Objective: Evaluate the causes and effects of the French

Revolution

• Quiz-take out one sheet of paper

“The time after the French Revolution was a period of

chaos and instability” To what extent is this quote true?

Obj: Identify the elements of the First French Revolution

• BR:• 1) Summarize the findings of the clip, are you surprised?• 2) Do we treat the upper class and poor equally, explain?

Commoners3rd Estate

Aristocracy

2nd Estate

Clergy1st Estate

The Suggested Voting Pattern:

Voting by Estates1

1

1

Louis XIV insisted that the ancient distinction of the three orders be conserved in its entirety.

Commoners3rd Estate

Aristocracy2nd Estate

Clergy1st Estate

The Number of Representatives

in the Estates General: Vote by Head!300

300

648

p587-594Reading Notes will be collected

Define Revolution by evaluating causes and effects of the

French Revolution

• 1) Summarize the clip• 2)What is the difference between a

revolution and protest?• 3)) Is our societal structure at all similar to

that of France’s?

“Today all of the evils overwhelm France, and we are between despotism, carnage, and famine”

How accurate does this quote explain life in France?

• Don’t Forget OEA-• Put evidence into

context• -3 paragraphs 1)

Carnage, 2) Famine• 3) Despotism• p588-594

• Observation• Evidence-Put evidence into context,

explain quote.• Analysis- How it proves your point

Problems in French Society:

• 1) French government broke! In debt due to war with Great Britain, and American war of independence.

• 2) Increase taxes on 3rd Estate.• 3) 3rd Estate already broke and starving.

Obj: Analyze how the people of France viewed the Monarchy

• BR• 1) Should we judge government leaders

based on their personal lives? Give evidence.

Objective: Analyze events that led to the French Revolution

• BR• 1) Describe the events that happened in

Iran.• 2) Is it ever acceptable to use violence

when protesting? Explain.

Notes: Events for the First French Revolution

Convening the Estates General -King wanted to restore voting by order and not head

Last time it was called into session was 1614!

“The Tennis Court Oath”-Declare

Revolution

June 20, 1789

National Assembly- 3rd estate, vote by head not order

Storming the Bastille, July 14, 1789

Y A rumor that the king was planning a military coup against the National Assembly. Is it ever acceptable to use violence on your own people? Y hundreds

died.

Y 73 wounded.

Y 7 guards killed.

Y It held 7 prisoners [5 ordinary criminals & 2 madmen].

The Great Fear: Peasant Revolt

(July 20, 1789)

Y Rumors that king and aristocracy were going to arrest 3rd estate. 3rd estate reacts angrily by rioting

Y Blend of obtaining resources and weakening Aristocracy and King

Objective: Describe the attributes of a sucessful colony

The Tricolor (1789)

The WHITE of the Bourbons + the RED

& BLUE of Paris.

Citizen!

Obj: Analyze the causes and effects of the First French Revo• • BR• 1) Place terms in the following categories:• Political Causes, Social Causes, Political

effects of First Revolution, Social Effects of First Revo,

Political Causes

• Estates General• Marie Antoinette• King Louis• Thomas Paine• Rosseau• Deidrot

Social Causes

• First Estate. Second Estate, Third Estate• Abbe Sieyes• Harvest of 1788• American Revolution• Great Fear

Political effects

• Constitutional Monarchy• National Assembly• Declarations Rights of Man

Social Effects

• Olympe De Gouge

FAIL

• Sept Massacres• Declaration of Pillnitz• Reign of Terror• Robespireee

Quiz(Use as many key terms as possible)

• 1) Why were the commoners not happy with the way the French government was organized before the First Revolution?

• 2)Summarize the events in which the First Revolution were able to overthrow the French Monarchy.

• 3) What were the positive and negative effects of the First Revolution.

Objective: Understand the causes and effects of the French Revolution

• BR: (turn in hw)• 1) Describe the Patriot Act.• 2) Summarize and explain how the Patriot

Act affected the characters in the clip.

In groups of 2-3 discuss and write one well written paragraph• Should the right of security override the

right of privacy? Explain.

How to Finance the New Govt.(National

Assembly)?1. Confiscate Church

Lands (1790)

One of the most controversial decisions of the entire revolutionary period.

New Relations Between Church &

StateV Government paid the salaries of the French clergy and maintained the churches.

The church was reorganized: Parish priests elected by the district

assemblies. Bishops named by the

department assemblies. The pope had NO

voice in the appointment of the French clergy

Must take oath to France.Pope Pius VI[1775-1799]

Louis XVI “Accepts” the Constitution

& the National Assembly. 1791

The Royal Family Attempts

to FleeY June, 1791

Y Helped by the Swedish Count Hans Axel von Fusen [Marie Antoinette’s lover].

