1. Welcome Back  Title = Recipe for Revolution SLOT 1 - Imagine the students at WHRHS want to complete a revolution and take over the school…what ingredients are needed for the revolution to succeed? SLOT 2 - What difficulties would the students face in the revolution or the aftermath?

2. Title = French Rev Cartoons What important details do you see in these cartoons? What are the main messages in both of these cartoons?

5. Analyze the political and economic causes of the French Revolution Chronicle the events of the Moderate Phase of the French Rev

6. 1.How does European History reflect the political, economic, religious, social, artistic, and intellectual changes of western civilization? 2.How did the development of the modern European state from Feudalism to monarchy to “democracy” impact the current World Order? 3.How have international conflicts affect the Balance of Power in Europe throughout the modern era? 4.What role has military conflict played in European History?

7. Kettle = Fire = Steam = ??? = What do smart govs do?

12. Population = 130K –What % Wealth = 10% of land wealth Taxes or  ? –Tithe –Taille Overall… or  ?

13. 2 types of  Population = 350K –What % Wealth = 25-30% of land wealth Taxes or  ? –Taille? Overall… or  ? (think PERSIAGM)

14. Many “layers” to this estate… Population = ?? Wealth = ?? Taxes or  ? –Taille? Overall… or  ? (think PERSIAGM)

15. Bourgeois = middle class –bankers, merchants, lawyers, doctors –8% (2 mil) of population –Owned 20-25% of land Artisans and shopkeepers Peasant farmers –80% of population –Owned 35-40% of land City Workers/Poor Serfs

16. By the 1780s, what is the problem if France is divided into these 3 classes?

17. Are the conditions in the USA and the arguments made by the “99%” relatable?

18. 1.Inspiration from a few places 2.Economic Crisis 3.Bad Political Leadership 4.Angry 2 nd and 3 rd Estates (effects of Old Order)

19. Enlightenment… American Rev… –French soldiers return with stories –USA is first to try Enlightenment recipes… impact on France? gets people thinking and talking of new options (democracy) French want to copy USA’s Revolution…

20. Deficit spending…? –government spends more than it takes in –deficit spending leads to… debt needs to be paid off…by who? USA’s current debt is about $17.3 trillion

21. 2 places –Wars (which ones?) –Palace and Court How do you fix it the debt?? –raise taxes and cut spending What is done instead? –More borrowing done –Debt gets worse 1788 = 4 Billion Livres ($800 million) HALF the budget = ??

22. Economic decline Bad Harvest in 1787 & 1788… –Bread Prices  So? Who cares? So? What can they do?

25. Louis XIV’s heirs stink –Louis XV (1715-1774) ran up debt –Louis XVI had good intentions but was weak and dumb French hate someone else too… What has not met in 175 years? –Estates General

26. Charles de Calonne and Jacques Necker are both finance ministers to Louis XVI…

27. Why are they mad? –Envious of who? Educated with what ideas? –These ideas will lead them to want…

28. Why are they mad? –Resentment of top 2 Estates –nobles could pay for best jobs –only 3rd estate is taxed –Unfair life bread prices up…Inflation Salaries don’t go up poor can’t handle Inflation Privileges given to 1 st & 2 nd

30. In the French Revolution, both will work together –Who uses the Pen? How? –Who uses the Sword? How?