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French Revolution
Day 3
+ Review – see Instead of Board Notes Day 3
1.
What is evidence of secularization from yesterday’s lesson?
2.
What is evidence of the bourgeoisie bias from yesterday’s
lesson?
3.
What are the parliamentary bodies you’ve read about so
far? (3)
4.
What are the political groups in French society? (3)
5.
What are the different groups within French society? (9)
6.
What were the reactions of other people and governments
in Europe to the Revolution? Pro and con.
7.
What problems are developing in French society after the
start of the Revolution?
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Attitude Towards the King
 Previous
to his flight the king had been
seen as the father of the people (a good
king badly advised)
 In
1790 he had taken an oath to support the
constitution and was popular with the
people
 However, public
opinion drastically
changed after his “flight”
Bio.true story, Louis XVI Biography, 1996-2013,
http://www.biography.com/people/louis-xvi-9386943 (Oct. 16, 2013).
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
The
two
are
one
in the
same
Mount Holyoke College, French Revolution II, “ The Two Are One in the Same,” 2009,
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/French%20Revolution%20II/album/slides/the%20two%
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What To Do With the King?
 The
first trial determined that he was guilty
of treason  most were in agreement on
this issue (693 to 28)
 The
second trial was to determine his
punishment  this is where we see a
division (Jacobins vs. Girondins) (387
supported execution, 334 imprisonment or
exile)
radical
6
7
5
moderate
3
2
1
conservative
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Trial in National Convention, 1792
Trial began in
Dec. 1792,
ended Jan.
1793.
Mount Holyoke College, French Revolution II,
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/French%20Revolution%20II/album/slides/Louis%20first%
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PSD: “The King Must Die”
 In
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role:
Jacobins (speaking for Sans Culottes) (7)
Girondins (10)
Constitutional Clergy (5)
Former second estate who have not fled the country (3)
 This
is Robespierre’s (the Jacobin leader)
argument for executing Louis XVI
 In Role: Discuss the document and
prepare a summary of why you support it
or why you don’t.
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Continuity and Change
 Turning
Point
 Point
after which the pace or direction of change
CHANGES
 What are three turning points in the revolution so
far?
 Progress
and Decline
 Different
for different groups of people
 Who are the main beneficiaries of the revolution,
so far?
 Who is suffering because of the revolution, so
far?
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The Terror
There
is a legitimate fear of counter
revolution and a climate of
radicalism as France is losing the
war and facing enemies. The new
Jacobin government fears losing
control
It’s a crisis
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The Terror: Did the Ends Justify the
Means?
 Using
pages 169-172 of the text complete
the chart in your booklet
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Homework
 Read
169-172 in the text. Take notes on
Jacobin reforms and methods they used on
the chart in your handouts (The Terror: Did
the End Justify the Means?)
 Remember, quiz
on Friday.