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The Time of Wigs and Revolutions
4.3 The French Revolution - part 2

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What you will learn in 
this lesson
  • how the French Revolution began.
  • what political changes took place during the French Revolution.
  • which national changes took place under Napoleon.
  • In this paragraph you will learn how a large part of Europe came under French rule.




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important  people in this section
king Louis XVI (16th)
Maximilian Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte

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I. the reign of Louis XVI
- the causes and consequences of the Gathering of the States General

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Who decided to call together the Sates General in 1778?
A
Louis XIV
B
Louis XV
C
Louis XVI
D
Louis XVII

Slide 5 - Quiz

Why was this special?
(to call together the States General)
A
This was not the task of the king
B
This hadn't happened in 174 years
C
This had never happened before
D
There was no States General in France

Slide 6 - Quiz

The French Revolution started at the 14th of July. How did it start?
A
King Louis XVI was beheaded
B
There was a second meeting of the States General
C
France was invaded by foreign revolutionary troops
D
The French stormed the Bastille (a prison in Paris)

Slide 7 - Quiz

Important dates for in your timeline:
1789: May:       King Louis XVI calls for a meeting of the Estates-General
         June:      Tennis Court Oath
First Revolution
1789:July 14:   Storming of the Bastille
1791:                National Assembly approved of a Constitution
                         -> France becomes a constitutional monarchy

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Two weeks later, the National Assembly established the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Its motto still resonates in France and all over the world: liberté (‘freedom’), egalité (‘equality’) and fraternité (‘brotherhood’). 



summarize
  1. what were the main ideas of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
  2. what is the link between this document, the American Revolution, and the Enlightenment?
The motto Egalité, Fraternité, liberté, first used by Maximilien Robespierre in 1790, in a symbolic drawing.

But  not everyone thought that the National Assembly's measures were sufficient...

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Who took control over the government after the National Assembly and ruled through terror?

Slide 10 - Open question

The French revolution - a timeline
Create a timeline with only events
I. the reign of Louis XVI

II. the reign of the National Assembly
- Their goals and how this effected France
III. the reign of Robespierre
- What happened? What changes did he make?
IV. The reign of Napoleon
- In what way was he an enlightened ruler? And in what way not?

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The Reign of Terror

In 1792, the National Assembly officially ended the monarchy, which was replaced by the French Republic with a new government. This started a violent chapter in French history, known as the Reign of Terror

The leader of this movement was Maxime Robespierre.  Robespierre was a strong opponent of the French monarchy.
Robespierre also believed that everyone who did not agree with the ideals of the revolution should be executed. 



summarize
  1. How did France become a Republic?
  2. Who gained more influence in the National Assembly?
  3. What were his ideas?
  4. What were his supporters called?
  5. What was the Reign of Terror?
Maxime Robespierre


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Victims of the guillotine

 During the Reign of Terror thousands of people lost their lives because of this machine. 

 It has been estimated that in total about 40,000 people were killed by the guillotine during the French Revolution.





The motto Egalité, Fraternité, liberté, first used by Maximilien Robespierre in 1790, in a symbolic drawing.

1793: Jan 21 Louis XVI executed

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From which estate were most of the victims of the reign of Terror?
A
1st estate
B
2nd estate
C
3rd estate
D
From all three of them a equal amount

Slide 14 - Quiz

Important dates for in your timeline:
1792: Feb:      War with Austria and Prussia ( who wanted to restore the absolute                                      monarchy in France)
          Sept:      end of the monarchy
                        reign of Terror - Robespierre
1793:  Jan 21  Louis XVI executed
1794:               Robespierre is beheaded

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Who ended the French Revolution with his coup d'etat? ( 1 word)

Slide 16 - Open question

A new leader
Napoleon Bonaparte  was a general who returned to France in 1798 after a military conflict between France and European countries that did not agree with the French Revolution. 
The people of France saw General Napoleon as a hero. 




French revolutionary soldiers in a battle at the First Coalition War. Painting by Horace Vernet (1792).
insert: a young officer named Napoleon Bonaparte


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Important dates for in your timeline:
1799:               Napoleon Bonaparte takes the power with a coup d 'etat
1805-1812:      Napoleon conquers large areas in Europe
1812:               Napoleon is defeated in Russia ( and after that in Leipzig)
1815:               Napoleon loses the battle at Waterloo

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Was Napoleon enlighted or not?
enlightened measures
 not so enlightened measures
Napoleon crowned himself emporer
Napoleon ended the French Republic
Napoleon introduced a large number of civil laws
Napoleon wanted a separation of church and state

Slide 19 - Drag question

Filmpje
Wie was Napoleon? Klik hier.
Slag bij Waterloo. Klik hier.

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The French revolution - a timeline

I. the reign of Louis XVI
- the causes and consequences of the Gathering of the States General
II. the reign of the National Assembly
- Their goals and how this effected France
III. the reign of Robespierre
- What happened? What changes did he make?
IV. The reign of Napoleon
- In what way was he an enlightened ruler? And in what way not?

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Summary assignments chapter 3 and 4

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Slide 23 - Video

congratulations
congratulations

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