HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. Background and context: the old regimeII. Origins: Fiscal crisis of the stateIII. The Estates General: crisis widensIV. Timely interventions: role of the common peopleOutline of Current Lecture I. The Jacobin RepublicA. Results1. Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette executed as enemies of the French people2. France established as a republic, National Assembly no longer existsB. The Convention1. The Jacobins are the main political party (Republicans who met at an old monastery), political party who supported the execution of the monarchs (left side in politics)2. Defenders of the king, opposition to Jacobins sat on right side (conservatives)3. The Republici. Danton and Marat, spokesmen for the Republicii. Passive citizens: voters for electors (people who would choose candidates, no property)iii. Active citizens: land ownersiv. Not limited by property ownershipThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.v. Sans-culotte: wore trousers, not breeches (business owners, common people, people who worked for a living)The conventionSans-culottesCommittee of public safetyGeorge Jacques DantonJean Paul MaratM. Robespierre-“The
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