Classroom Rules No talking when teacher is talking

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

French Revolution!

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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