23.2 Guided Reading

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CHAPTER

GUIDED READING Revolution Brings

23 Reform and Terror

Section 2

A. Following Chronological Order As you read about the events of the French
Revolution, answer the questions about the time line.

1789 1. What are some rights this document guarantees

Aug. National Assembly adopts French citizens?

Declaration of the Rights of Man. rights of freedom and speechj

1790 National Assembly reforms


2. What caused the peasants to oppose many of these
status of church.

reforms?

the money from the sale of the lands

1791

Sept. National Assembly hands power 3. What political factions made up the Legislative

to Legislative Assembly. Assembly?

conservative and constitutional monarchy

1792

April Legislative Assembly declares


4. What did European monarchs fear from France?
war on Austria.

worried they could break out into their own countries

Aug. Parisians invade Tuileries and

imprison royal family.

5. What effects did the September Massacres have on


Sept. Parisian mobs massacre more

than 1,000 prisoners. the government?

1793 by igniting con icts betweeen the political factions of the

Jan. Ex-king Louis XVI is executed. montagnards

6. What was the stated aim of Robespierre and his


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July Robespierre leads Committee of supporters? to build a


Public Safety; Reign of Terror stable
economy
begins.
and equality
in taxes
7. What were some consequences of the Reign of
1794
Terror?
July Robespierre is executed; Reign
led to massive loss of lives in france, 17000 to be
of Terror ends.
exact

1795 National Convention adopts


new constitution.

B. Summarizing On the back of this paper, identify each group below and its
position during the French Revolution.
émigrés sans-culottes Jacobins

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