PPT-THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

UNIT 3 AREA OF STUDY 1 REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS LEADERS MOVEMENTS AND EVENTS WEEK 6 THE GREAT FEAR THE PEASANT REVOLT JULY AUGUST 1789 WEEK 6 FROM POLITICAL CRISIS TO REVOLUTION With the Storming of the Bastille and the capitulation of Louis XVI toward the National Assembly Revolution in Paris had transformed the government from an absolutist monarchy to a constitutional monarchy A constitution would be established by the end of August of that year However the effect of the storming of the Bastille was far ranging As news of the Revolution spread around France events took an even more dramatic turn Predictably there were municipal revolutions in the provincial cities and towns However in the country side peasants fearing revenge from nobility and anxious toward the presence of brigands armed themselves for the worse When nothing happened they attacked nobility and sought to literally remove the bonds of feudal dues manorial dues and church tithes Historian Georges Lefebvre refers to this wave or the revolution as the Great Fear A movement which saw the whole of the nation directly or indirectly involved in Revolution The path was now cleared for the removal on the privileged tax exemptions that had drawn monarchys power into question. Historiography. The history of the French Revolution is highly debated and there are a range of interpretations of it. Below is a brief outline of three key groups.. Contemporary Interpretations. Mostly held by 19. 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.. The Radical Stage. SHIFT TOWARDS RADICALISM. Why did the revolution become more radical after 1792? (MULTIPLE RESAONS). Threat from foreign nations to restore the monarchy. Counterrevolutionaries. Attempted escape of royal family. 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.”. Aim/Goal: . Was the French Revolution a success?. Do Now: . Explain the Three Estates during revolutionary France. What percentage of the population were they? Explain in a few sentences.. bourgeoisie. 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. 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. Background. Treaty of Ryswick – 1695 . Africans and . engagés. for labor. 1685 – Negro codes – punishments . High mortality / low fertility. Slave population – 500,000 – most African-born. 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 . Learn French Language with Edubull French Language Course Online. Looking for French Lessons in French Language Classes, introduction to the French Language Basics with the French Language Learning App. 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! 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 What was the French Revolution?. 1. The French Revolution (1789-1799). The French Revolution was a period of . radical. . social. and . political. . change. in France. . The . monarchy was eventually abolished. . 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.