THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION:

It can justly be said that most of the promises made by the Third Estate and contained in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen were not carried out.

POLITICAL

ACCOMPLISHED	NOT ACCOMPLISHED
Constitutionalism was accepted	Actual constitution of 1799 was a farce
Declarations of Rights had been made three times	These Declarations were more form than substance. In 1799 they were omitted
Democracy Declared	It was never really tried, the Dictatorship began in 1799
Liberties declared in writing	Flagrantly violated in the Terror, equality and security were prefered to liberty (1799)
Right to Property declared	Not for the clergy or emigres

ECONOMIC

ACCOMPLISHED	NOT ACCOMPLISHED
Free land was a reality	Only for those with money
Agricultural reforms	Were still in the future
Workers acquired rights	But not to organize or strike
Fiscal and Financial Security were established	Actually worse than what faced the old Third Estate

SOCIAL

ACCOMPLISHED	NOT ACCOMPLISHED
Bourgeoisie replaced clergy & nobles	Common man was left out
Class consciousness persisted, Privileges were still sought	Socialism was not yet thought of
Social reforms passed in Legislature	Not applied to "real" life

RELIGIOUS

ACCOMPLISHED	NOT ACCOMPLISHED
France was still Catholic	No religious freedom, strong anti-Protestant & anti-semitic feelings arose
Schism with Catholic Church	Healed by Napoleon (1801 Concordat)

France was entering a period of censorship.

Education was to become Bonapartist propaganda.

Fundamentally the Revolution worked three ways:

1. Disestablishment: of outmoded institutions

2. Innovation: created badly needed new institutions

3. Compromise: adaptation of existing institution to the needs of the moment