1. Classroom Rules No talking when teacher is talking
No talking when each other are answering questions. Listen to one another!
Hands up- no shouting out
Bullying will NOT be tolerated- Respect each other
Homework must be done- it is not optional 1

2. French
Revolution!

4. -Events that happen to trigger an event
SHORT TERM causes
-Events that happen to trigger an event
LONG TERM causes
-events that happen over a long period of time

5. Life in France in the 18th century
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
The nobility
The bourgeoisie
The town workers
The peasants

6. EVENT: American Revolution
America has just had a revolution
This revolution got rid of the British King and Queen and caused America to become an independent country
TAX- peasants pay one coin, town workers one coin and everyone else nothing!

7. EVENT: Country running out of money!
King is running out of money. Wars and lavish spending has caused this!
The Bourgeoisie and nobles won’t give the king any more money
What do you think the king will do?
TAX- Peasants pay one coin, town workers pay one coin

8. EVENT: Enlightenment
New ideas that attack the church and the King (people with power)
The ideas include the fact that ordinary everyday people such as peasants should get a say in how the country is run

9. EVENT: Harvest Fails!
Peasants-You don’t have enough money or food to feed you families
Bourgeoisie and Town workers- you don’t want to pay more taxes as you only just have enough money to get by!

10. What sort of person does this picture make Marie Antoinette seem like?

11. Should we behead them? Marie Antoinette -Queen of France
-Lavish lifestyle.
She spent lots of money on clothes, make-up, shoes and gambling
People believe that she is having affairs