1. Patten & Valdner Global History Regents Review

2. Causes of the Revolution
French Revolution
Causes of the Revolution

3. Social Cause of Revolution
Split into uneven social classes:
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate

4. Economic Cause of Revolution
France in debt
Deficit spending by Louis XIV
Bad Harvests

5. Political Causes of Revolution
King had absolute power & became corrupt
People wanted freedom

6. Enlightenment Ideals of life, liberty & equality
Inspired by American Revolution

7. Key Events of the French Revolution

8. Estates General King Louis XVI needed money
The three estates were called to a vote on raising taxes
3rd Estate was out voted

9. Tennis Court Oath
The 3rd Estate (peasant & Bougeoisie) met to set up a new government

10. Storming of the Bastille
Members of the 3rd Estate stormed the prison (a symbol of the Old Regime)

11. Declaration of Rights of Man
A document guaranteeing French citizens their natural rights (Locke)
France set up a new government
Limited monarchy
Limited the King’s power

12. Committee of Public Safety (Reign of Terror)
Led by Robespierre
Using the guillotine they killed 400,000 “enemies of the Revolution”
Including the King & Robespierre

13. 5-Man Directory
Moderate government set up to restore order after the Reign of Terror
Inefficient

14. Napoleon Seized power in a coup d’etat Set up public schools
Fair taxes
Napoleonic Codes
Laws that guaranteed natural rights & equality

15. Defeat of Napoleon
Got greedy & tried to take over too much land (Russia)
Defeated by scorched earth policy & Russian winter
Defeated at Waterloo by England, Swedan, Prussia, & Russia

16. Congress of Vienna
Return Europe to the political system (Monarchy) that existed BEFORE the days of the French Revolution and Napoleon
“Turn back the hands of Time”

18. Effects of the French Revolution
Democratic ideals throughout Europe - People wanted liberty
Nationalism (feeling of national pride)
Latin America Independence Movements

19. Latin American Revolutions

20. Revolutions Inspired
American Revolution
French Revolution

21. Causes of Latin American Revolutions

22. Causes of Revolutions Political
Natives has no freedom or power in government
Social
Rigid Social Classes
Economic
Colonies were angry because they were being exploited by Mercantilism

23. Toussaint L’Ovuerture
Haiti
Led an uprising against France (mother country)
Was successful

24. Simon Bolivar The “Liberator”
Wanted independence for South America from Spain
Was successful