PPT-1789-1815 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 Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen. 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.”. Place de la . République. , Paris. 27 April 2002. Barricades in Paris, 1848. Eugène. Delacroix,. . La . Liberté. . guidant. le . Peuple. Course outline. Week 1: French perspectives on the crowd. 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.. Why was German Unification unlikely in 1815?. Lesson Aim:. To have . investigated key factors . to explain why unification was unlikely in 1815. . TASK:. Read . Access p1-4 . to get a flavour of the course. We will go through it as a class as well. . 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.. 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.. 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):. AREA OF STUDY . ONE. Aims for the session. To gain an understanding of:. What is French Revolution Area of Study One . How can I best prepare myself to succeed. What I need to know to succeed. 5 top tips for success. 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”. Unit 6. Long-held beliefs about the “Great Chain of Being” assigned every being and thing to an unchanging rank in a strict religious hierarchy.. These beliefs shifted as philosophers taught about the natural, equal rights of all human beings.. 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?. 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.