Warm Up
• Name one idea from the Enlightenment
that might make a people want to
overthrow their king
• LOOK AT YOUR ENLIGTHENMENT
NOTES!
Agenda
– Notes/PowerPoint
– Movie:The Patriot
Warm Up - Honors
• Name two ideas from the Enlightenment
that might make a people want to
overthrow their king
• LOOK AT YOUR ENLIGTHENMENT
NOTES!
Agenda
– Notes/PowerPoint
– Movie:The Patriot
Age of Revolution
“The executioner lifted the head from where it fell and
displayed it to the people”
–Account of the execution of Louis XVI
I. Cause of Revolutions
• A. The Enlightenment
• 1. Ideas about individual rights and just
forms of government made citizens revolt
against governments they did not see as
enlightened
II. The American Revolution
• A. Causes
• 1. The French and Indian War – Britain and
France fought a war over claim to land in
America
• a. Britain defeated the French and gained
control of most of North America
• 2. To pay for the war, Britain increased
taxes on the colonists
II. The American Revolution
• 3. One of these taxes
was created by the
stamp act, which taxed
any paper products
• 4. Because of the high
taxes and economic
control by the king,
colonists organized a
military and began to
fight for independence
II. The American Revolution
• B. American
Independence
• 1. Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration
of Independence,
which was inspired by
Enlightenment thinkers
and officially declared
the American colonies
free of British rule
Warm Up
• Name one part of the movie yesterday
that reflected ideals presented by
Enlightenment thinkers
Agenda
– 2nd Half of The Patriot
– Begin ToonDoo or essay on The Patriot
Alternative Work: Bookwork
• Define the 10 words with bullet points on
page 566
• Answer questions 1 and 2 on the map on
page 567
• Answer questions 2 – 7 on page 569
• Answer 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18 on
pages 571 - 573
Warm Up
• Name something that you saw in the
movie yesterday that would make you
want to fight against the British for
independence.
Agenda
– 1. Work on Patriot essay or ToonDoo (~30
minutes)
– 2. Notes/PowerPoint
– 3. Newspaper Article/Activity
– 4. Exit Quiz
The Patriot Classwork
Laptop
No Laptop
• You will be creating a
cartoon strip describing the
events surrounding the
American Revolution
•Go to Lessons and download
AmericanRevolutionToonDoo
.docx
• Follow the directions on the
page
• Raise your hand if you need
help
• You will be writing an essay describing
the events around the American
Revolution
• Paragraph 1 – Briefly outline the
American Revolution and its importance
• Paragraph 2 – Explain the causes and
events leading up to the revolution
• Paragraph 3 – Explain the outcome of
the revolution and its effects
• Paragraph 4 – Summarize your essay
and again tell why the American
Revolution was important
• Use the notes from the movie as well as
pages 566 – 569 in the book for
information
III. The French Revolution
• French Revolution
• What were some of the reasons for the French
Revolution?
• How did the government react to these
problems?
• In what place did the French people begin to
create a constitution?
• What ended the reign of terror (when many
people were beheaded) and the French
Revolution?
III. The French Revolution
• A. Causes
• 1. Social Classes (called
estates) – Nobles and
clergy (who were only
2% of the population)
owned about 35% of
the land and did not pay
any taxes.
• All of the money in
France’s government came
from working class citizens
III. The French Revolution
• What do you see in this
picture?
• Who do you think is
represented by the four
people?
• Why are the three people
riding on top of the fourth?
• Did the author support or
opposed the government?
How do you know?
III. The French Revolution
• 2. Poor economy –
King Louis XVI was
one of the richest kings
in the history of the
world, while many of
his subjects were
starving to death.
• Why do you think
this angered the
French people?
Versailles Palace
Palace of Versailles
Panorama
III. The French Revolution
• B. The Revolution Begins
• 1. Because of the economic problems, Louis
XVI called a meeting of representatives
from each of the estates to discuss the
raising of taxes
• 2. Representatives from the working class
(3rd estate) thought that all estates should
have to pay taxes.
III. The French Revolution
• 3. Louis XVI would not allow the clergy
and nobles to pay taxes, so the 3rd estate
vowed to create a constitution and a new
government.
