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French Revolution -The Moderate Stage (1789-1792) -The Radical Stage (1793-1794) The Reign of terror -The Directory (1795-1799) -The Age of Napoleon (1800-1815)
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1789- The Beginning King needs more money(only poor are getting taxed). Rich people don’t want to get taxed. King calls the Estates General and tells them to work it out.
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The Moderate Stage -Formation of The National Assembly (1789) -Tennis Court Oath (1789) -Fall of The Bastille (1789) -Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789) -Women March on Versailles (1789) -Civil Constitution of The Clergy (1790) -Constitution of 1791 -Invention of The Guillotine (1791)
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The Radical Stage The Reign of Terror - France declares war on Austria (1792) -Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (1793) -Constitution of 1793 -Robespierre Comes to Power Under the Committee of Public Safety (1793) -Thermidorian Reaction and Fall of Robespierre (1794) The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt within the French Revolution against the leadership of the Jacobin Club over the Committee of Public Safety. It was triggered by a vote of the National Convention to execute Maximilien Robespierre, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, and several other leading members of the revolutionary government. This ended the most radical phase of the French Revolution.
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The Directory - The Directory (1795-1799) Members of the National Convention feared for their own lives and turned on Robespierre-beheading him and ending the Reign of Terror. Created a new constitution which had a legislative branch and a five member consul as the executive branch-known as the Directory Despite corruption it gave France a period of order.
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Napoleon -Napoleon Overthrows Directory and Becomes First Consul of The Consulate (1799) - The Age of Napoleon (1800-1815) -Napoleonic Code Created -Concordat (1801)-Catholic Church as majority in France. -Napoleon Becomes Emperor and Revolution Ends (1804) This Guy! NOT This Guy!
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Your Assignment: Write and illustrate a children’s book on the French Revolution. It should include a simple sentence or two(at most) on each page to describe events that occurred. Must include a colorful picture on each page. Include the events you feel are most important in the French Revolution. Finished book is worth 40 points. 20-Content 15-Creativity 5-Finished Product
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