THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
SEPTEMBER 20
Standard
10.2.4 - Explain how the
ideology of the French
Revolution led France to
develop from
constitutional monarchy
to democratic despotism
to the Napoleonic
empire.
Objective
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I will be able to
timeline the French
Revolution from the
reign of King Louis
XVI to the Reign of
Terror
Warm Up: Name all the different estates during King Louis XVI’s
reign and who made up each group
TWITTER PROJECT SET UP
In the following notes, please be sure to take
notes on the dates and what event took place on
that date.
 You will be using those dates in your twitter
page.
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BEFORE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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King Louis XVI comes
into power
Became King of
France in June 11,
1775
 Married to Marie
Antoinette
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May 16, 1770 when
King Louis XVI was 15.
The Old Order
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In the 1770’s, it was
the division of three
Estates
DAWN OF THE REVOLUTION
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Second Estate called the Estates-General to meet for the
first time in 175 years
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Third Estate established the National Assembly to end
monarchy and begin representative government
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July 1, 1789 – People began to revolt against the King by
taking over the Bastille Prison
The Great Fear
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June 20, 1789 – Third Estate locked out, broke into the Tennis
Court and drew up a constitution
Storming the Bastille
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June 17, 1789 beginning of the French Revolution
Tennis Court Oath
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May 5, 1789 in Versailles
July 19th – Aug 3rd 1789
Looting of nobles houses
October 5, 1789 – Parisian women marched on Versailles to
have King Louis return to Paris.
TENNIS COURT OATH
STORMING THE BASTILLE
PARISIAN WOMEN MARCH OF VERSAILLES
CHECKPOINT!
Q: Who called the Estates-General meeting for the
first time in 175 years?
A: The Second Estate on May 5, 1789.
Q: What was the Tennis Court Oath?
A: Third Estate was locked out of the Estates-General
meeting, broke into the tennis court next door, would
not leave till they created a new constitution.
Q: What started the Great Fear?
A: The rumor of the nobles burning down peasants
houses and their crops. This lead to the looting of
noble’s houses and the burning of debt papers.
SEPTEMBER 23/24
Standard
10.2.4 - Explain how the
ideology of the French
Revolution led France to
develop from
constitutional monarchy
to democratic despotism
to the Napoleonic
empire.
Objective

I will be able to
chronologically order
the events of the
French Revolution
and summarize each
event through a
twitter activity.
Warm Up: What are the three main events which lead up to the
start of the French Revolution. Be sure to explain each event.
When finished, fill out the first page of the notes worksheet.
THE ASSEMBLY REFORMS FRANCE
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August 25, 1789
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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Included ideas from the Declaration of Independence
“liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”
Guaranteed freedom of speech, justice, and freedom of religion
State Controlled Church
Assembly takes the Church’s land
 Church officials to be elected (paid as state officials)
 No longer could own land and political independence
 This turned the people against the assembly
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Believed the Pope should rule over the Church not the State
June 20, 1791
King Louis XVI tries to escape to Austria (where Marie
Antoinette is from)
 Paris guards catch them and return him to the city
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DIVISIONS DEVELOP
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September 30, 1791
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National Assembly finishes the new constitution
Includes a limited constitutional monarchy
 Stripped the king of most of his power
 Creates the Legislative Assembly
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Émigrés (conservatives)
Nobles who fled France
 Wanted to undo the revolution and restore the Old
Regime (also known as the Old Order)
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Sans-culottes (liberals)
“those without knee breeches” (wore regular trousers)
 Wanted the revolution to bring more change
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LEFT
RIGHT
ÉMIGRÉ
SANS-CULOTTES
WAR AND EXECUTION
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April 20, 1792
 Other European countries were afraid of revolution
 wanted to stop ideas from spreading
 France declares war on Austria and Prussia for wanting to restore King Louis XVI to the
throne
July 25, 1792
 Austrians march to Paris
 Threatened to destroy the French if they had any members of the royal family
August 10, 1792
 20,000 revolutionaries invade where the royal family was staying
 Killed the royal guards and imprisoned King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their
children.
 Rumors spread that supporters of the King were going to break him out of prison
 Led to raids and murders throughout Paris
 Nobles, priests and royalists were the target of the September Massacres
September 21st
 National Convention takes over for the National Assembly
 Abolishes monarchy, makes France a republic
JACOBINS TAKE CONTROL
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Most influential French
Revolution political club.
Jean-Paul Marat
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Wanted those who
supported the king to
die
Georges Danton
 The groups most
talented speaker
 Devoted to the rights of
the poor in Paris
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Edited a newspaper called
“L’ami du Peuple” (Friend
of the People)
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January 21st 1793
 King Louis is sent to the
guillotine to be beheaded
 This marks the beginning
of the Reign of Terror!
 Jacobins are the reason!
THE REIGN OF TERROR
SEPTEMBER 25/26
Standard
10.2.4 - Explain how the
ideology of the French
Revolution led France to
develop from
constitutional monarchy
to democratic despotism to
the Napoleonic empire.
I will be able to
chronologically order
the events of the French
Revolution and
summarize each event
through a twitter
activity.
Warm Up: Take out your note worksheet about the French
Revolution. Highlight your notes section all the dates and
the event on that date. There should be 18 dates! Start with
the King coming into power, ending with the End of the
Reign of Terror. Be sure to draw an arrow to the event.
EVENTS!
1.
2.
3.
4.
Louis XVI becomes
King of France in June
11, 1775
King Louis XVI marries
Marie Antoinette on
May 16, 1770
Estates General Called
on May 5, 1789 in
Versailles
Third Estate creates the
National Assembly on
June 17, 1789 (begins
the French Revolution)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
June 20, 1789 – Tennis
Court Oath
July 1, 1789 – Storming
the Bastille
July 19th – Aug 3rd 1789
– The Great Fear
October 5, 1789 –
Parisian women
marched on Versailles
August 25, 1789 –
Declaration of the
Rights of Man signed
EVENTS PART DEUX!
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
June 20, 1791 – King
Louis XVI tries to escape
September 30, 1791 –
National Assembly
finishes new constitution
April 20, 1792 – France
Declares war on Austria
and Prussia
July 1792 – Austrians
march on Paris
August 10, 1792 – King
Louis imprisoned by
20,000 revolutionaries
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
September 21, 1792 –
France gets rid of
monarchy, declares itself
a republic
January 21st 1793 – King
Louis XVI + family
beheaded
July 27, 1793 –
Robespierre becomes
leader of Committee of
Public Safety
September 5, 1793 –
Reign of Terror officially
begins.
July 28, 1794 –
Robespierre is
guillotined.