• 4. When representatives for the 3rd estate
met to discuss the constitution, the doors to
their meeting place were locked. So , they
met at a nearby tennis court
III. The French Revolution
• a. Tennis
Court Oath –
promise to
create a
constitution by
the 3rd estate
Warm Up - HONORS
•What are two similarities between
the American and French
revolutions?
Agenda
– 1. Notes/PowerPoint
– 2. Newspaper Article
– 3. Exit Quiz
III. The French Revolution
• French Revolution Part I
• What was the main problem with France at the
beginning of the revolution?
• Why did French commoners dislike King Louis XVI?
• Describe the three estates of France in the late 1700s
• What was the Tennis Court Oath?
• How did French revolutionaries react to the king’s action
of putting more soldiers in Paris?
• What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and
Citizen?
• What did the mob of peasant women succeed in doing?
III. The French Revolution
• 5. In response,
Louis XVI sent
troops to put down
the revolution.
However, many of
these troops joined
the rebels.
III. The French Revolution
• 6. Once in control of the
government, representatives of
the 3rd estate created the
Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen
• a. Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen – Charter of
basic rights of citizens
• Inspired by the Declaration of
Independence and the
Constitution
Warm Up
• This picture shows four people,
one representing each estate in
France, along with King Louis
XVI
• What unfair practice does this
picture show?
• What do you think this artist
was trying to say?
Agenda
•
•
•
•
Work on newspaper article/options
Notes/PowerPoint
Worksheet activity
Exit Quiz
Classwork
• 1. Finish Patriot essay or ToonDoo (due
tomorrow!)
• 2. Newspaper article worksheet (front
AND back)
• 3. Finish any unfinished work
• 4. Extra Credit – see my website
Warm Up - HONORS
• This picture shows four people,
one representing each estate in
France, along with King Louis
XVI
• What do you think this artist
was trying to say?
• Agenda
• Notes/PowerPoint
• Vocab Depictions
• Exit Quiz
ATTENTION:
Quiz on
Revolutions
MONDAY!!
(Practice Quiz on Useful
Links)
III. The French Revolution
• French Revolution Part II
• How did the king and queen of France try to escape
Paris?
• Why do you think other European governments
(monarchs) feared the French Revolution?
• Why do you think other kings in Europe want to
restore King Louis XVI to power?
• Why did France attack Austria?
• What is a republic?
• Why do you think French revolutionaries executed
King Louis XVI?
IV. The Reign of Terror
• A. The National
Assembly overthrew
King Louis XVI and
ruled over France
• B. Since this new
government was weak,
there was fear of
counter –
revolutionaries and
foreign invasion
IV. The Reign of Terror
• C. The new government
began to execute
people who they
believed threatened the
revolution
• 1. For executions, they
used a machine called
the guillotine.
• Over 16,000 people
were killed in this way
IV. The Reign of Terror
• The National Assembly
created the Committee
of Public Safety, which
carried out executions
• This committee was
headed by Maximillien
Robespierre
Guillotine Video
• http://www.history.com/videos/coronersreport-guillotine#coroners-report-guillotine
• Why did the French use the guillotine to
execute people during the Reign of Terror
as opposed to hangings?
• Why do you think beheadings were done
in public?
• What do you think might have caused the
Reign of Terror?
IV. The Reign of Terror
• D. Among those executed
were King Louis XVI and his
wife, Marie Antoinette.
• E. Eventually, the National
Convention created the
Directory, which ran like a
republic
• 1. This body of government
limited executions of those
who spoke out against the
government
Warm Up
• Create two quiz questions from your
Revolutions notes to ask the class
Agenda
• Review
• Finish work from week
• Work on Vocab Depictions
• Review Game
ATTENTION:
Quiz on
Revolutions
MONDAY!!
(Practice Quiz on Useful Links)
The French Revolution
• French Revolution Part III
• Who was Maximillian Robespierre?
• What kinds of people did the Committee of Public
Safety (under Robespierre) execute via the guillotine?
• What was Robespierre’s fate?
• What were some examples of the disparity
(separation) between the government and religion
during the French Revolution?
• What was the name of the man who eventually
seized power over France?
• Why do you think the French people supported him?
Classwork
• 1. Finish Patriot ToonDoo/Essay (due
today)
• 2. Finish Newspaper/Options from
yesterday (due Monday)
• 3. Work on Vocabulary Depictions
• 4. Finish any unfinished work
• 5. Extra Credit – See my website