Y Headed toward the border

Y The King wasrecognized atVarennes, nearthe border.

Y King would declare war on Austia

From Monarchy to Republic (1789 to 1793)

• Austrians get closer to dominating France!• In fear of Austrians, the Sans Culottes invade and

behead the King.• Jacobins vs. Girondins

– Jacobins support revolutions– Girondin(mountain), revolution has gone to far.– Jacobins obtain power

• Committee of Public Safety– Guide war effort, set price limitations, root out anti-

revolutionaries.

Objective: Understand the how the constitutional monarchy was changed

to a republic.• Bellringer (10/12)• Turn in hw• 1) Compare and contrast the education of

our country to that of China.• 2) Which education system do you prefer?

New Rules

• Anything less than a B goes in as a zero.AVG-Failure

• Homework= everyday.• Unexcused absence = In School

Suspension• Definitions everyday. If not finish must

come after school.• Today: Define vocabulary on page 587-

599 (Due end of class)

Objective: Analyze the reasons for the Second French

Revolution

• 1) Should fear ever be used when leading a country?

• 2) Should fear or torture ever be used on those that oppose our country?

• Essential Question: Is strict government control ever the best way to rule?

Read 598-603

• Read and Take Notes, quiz tom.• Review for test..few multiple choice, 5

paragraph essay.• Period 6 and 8- turn in definitions and

categories

Maximilien Robespierre

• “The war of liberty against its enemies”• Defended people’s right to democratic government;

practiced emergency measures to restrict liberties.• “Terror”-policy established under the direction of the

Committee of Public safety to arrest opponents of the republic/government.

• Use the guillotine to crush those that opposed.• Was Robespierre oppressing the people of liberty? How

so?• How was he ruling by fear? Should fear be used to lead?• Draw comparison to Patriot Act

Objective: Understand the causes and effects of “terror”

• In class assignment: Due tomorrow (write on separate sheet of paper if needed)

• Side 1: Use pages 591-597, and notes we have taken in class to discuss the “Origins of the French Revolution”. Answer the Story Line organizer sheet. Make sure to mention all key terms and names (underline them when possible)

• Side 2: Use pages 598-606 and your reading notes to answer the Storyline organizer for the “Second Revolution-Maximilien Robespierre”. Make sure to mention all key terms and names

Maximilien Robespierre

• Originally against death penalty, country in need of serious changes

• Supported liberty-did he practice it?

• Republic of Virtue- teach people to be virtuous? Possible?

Dechristianization

• Move away from church

• Sell churches , force priests to marry, new calendar, change names

Jean Paul Marat

Jean Paul Marat

• Advocate of guillotine towards “mountain”

• Responsible for September Massacres

• Killed by Charlotte Corday

Essay

• 5 paragraph (intro, 3 body, conclusion)• Set outline • OEA• Always put observation into context• Evidence needs to be specific and full of details-

“Peasants were angry because they were starving and had no rights”(bad) “Peasants were angry because they were starving from the Harvest of 1788 which was…. They were angry because the Marine Antoinette said…In addition, the Estates general limited their rights by….

• Analysis- Make the connection. You guys get it, but sometimes reader cannot see that you get it.

• Directions: Using the paper 3 rubric, pick ONE of the following essay questions.

• 1) Account for the financial weakness of the French Monarchy in the second half of the eighteenth century and show how far this weakness was responsible for the outbreak of revolution in France in 1789.

• 2)To what extent was the weakness of the French Monarchy responsible for the outbreak and course of the French Revolution between 1789 and January 1793?

• 3)In what ways and for what reasons was the French Revolution, between 1789 and 1795, a period of constitutional and legal changes?

• 4)To what extent did the actions and policies of Louis XVI cause the outbreak, and affect the course, of the French Revolution until 1793?

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Objective: Understand the different historical views of the French Revolution

• A) Write the name of historian (if you cannot obtain the name just write Historian A, B, etc..

• B) Describe the comments he or she stated about the French Revolution

• Example• A) Ryan Berba• B) Argued that Maximilien Robespierre…..

Objective: Evaluate the different perspectives of the French Revolution

• BR• Agenda:• Class Debate

– Groups of 1-3– On separate sheet of paper

provide evidence and analysis for argument (each person should write on their own sheet of paper as I will check for it during tomorrows binder check) (10 minutes)

– Write response on board– As a group write a

response for each arguement

• HW:• DBQ-Place answers

in binder. Will check for completion now

• 2 Exams-Both Essays• Individual• Partner/open note

test on Monday-Will be send

• To what extent was the French Revolution a success?

• To what extent did the new French Government instill democratic principles?

• What were the causes and effects of the French revolution?

• Analyze the causes and effects of the “Terror” and explain whether or not it was justifiable