Agenda 11/16/12 Warm-up on American Revolution Review Homework on American Revolution Role Play – Estates General Notes on French Revolution Homework- Reading Guide French Revolution

Age of Revolution French Revolution

Background/Causes Economic Problems 1. Debt – French and Indian War & Assisting the colonists during the American Revolution  huge debt 2. Excesses of the monarchy  Versailles, etc… 3. Bad Harvests  less food and high prices for food- French ReportFrench Report

Background/Causes Estates General First Estate Does not pay taxes Clergy.5% of population Owns 10% of land Second Estate Does not pay taxes Nobles 1.5% of population Owns 20% of land Third Estate Pay taxes Bourgeoisie (middle class) & Peasants 98% of population Owns 70% of land

Background/Causes Estates General – each estate had one vote  1 st and 2 nd Estates always voted together (common interests – like not paying taxes)

Events – Moderate Phase ( ) Estates General 1. Has not met in 175 years  French kings feared it would take away their power 2. Louis XVI asks Estates General to meet  solve economic problems 3. Problem  1 st and 2 nd estates always vote against 3 rd estate 4. Solution  3 rd estate forms National Assembly – it represents the people of France

National Assembly

Liberty, Fraternity, & Equality French Revolution French Revolution

Events – Moderate Phase ( ) Tennis Court Oath 1. 3 rd Estate is locked out of its normal meeting place – so it meets in a tennis court 2. Oath – vowed not to separate until it wrote a constitution for France

Events – Moderate Phase ( ) Storming of the Bastille (political prison) 1. Wanted weapons 2. Feared that royal troops might prevent them from writing a constitution Constitution of Legislative Assembly – make laws and collect taxes 2. Limited Monarchy (king + legislative assembly)

Storming of the Bastille

Events – Moderate Phase ( ) Constitution of Vote = men who own property and pay taxes King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette try to leave France – failed!!!

Events –Radical Phase ( ) Europe Went to War 1. France versus Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain 2. Why  France wanted to spread revolution and prevent other countries from stopping revolution National Convention 1. Radicals took control of the National Assembly

Events- Radical Phase ( ) National Convention 2. Abolished the monarchy  France became a republic 3. All men can vote and hold office Reign of Terror 1. Led by Robespierre 2. Goal  wipe out every trace of France’s past monarchy and nobility + anyone who opposed the revolution

Events- Radical Phase ( ) Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed – guillotine

Events-The Directory ( ) 1795 Constitution 1. 5 man directory (5 men governed France) 2. Vote = men who own property and pay taxes 3. Corrupt and ineffective