PPT-1789-1799 French Revolution

5 Stages of the French Revolution Stage One Spring and Summer of 1789 Meeting of the EstatesGeneral Storming of the Bastille The Great Fear Stage Two 17891791 National Assembly Declaration of the Rights of Man. 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.”. A. excessive spending of King Louis XVI.. B. rise of the National Assembly.. C. Reign of Terror.. D. loss of the Old Regime. Among the causes of the French Revolution was the. A. excessive spending of King Louis XVI.. World Studies I. Get ready!. The next slides will describe what happened during the . middle. of the French Revolution…. We pick up where we left off in 1789 after the Storming of the Bastille…. 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 . 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 One - On the Eve of Revolution . Setting the Scene. Civic Unrest. Factory owner cutting wages, although bread prices are increasing. Enraged workers rioted and vandalized the owners house. “LONG LIVE THE THIRD ESTATE”. 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 . The Old Regime (. Ancien. Regime. ). Old Regime. – social & political system which existed in most of Europe during the 18. th. century. Countries were ruled by . absolutism. Divine Right. Societies were divided by class. An Age of Revolutions. Crises . of the Eighteenth Century. American Model. The French Revolution, 1789-1815. Social and Political Crises. The Meeting of the Estates General. Fall of the Bastille. Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen. 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 . Deux. Unit 3 Essential Questions:. How do absolute rulers maintain psychological control over their subjects?. . What factors can spark a political revolution? . What makes a political revolution a success or a failure?. 1789-1815 The French Revolution An Age of Revolutions Crises of the Eighteenth Century American Model The French Revolution, 1789-1815 Social and Political Crises The Meeting of the Estates General Fall of the Bastille 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 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),.