PPT-The French Revolution Review Questions

What was the French Revolution 1 The French Revolution 17891799 The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political change in France The monarchy was eventually abolished . Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité. Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité. These three words are the motto of the French Revolution.. They summarize the ideals and desires of the people as they toppled one of Europe’s oldest absolute monarchy.. Threat or Promise?. Causes for Revolution. Causes for Revolution. France is near broke. Causes for Revolution. France is near broke. Lost Seven Years War. Causes for Revolution. France is near broke. 1789-1799. “The French revolution ranks with the Reformation as one of the two great watersheds in the history of the European world. Into it virtually all the past flowed; from it virtually all the present has come.”. WORLD HISTORY. UNIT . 12. REVOLUTIONS AND LIBERTY. Causes:. English . democratic traditions (i.e. Magna . Carta. , Glorious Revolution, English bill of Rights) establish legal protections and the idea of the limited power of government.. – ANSWER KEY. Social Studies 9 . Chapter 1 Terms/People. Renaissance. :. a time if great revival, or re-birth of art, literature and learning in Europe during the 14. th. to 16. th. Centuries, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world. 1789-1815. I. The Old Regime. 1. Peasants comprised over four-fifths of France’s 26 million people. 2. Peasants lost half their income in taxes. They paid feudal dues to nobles, tithes to the church and royal taxes to the kings agents. In addition, they paid a land tax called the . Date your papers:. Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011. Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011. Block Days:. Thursday, Dec 8 and Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Monday, Dec 12, 2011. Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011. Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011. Essential and . Poor harvests. High prices. High taxes. Enlightenment. ideas. American Revolution. Old Regime. Social. and . political. system in France. Divided France into three social classes, or . estates. . 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 . SOCIAL. POLITICAL. INTELLECTUAL . ECONOMIC. ABSOLUTE MONARCHY. GROWTH OF INDUSTRY AND THE RISE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS. GROWING BURDEN OF. FEUDAL DUES. INCREASING POVERTY. GROWING GOVERNMENT DEBT. ATTEMPT TO TAX NOBLES. 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 . :. . Identify the causes and results of the revolutions in . England (1689), United States (1776), . France (1789). , Haiti (1791), and Latin America (1808-1825). Vocabulary. : French Revolution. You are here. 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! Ça. . ira. !. Ça. . ira. !. . (Edith Piaf). Ça. . ira. , . ça. . ira. ! Les . aristocrates. . à. la . lanterne. !. Song dates from the Revolution itself.. Making of the Modern World. The French Revolution.