The French Revolution
The French Revolution
Remember:
France’s government was an ____________________________. England had a ________________________. The great thinkers in France were jealous of the freedom in England. Lots of people wanted to change France, but they could not agree on how to do this. If they had it to do over again, they would NOT have made the same choices.
This Unit is interesting because:
-Economic problems in a country can lead to REVOLUTION. Economic problems continue today.
-THE REIGN OF TERROR—How could this be boring?
-Military dictators (like Napoleon, Hitler, and others) take advantage of turmoil and chaos
-Napoleon controlled almost all of Europe, then he didn’t, what happened???
-The decisions made at the Congress of Vienna have a lasting impact today.
We will break this unit into 6 parts:
1. The Old Regime (pre-1789 France)
a. What was wrong with France before 1789?
2. The National Assembly and the Legislative Assembly (1789-1792)
a. Rule of the Moderates
b. Change from Absolute Monarchy to Constitutional Monarchy
3. The National Convention (1792-1795)
a. Rule of the Radicals
b. Change from Constitutional Monarchy to Republic
4. The Directory (1795-1799)
a. Rule of the Conservatives
b. Constitution of 1795
5. The Age of Napoleon
a. Back to Rule by ONE
b. The Rise and Fall of Napoleon
6. The Congress of Vienna
a. Restoration of Stability
b. Political Changes in Europe
French Revolution and Napoleon Review
Terms:
Old Regime
Estate
Estates-General
National Assembly
Tennis Court Oath
Great Fear
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Legislative Assembly
Émigrés
Sans-Culottes
Guillotine
Committee of Public Safety
Reign of Terror
Coup d’état
Lycée
Napoleonic Code
Plebiscite
Battle of Trafalgar
Blockade
Continental System
Guerrilla
Peninsular War
Scorched Earth Policy
Waterloo
Hundred Days
Congress of Vienna
Balance of Power
Legitimacy
Holy Alliance
Concert of Europe
People:
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
Olympe de Gouges
Jean Paul Marat
Napoleon Bonaparte
Klemens von Metternich
Questions you will be able to answer:
1. What problems existed in pre revolutionary France?
2. Explain the causes of the French Revolution.
3. Describe the Reign of Terror.
4. Was Napoleon good or bad for France?
5. Why was Napoleon defeated? (3 big mistakes)
6. What important accomplishments came out of the French Revolution?
7. How did the Congress of Vienna insure peace in Europe?
8. How did France and the Catholic Church get along during this period?
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