Question

radical revolution stage timeline: 1792 - 1794
directions: using the images and text below, respond to the questions.
april 1792: france declares war on austria, prussia, britain, holland, and spain
painting entitled \the battle of valmy\ by horace vernet, created in 1826. the battle took place in 1792 and was a major victory for the french against prussia during the revolutionary wars.
the constitution of 1791 established a new government that set up a limited monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy. in june 1791, king louis xvi and marie antoinette along with their children attempted to escape paris in disguises, however, they were caught and brought back to france. by 1792, european monarchs were concerned that the revolution could spread to their countries. when the émigrés, former members of the nobility and anti - revolutionaries, arrived in the neighboring countries, they told stories about the chaos of the revolution. the king of prussia warned the revolutionary french government that if the revolution spread to their country then they would declare war. other european monarchs made similar threats. france did not want to wait to be attacked so the revolutionary government declared war on austria in april 1792. they then went on to declare war on prussia, britain and other european monarchs.

1. what did the constitution of 1791 accomplish for the french revolutionaries?
2. how did king louis xvi and marie antoinette respond to these changes? why
3. why were european monarchs concerned in 1792?
4. why did the revolutionary french government declare war on european monarchs?

Explanation:

1. The Constitution of 1791 set up a limited monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy for the French revolutionaries, representing a step - forward in their goal of a more representative government.
2. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempted to escape Paris in disguises in June 1791. They likely did this because they were fearful of the changes brought by the revolution and the loss of their absolute power.
3. European monarchs were concerned in 1792 because they feared the spread of the French revolution to their own countries, which could potentially threaten their own absolute rule and social order.
4. The revolutionary French government declared war on European monarchs because they did not want to wait to be attacked. The threats from Prussia and other monarchs, along with the fear of a pre - emptive strike, led to this decision.

Answer:

1. It established a limited monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy.
2. They attempted to escape Paris in disguises. They were fearful of the loss of their power due to the revolution.
3. They feared the spread of the revolution to their own countries and the threat to their rule.
4. They did not want to wait to be attacked and were responding to threats from other monarchs.