Warm Up 1 Voltaire Directions Match the Enlightenment

The French Revolution Benchmark SS. 11. 3. 7 Compare the causes and effects of

Effects of the Enlightenment • Ideas on government inspire calls for Democracy • American

French Society French society was divided into 3 classes called “Estates”: First Estate Catholic

st The 1 Estate • Only 1% of population • Own 10% of land

nd The 2 Estate • 3% of population • Own 20% of the land

rd The 3 Estate • 95% of population • Almost no say in government

King Louis XVI • Huge debt from the Palace of Versailles • Absolute Monarch

Marie Antoinette • Queen of France • BIG spender • “Let them eat cake”?

Abbé Sieyès “What is the Third Estate? Everything. What has it been in the

The Estates General • Type of representation • Rarely meet • 1 vote per

The National Assembly • Locked out of the Estates General, 3 rd Estate signs

The Great Fear • Peasants riot throughout France • Nobles homes ransacked by the

The Storming of the Bastille • Prison in Paris & symbol of royal authority

Robespierre • Begins the Reign of Terror • Mass executions of enemies of the

Georges Danton • Leads the Committee of Public Safety • Designed to suppress opposition

Napoleon • Military ruler • Takes power after a coup d'état after Revolutionary leaders

Napoleon • Issues the Napoleonic Code –eliminates the Estate System • Simplifies the laws

Napoleon’s Empire • Uses the continental system to isolate England invade Europe • Invasion

The Fall of Napoleon • Defeated by the British at Waterloo • Placed in

Prince Metternich • Leads the Congress of Vienna • Adopts a Balance of Power

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Warm Up 1. Voltaire Directions: Match the Enlightenment philosopher to the best match. B A 2. Thomas Hobbes C 3. Montesquieu 4. Rousseau 5. Mary Wollstonecraft E D

The French Revolution Benchmark SS. 11. 3. 7 Compare the causes and effects of the early modern democratic revolutions, including the American Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, and South American revolutions

Effects of the Enlightenment • Ideas on government inspire calls for Democracy • American Revolution • Rebellions in Latin America • Growing unrest in France

French Society French society was divided into 3 classes called “Estates”: First Estate Catholic church officials &Clergy 3 rd Estate 1. Bourgeoisie – educated city lawyers, doctors, businessmen 2. Peasants & farmers 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 2 nd Estate Nobility & aristocracy

st The 1 Estate • Only 1% of population • Own 10% of land • Pay NO taxes

nd The 2 Estate • 3% of population • Own 20% of the land • Pay NO TAXES • Control government & live off collected tax money

rd The 3 Estate • 95% of population • Almost no say in government • Pay all the taxes • Pay tithes to Church

King Louis XVI • Huge debt from the Palace of Versailles • Absolute Monarch but a weak ruler • Attempts reforms but many fail due to nobility

Marie Antoinette • Queen of France • BIG spender • “Let them eat cake”? ?

Abbé Sieyès “What is the Third Estate? Everything. What has it been in the political order? Nothing. What does it to be? Something!” • Member of the Estates General • Inspires 3 rd Estate to seek power

The Estates General • Type of representation • Rarely meet • 1 vote per Estate • 3 rd Estate ALWAYS outvoted

The National Assembly • Locked out of the Estates General, 3 rd Estate signs the Tennis Court Oath • Creates a National Assembly • Issue the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

The Great Fear • Peasants riot throughout France • Nobles homes ransacked by the 3 rd Estate

The Storming of the Bastille • Prison in Paris & symbol of royal authority stormed • Starts the revolution – July 14, 1789

Robespierre • Begins the Reign of Terror • Mass executions of enemies of the Revolution • Thousands sent to the guillotine

Georges Danton • Leads the Committee of Public Safety • Designed to suppress opposition inside & outside France • Calls for the execution of King Louis