Name: ____________________________________________________ 7th Grade

French Revolution Webquest: 28 classwork points

Today we’ll be conducting a webquest to help us understand the French Revolution even more. Follow the steps below to complete it. Make sure you submit it at the end of class to me!

Step 1: Travel to https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/

Step 2: On the main page, scroll through the information and answer the questions below.

1. What was the French Revolution?

2. When did the French Revolution?

3. What were the 3 estates, what were their lives like, and who was in each group?

4. What was the Reign of Terror?

5. Who took over at the very end of the French Revolution?

Step 3: At the top of the page, click on: Causes of the French Revolution or travel to this link https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/causes_of_the_french_revolution.php

Step 4: Read through the information on the causes and answer the questions below.

1. What type of leader was King Louis XVI?

2. True or False: There was only one cause of the French Revolution.

3. How did debt and taxes cause the war?

4. Explain what was happening with food and food prices during this time?

5. What changes in culture caused the French Revolution?

6. Describe some of the issues with the King.

Step 5: Travel to https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/storming_of_the_bastille.php

Step 6: Read through the information on the Bastille and answer the questions below.

1. What was the Bastille?

2. Who stormed the Bastille? How many were there?

3. Why did they storm the Bastille?

4. What happened during the storming of the Bastille?

5. How many died?

6. What happened in the aftermath of the Bastille storming?

Step 7: Go to https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/reign_of_terror.php

Step 8: Read through the information and answer the questions about the Reign of Terror.

1. How long did the Reign of Terror last?

2. What was the Committee of Public Safety?

3. What were some of the new laws?

4. How many people were killed?

5. Who were the Jacobins?

6. Who was the leader of the Reign of Terror?

7. How were people executed?

8. What happened to Robespierre?

Step 9: Go to https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/famous_people.php

Step 10: Read through the information and answer your final questions.

1. Who was Louis XVI? What was he like? What happened to him?

2. Who was Marie Antoinette? What was she like? What happened to her?

3. Who was Napoleon? What was he famous for? What happened to him at the end of the war?