make king pick a side
war ended after the September Masacrees
working and middle classes were on French side and upper classes and monarchy on Austria's side
France after war
Legislative Assembly changed to National Convention which introduced male suffrage
Terror began
France turned into a republic
Louis XVI executed
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