1. The French Revolution Brian M. Anzek Wright State University Ed 639

2. Table of Contents Who the lesson is for Objectives Needed Materials Student Activities Material Being Taught List of Websites

3. Pertains to: Ninth Grade World Studies First Unit-Age of Revolutions

4. Objectives Understand the Causes French Social Structure Mishandling of Domestic Affairs Explain the Resulting Outcomes What Type of Government was Established How was the Rest of the World Affected

5. Materials Needed Computer w/ Internet Access Notes from Class Printer The List of Websites from the End of the Presentation

6. Student Activities Students Will Create a Pamphlet Address French Concerns Persuasive Paragraph for or against King Louis XVI ’s Execution An Advertisement for the Guillotine Must Include Only One Picture

7. Student Activities (cont’d) Students are to Create a Timeline Should begin with Louis’ marriage to Marie Should end with Napoleon’s Death Must include 15 important events minimum

8. Other Student Activities In class lecture notes Printed with Important Words Missing Forces them to Pay Attention to Lecture In class worksheets Should accompany text Watch Video of Marie Antoinette Get Idea of how the rich lived Watch Les Misérables Get idea of how the poor lived

9. The French Revolution The Revolution began in 1789 13 years after the United States declared independence from Britain 2 years after the U.S. Constitution Peasants Upset Rich had plenty of food while poor starved Domestic affairs mishandled France on the Road to Bankruptcy Supported U.S. Revolution

10. The French Revolution Economic Troubles Government In Debt due to Wars Poor Harvests=Soaring Food Prices Failure to reform Louis XVI was Weak and Indecisive Louis calls for cahiers List of grievances presented to Estates General

11. King Louis XVI

12. The French Revolution The Tennis Court Oath Members of the Third Estate declared themselves to be the National Assembly Parisians Capture the Bastille Third Estate-Commoners (Majority) First Estate-Nobles Second Estate-Clergy

13. The Bastille

14. The French Revolution Declaration of the Rights of Man “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.” All male citizens equal before the law Set up an income tax Women march on Versailles Demand bread Marie Antoinette says “Let them eat Cake” She does not, but it helped stir emotions

15. Marie Antoinette

16. The French Revolution King Louis XVI Beheaded Use of the Guillotine January 21, 1793 Maximilien Robespierre Rises to leadership of the Revolution Chief architect of the Reign of Terror Claimed an estimated 40,000 lives Mostly to the Guillotine His beheading signified the end of the Reign of Terror (July 27, 1794)

17. Robespierre and the Guillotine

18. The French Revolution Continued until 1799 Napoleon took power Made himself Emporer Took steps to get France on the right path Implemented Napoleonic code Attempted to expanded France’s influence − Invaded Russia and lost through retreat − Was sent into exile, but his presence was requested in France

19. Napoleon

20. The French Revolution Clashed with British at Waterloo Defeated by the Duke of Wellington Again, sent into exile Died in 1821 on St. Helena − Island in South Atlantic His legacy lives on in the Napoleonic Codes

21. Helpful Websites Liberty,Equality, Fraternity-- http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/Liberty,Equality, Fraternity-- http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/ HistoryWiz-- http://www.historywiz.com/frenc hrev.htmHistoryWiz-- http://www.historywiz.com/frenc hrev.htm The History Guide-- http://www.historyguide.org/inte llect/lecture12a.htmlThe History Guide-- http://www.historyguide.org/inte llect/lecture12a.html

22. Helpful Websites (cont’d) The French Revolution-- http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/frenc h/french.htmlThe French Revolution-- http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/frenc h/french.html Causes of the French Revolution-- http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/ history/muhlberger/2155/revcause.ht mCauses of the French Revolution-- http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/ history/muhlberger/2155/revcause.ht m