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1.) Parliament in England was destroyed after the Glorious Revolution. True/False 2.) Which great Enlightenment scientist discovered the Law of Gravity? 3.) List two of the great Enlightenment philosophers who applied scientific reasoning to forming governments. 4.)The French Indian war is important to the American Revolution because: a. It gave the colonist access to the west coast. b. It created the Bill of Rights and made all colonist equal. c. It got rid of the Native Americans as a treat to the colonist. d. It put Britain in large amounts of debt it wanted the colonist to pay back. 5.) List at least two of the intolerances or crimes that caused the American colonist to want to revolt against the British. 6.) Which of the following is not a reason why the Colonist were able to win the war. a. They knew the terrain better than the British. b. They had new rifle technology that allowed them to be more accurate. c. They used Gorilla tactics. d. They were better trained and better equipped. 7.) People who wanted to go to war against Britain were called_____ and those who sided with the king were called __________. 8.) What had to be attached to the constitution in order for the Anti-Federalist to ratify it? 9.) Which of the following was not an ideal of the constitution? a. A three branch system with checks and balances. b. A direct democracy where all people vote on all issues. c. The separation of Church and State. d. The protection of individual liberties, All Men Created Equal. 10.) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? The French Revolution and Napoleon Review: What is a Revolution? • Sudden, radical, complete change • Activity or movement designed to effect deep change in the socioeconomic or political system. Our story begins in France in the 1600’s • Louis XIV (14th) “Sun King” rules as King of France 1638–1715 • He is an absolute ruler, ruling by “divine right.” • Louis said: I am the State Louis 14th built himself a palace at Versailles, 21 miles from Paris Louis 14th Crib Versailles Theatre • Own personal Theatre. The best shows and plays came to the royal family. Hall of Mirrors • The Problem with the palace: As Louis lives extravagantly the average French person is starving, working for slave wages and paying high taxes! • Louis th 16 (1774-93) • Well intentioned but lacked the intelligence and respect amongst nobility to adequately run the empire. • He was very indecisive and was incapable of compromise. • Was completely unaware of the new ideas that were sweeping across the country and oblivious to the fears and needs of his subjects. The Royal Family at Versailles • Louis 16th and Queen Marie Antoinette lived in splendor while the peasants were hungry and illiterate • Devoted Family man • Overrun by wife who ruled in a way that was best for her not France. Marie Antoinette • Austrian princess. • Married Louis at 12. Le Hameau (The Hamlet) • Playing peasant was a fun pasttime for the upper class. • Pretended to be middle class as a game. • Shows how out of touch they are with reality. France is in Trouble when Louis 16th comes to power – France was debt-ridden: broke – Bad harvests: people hungry – Upper class refused to pay taxes – Enlightenment ideas of the philosophes spread democratic ideals • What are these ideals??? French Revolution Contributing Factors • Failed economic polices • Hesitation to tax the rich • Massive debt • French financial support of the American Revolution • Ineffective leadership • Inability of royal government to tap wealth of France France broken into The Three Estates First Estate • • • • • The Catholic Church in France About 100,000 Owned about 10% of the land Not taxed Held government and military positions. Second Estate (upper class) • Approx: 400,000 • Taxed lightly, if at all • Allowed to tax the peasants. • Run military Third Estate – • All who were not clergy or nobility. • Urban artisans, lawyers, government officials, businessmen, professionals, unskilled day laborers, peasants • Peasants: 90% of the population; paid most of the taxes. Louis 16th called the estates general to raise money. • Meet for the first time in 70 years to discuss the condition of the country. Day One: First and Second Estate decided that each estate would get one vote on all issues. Third estate is really, really mad at this!! Why? Day 2: Tennis Court Oath (June 12, 1789) Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General by the First and Second Estate and the King. • Third Estate went to Louis’ indoor tennis court and wrote the Tennis Court Oath, a document declaring the Third Estate the National Assembly, or governing body of France • Louis sided with the nobility. • Undermined the new national assembly. The Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789) (“Bass-tee”) • Large ammunition storage place for the king. • The Bastille was an ancient prison and symbol of the tyranny of French kings • Was taken down stone by stone after its capture by the street people of Paris • Bastille Day, July 14th is celebrated in France annually as their independence day. Next came The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.” Natural Rights- “Liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression • Every man innocent until proven guilty.” “Every citizen may speak, write, and publish freely.” “Reducing the Clergy” Another turning point in the French Revolution was the Women’s Bread March on Versailles October 5th, 1789 The women believed