The French Revolution
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November 3-4, 2015
Objective: Students will analyze the
origins of the French Revolution through
text and written response.
Warm-Up: Using the “During the
Enlightenment” text, write a 40-50 word
summary.
The French Revolution 11/311/4
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Objective: Students will analyze the
origins of the French Revolution through
text and written response.
Warm Up:What would cause
you to join a revolution? What
would you be risking by joining?
*Pick up your Chromebook and pull up
your homework chart
Get up and move!
Be ready to explain your assigned cause of
the French Revolution.
***You MAY NOT repeat what someone in
another group said!
Where is the Money?
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In this cartoon from the time, Louis is looking at
the chests and asks “Where is the tax money?“
– The financial minister, Necker, looks on and says
“The money was there last time I looked."
– The nobles and clergy are sneaking out the door
carrying sacks of money, saying "We have it."
French Revolution Video
Please watch the link below before the readings.
http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/asset
Guid/D17745B5-5E07-4DDB-8215-9320431C045E
With your group...
■Share a blank
Google Drive
document titled “The
French Revolution”
■READER’S
APPRENTICESHIP
1. What happened at the Bastille that showed the
king’s weakness?
2. What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
3. What was the name of the extreme political
party that took over in 1792?
4. What occurred during the Reign of Terror?
5. What was the problem with the Directory?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
The French Revolution
Write down what you see in each picture.
What do you think these images represent?
Picture 1
France’s Absolute Monarch:
King Louis XVI
Queen Marie Antoinette
– spent huge amounts of money on
fashion.
– “Let them eat cake” Spoken about
the populace when bread was scarce.
The Palace of Versailles
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The King and Queen of
France lived in luxury at
the magnificent Palace of
Versailles outside of Paris.
The Financial Crisis
The government of France was bankrupt
and facing a serious financial crisis resulting
from:
* misuse and overspending.
* an unfair tax structure that placed the
burden of taxes on those least able to
pay: the Third Estate.
The Feudal System
Under King Louis XVI, French society was
divided into three social classes known as
the Estates General:
The First Estate was the Church.
The Second Estate was the nobility (titles
with privileges).
The Third Estate was the commoners.
The Three Estates
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Before the revolution the French people
were divided into three groups:
– The first estate: the clergy
– The second estate: the nobility
– The third estate: the common people
(bourgeoisie, urban workers, and peasants).
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Legally the first two estates enjoyed many
privileges, particularly exemption from
most taxation.
The Old Regime
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The Third Estate
This cartoon from
the era of the
French Revolution
depicts the third
estate as a person
in chains, who
supports the clergy
and nobility on his
back.
Estates General meeting
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The King attempted to solve the financial crisis
by taxing the nobility.
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But the nobility thought they should not have to
pay taxes.
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So, the King called a meeting of the Estates
General to address the financial crisis.
The Estates General
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One vote per
estate
Clergy and
nobility usually
joined together
to outvote the
Third Estate
Met in
Versailles in
May 1789
Voting
controversy
A meeting of the Estates General
The meeting of the Estates General May 5, 1789
How to vote at the Estates General meeting:
by head or by estate?
The representatives from the Third Estate
insisted that all votes be taken by head,
rather than by estate.
■ Since there were far more representatives
from the Third Estate than the First or
Second, this plan would give them a
majority.
■ The King refused to grant their request
and the Third Estate left.
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The Third Estate Awakens
The National Assembly
The Third Estate
took action and
established its
own government
■ On June 17,
1789, the
National
Assembly was
formed
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Confrontation With the
King
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Louis XVI
ordered the
Third Estate
locked out of
the National
Assembly’s
meeting hall
The Tennis
Court Oath
The king
reverses his
position
Artist Jacques Louis David’s depiction of the Tennis Court
Oath
The Tennis Court Oath
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The group met in a nearby tennis court, called
themselves the National Assembly, and agreed
to the following:
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Known as the ‘Tennis Court Oath’, it read,
"The National Assembly, considering that it has been
summoned to establish the constitution of the kingdom...
decrees that all members of this assembly shall
immediately take a solemn oath not to separate... until the
constitution of the kingdom is established on firm
foundations...“.
June 20, 1789
The Tennis Court Oath by Jacques Louis David
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The King was not willing to use force against the
newly-formed National Assembly and eventually
ordered the First and Second Estates to join
them.
The National Assembly
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The National Assembly created a document,
titled, “The Declaration of the Rights of Man and
Citizen. ”
It began: “Men are born free and equal in their
rights.... these rights are liberty, property,
security and resistance to oppression.” This was
followed by 16 articles that talked of equality
among men.
Declaration of the Rights of
Man and the Citizen
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The Declaration of the Rights
of Man and the Citizen
"Men are born free and
equal in their
rights....These rights are
liberty, property, security
and resistance to
oppression.
The fundamental source
of all sovereignty resides
in the nation.
The law is the expression
of the general will. All
citizens have the right to
take part personally, or
through representatives,
in the making of the law."
The Revolution Gains Momentum
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Back in Paris, conditions for the masses
were not good.
– Food was expensive and in short supply.
– Rumors circulated that the King and Queen
were responsible for this.
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French troops (military) responded by
marching to the capital.
– This made people believe that the King
intended to use force against them.
The Storming of the Bastille
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On July 14, 1789, mobs invaded and captured
the Bastille, once a fortress, now used to house
political prisoners and store weapons and
ammunition. Attempts were made to defend the
fort but no guard was left alive.
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Revolutionary activity spread to the countryside.
Storming of the Bastille
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Rioting in Paris
in early July
Firing of Necker
July 14th: a
mob storms and
takes the
Bastille
The Fall of the Bastille
The Guillotine
Dr. Joseph Guillotin
■ Intended as a more
humane method of
execution
■ Thousands guillotined
during the French
Revolution
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Execution of the King
On January 17,
1793, Louis XVI
was convicted of
treason
■ He went to the
guillotine four
days later on
January 21, 1793
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On August 4 1789, the
Assembly adopted the
Declaration of the Rights
of Man and Citizen
abolishing feudalism.
Bastille Day (July 14) is
still celebrated as
France’s Independence
Day.
Reign of Terror
King Louis XVI was executed and the Reign of
Terror began in which suspected enemies of the
revolution were publicly executed by the
guillotine.
■ Across France, 30,000 people were killed upon
orders by the leaders of the revolution.
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Revolutionary ideals spread across Europe.
Other nations with similar social problems and
political structures staged similar liberal
independence movements.
■ The idea was that if the citizens of France could
overthrow (and execute) their King, why can't
the citizens of other European nations? While
monarchs fought hard to suppress this thought,
and in some cases won, it still shows how great
an impact the French Revolution had on Europe.
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Legacies of the
French Revolution
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End of absolutism
Power of nobles ended
Peasants became
landowners
Nationalism
Enlightenment ideals
The French Revolution DBQ
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Warm Up: Why would a
successful dictator be accepted
after the French Revolution?
Jigsaw Activity with DBQ
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Each member of your group will become experts on their
assigned documents dealing with the French Revolution.
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Member 1
Member 2
Member 3
Member 4
(Document 1 and 2)
(Document 3 and 4)
(Document 5 and 6)
(Document 7, 8 and 9)
After becoming experts, each member will share their
answers with the group.
– These answers need to be answered in your assignment on
Google Classroom.
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After answering all the questions in your Digital
Notebook, start working on your formal paragraph on
the French Revolution.
French Revolution text
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Prelude to Revolution
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Citizen Impact
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Political Change
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Reaction to Revolution