PPT-1789-1815 The French Revolution

17891815 The French Revolution An Age of Revolutions Crises of the Eighteenth Century American Model The French Revolution 17891815 Social and Political Crises The Meeting of the Estates General Fall of the Bastille. 23.2 | The Last of the Louis’. Playin. The Feudal System. The Three Estates . First Estate: No taxes, owned 10% of the land, collected tithes (10% of 3. rd. estate’s income) . Second Estate: “struggling” after Richelieu and Louis. Revolutions . of . 1848. Europe: c. 1814. Congress of Vienna:. Late 18. th. c. French Revolution (social, economic, political). under Napoleon: France led Europe into War. defeated by ‘allies’ -- Russia, Prussia, Austria, Britain, all ‘conservative monarchies’ . Click to move forward. Factors that shaped French nationalism:. Historical Factors. No single event caused the French Revolution. The path to revolution was a long process that unfolded over decades.. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. - Charles Dickens. The French Revolution is a movement of God. It is a pure gift to progress. - Victor Hugo. Terror is only justice: prompt, severe, inflexible. It is an emanation of virtue. – Robespierre. The French Revolution. The three Estates. The First Estate:. - Royal family & Clergy. - ~1% of population. - Paid no taxes. - owned 10% of the land. The Second Estate:. - Nobility ~2% of pop.. Readings: . Smith, et al., 771-776. D . 18.7: “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen”. Enlightenment Ideas. The spread of revolutionary ideas across the Atlantic world in the second half of the eighteenth century followed the trail of Enlightenment ideas (in a way, the product of the new scientific method based on reason in action):. Section Two – Creating a New France . Bell Work. Turn your book to page 171. Preview this section. Analyze all pictures (read in captions that go along with the picture; i.e. Paris in Arms, and Women March on Versailles). Historical interpretations of class conflict leading to. the French Revolution. Bourgeoisie . was united by economic position and class interest and frustrated by feudal laws. Eventually, rose up to lead the . 5 Stages of the French Revolution. Stage One. Spring and Summer of 1789. Meeting of the Estates-General. Storming of the Bastille. The Great Fear. Stage Two. 1789-1791. National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man. On a piece of . paper respond . to the following:. Briefly list and describe . THREE. causes . of the French Revolution. (Its okay if you are only guessing). Which cause of the three do you think is the . Causes of the French Revolution What brought about the French Revolution? Enlightenment thinkers ~ many lived in France under absolute monarchy ~ spoke of change granting more rights to the people….sounded good! 1. Incubation Phase (Old Order). Intellectual criticism, faith in the system is lost, economic crisis, a new class is on the rise. 2. Moderate Phase. Some acts of violence, revolution seems to be over, pressure from extremists, government is unable to operate effectively. The Old Regime. 1. st. Estate – Clergy - 1% of population. 2. nd. Estate – Nobility – 1% of population. 3. rd. Estate – Remainder of population. The Clergy. Very wealthy and powerful. Owned 10% of the land in France. The Three Estates . “. Ancien. Régime”. 1. st. Estate: Church: Priests, Bishops, etc.. 2. nd. Estate: Nobles: Princes, King, Queen, Lords. 3. rd. Estate: Everyone Else. Bourgeoisie (wealthy merchants),.