CH2 sec. 2.4.2 French Revolution part 2

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CH2 The age of wigs and revolutions

The French Revolution

2.4. French Revolution part 2

Learning objectives

Learning objectives 2.4.2 and 2.4.3

4) I can explain why kings in other countries considered the revolution a threat.

5) I can explain why the military became increasingly important in France.

6) I can explain how the administration of France was organized under Napoleon.

7) I can explain which three ideas of the French Revolution Napoleon spread across Europe.

You know the terms and dates of this section.

Fearful kings

French revolution brought about major changes in France.

Other kings in Europe were worried because of this.

• Afraid their subjects also demanded freedom and equality.
  
• In almost all countries the clergy and nobility had privileges.

Fearful kings

The French feared that other countries would invade France to end the revolution.

1792 France went to war with Austria and Prussia.

Later on there were wars with England, Spain, Portugal and the Republic.

Fearful kings

The wars caused unrest in France. People dissatisfied:

• Food prices rose
• Taxes were raised

Unrest sparked uprisings. Army became increasingly more important to keep order.

Fearful kings

1799 Napoleon Bonaparte seized power.

Sudden takeover of power, with the help of the military.

Napoleon

Napoleon  turned France into a dictatorship. He became a dictator.

• Napoleon held all power.
• Citizens had no say in government.
• Napoleon made laws, had them carried out and appointed judges.

In 1804 he had himself crowned Emperor of France (= monarchy).

Napoleon

Maintained important ideas of the French Revolution:

• All citizens were equal, no estate-based society.
• One lawbook for the whole of France. 

      For the first time everywhere the same         

      laws applied to all citizens.

• Register office (Burgerlijke stand)

Napoleon

Register office (burgerlijke stand) = List in which the government records when citizens get born, married or have died.

Advantages for the administration:

• Napoleon knew exactly how many people lived in France.
  
• Who had to pay taxes.
  
• Who were old enough to serve in the military.

Napoleon

• In France Napoleon was popular because he restored order.

• Napoleon Continued to fight wars and managed to conquer almost all of Europe.
  

• Wherever Napoleon took over government, he introduced law books, register office and conscription (dienstplicht).

Learning objectives

Learning objectives 2.4.2 and 2.4.3

4) I can explain why kings in other countries considered the revolution a threat.

5) I can explain why the military became increasingly important in France.

6) I can explain how the administration of France was organized under Napoleon.

7) I can explain which three ideas of the French Revolution Napoleon spread across Europe.

You know the terms and dates of this section.

Get to work

What? See whiteboard.

How? Alone 

Help? Ask neighbour. Can't figure it out? Ask teacher. 

Time? Until the end of the lesson. 

Done? Learn terms and dates. Ask teacher.