Happy Magical Monday!
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Warm-Up
o With a partner, complete the following:
o Tell the story in no more than thirty
seconds of what happened in the
French Revolution so far
Lesson Objectives & Essential Questions
 Complete
our post-weekend
warm-up
 Lecture/discussion on:
 Phase II of the FR
 Phase III: the Directory and
Napoleon, part I
 Wrap-up: depictions of
Napoleon
How did the Radical Phase differ from
the Bourgeoisie phase of the FR? What
led to its downfall?
How was the directory structured,
what solutions did it provide to France,
and what problems did it face?
How did Napoleon both embody and
destroy the ideals of the Revolution?
How is he portrayed in artwork?
The Radical Phase
o Warring factions in the
Legislative Assembly
o Birth of the Republic and the
National Convention
o King goes on trial as a traitor
o Guillotined!
o Robespierre and the Committee
of Public Safety
How did the Radical Phase differ from
the Bourgeoisie phase of the FR?
Pros:
Cons:
oRepublic
• Terror and censorship
o Fixed bread
prices
• Military draft
o Fixed wages
o New calendar
• Banning of Christianity
How did Radical Phase end?
o After
killing king and
nobles, other “enemies”
of the Republic,
including former
revolutionaries, lost
their heads
oThermidorean Reaction
o Execution of
Robespierre
Interlude: the Directory
Structure
◦ Five Directors
◦ Two-House legislature
◦ Elected representation
◦ New constitution 1795
Pros:
◦ Offered some stability after
the Terror
Cons:
• Weak
• Corrupt
• Inefficient
Phase III: Napoleon!
Napoleon’s Rise to Power
o Military career
o Political career
o Overthrow of directory
o the Consulate
o 3 – man government
o First Consul
o Emperor
Two Sides of Napoleon
Pros:
◦Popular support – plebiscite
◦Napoleonic Code – equality
before law
◦Concordat - Religious toleration
◦Many victories in war
Cons:
◦Revoked some of rights gained
for women
◦Turning from democratic to
imperialistic
◦Censorship
◦Further involved in military
conflict
◦Diminished the role of the church