the King was hording all the grain. • Marching twenty-miles in the rain, the women sang the entire way • Demanded bread for families. • Louis gave into their demands. • Had little choice but to return to Paris with the mob. The Significance of the Bread • Louis and his family March were brought back to Paris, and put under house arrest • It was a power shift from royalty to the street people of Paris A Vindication of the Rights of Women • Written by Mary Wollstonecraft. • Advocated for gender equality in all areas of society, but particularly education. • The Great Fear: Peasants used terror to scare the nobility into agreeing with the revolution. If they didn’t they would violently revolt against them. “power in Numbers” Louis and Family tried to escape Two days later Louis was recognized in his foolish disguise by a postman • Arrested and returned to Paris The Captured King and Queen Returning From Varennes The Caged King The Trial of Louis XVI The problem of the Revolution • Although they had captured the King and removed the old system of government there was no outline for what to replace it with. • 1792 new election of National Convention to draw up new Constitution and decide what to do with the King. • The monarchies of Europe turned against France and promised to invade. Didn’t want revolution spreading. • The National Assembly disbands and is replaced by the tyrant Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety designed to protect France from external and internal threats. Robespierre ordered the executions of the so-called “traitors,” or all enemies of the Revolution. Citizens views as threats to the revolution were executed. Off With Their Heads! • The weapon of capital punishment during the Reign of Terror was the guillotine • Killed over 16,000 people! The Guillotine • No head was too big, or too small • Done in public to set an example and show that hands of power had changed. • Also to prevent Monarchy from coming back. Louis’ Head Shown To the Mob in Paris Marie Led Away After Her Trial Marie Carted to the Guillotine Marie Antoinette’s Head Shown To the Mob Robespierre efforts… • Methods were very harsh. • Called for de-Christianization of France. Believed church encouraged superstition rather than reason. • Caused many French to turn against him. • By 1794 Frances growing army had defeated most its enemies and no longer needed the “Reign Of Terror” • Robes wouldn’t stop however and the convention turned against him. The Guillotining of Robespierre Ended the Terror After the death of Robespierre came two succeeding governments headed by the National Convention and then The Directory which was universally disliked. Napolian Bonaparte overthrew the directory in 1799. • Napoleon Bonaparte was the unifying and couragous leader France was waiting for and the great French Empire was born. Political Cartoon Assignment • Create a political cartoon on one aspect of the French Revolution or on the Revolution as a whole. (Include dialogue boxes) • You can work in partners but no more than two people!! • Explain your cartoon on the back. The Napoleonic Empire “Code Napoleon” Was Applied • Known as the Civil Code, it gave in the Grand Empire women secondary status, • Women could not vote • A wife owed obedience to her husband, who had total control over their property • Improved educational system • Granted freedom of worship • Encouraged industrialization • Encouraged and sponsored the sciences and arts • Serfdom was abolished. • Opened careers to talented people, not caring if they were peasant or noble. • Napoleon was a brilliant military strategist • His Grand Armee was the largest in Europe • They travelled light and fast • Depended on food and shelter from conquered territories • Use of light artillery “I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution." …Napoleon • • • • • • • Napoleon’s Thoughts on War .”The secret of war lies in the communications" "A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon" Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." "It is better to have a known enemy than a forced ally“ To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war." "Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”- Two foes to Napoleon’s Grand Plan • British: – Couldn’t compete with Britain’s naval power. – Tried to cut of trade, but allies didn’t agree. • Nationalism: – Conquered peoples were already forming their own ethnicities with similar language and culture. – Had more connection to each other than the French. – Rev ideas made them question why they should give in to being conquered. His move to Russia will be his worst. Tsar Alexander I • Alexander had his Russian army retreat deeper east into Russia to draw Napoleon in. As the Napoleon’s army pursued, the Russians burned crops, farms, barns, and killed farm animals to deprive Napoleon of resources to survive. The Russians retreated to the East, drawing Napoleon’s army in. Then the Russians burned Moscow French Retreat From Russia Appalling cold, lack of supplies and constant attacks by Russian forces whittled away the once-magnificent army so that when it finally stumbled out of Russia its survivors numbered fewer than 20,000. Russian troops on horseback attacked the French as they retreated • After the retreat from Russia. • Napoleon was sent to the remote island of Elba. • And Louis 18th resumed the monarchy. Escape from Elba • Napoleon returns to France and the French soldiers take his side and rebound to take on the British and Prussian forces at Waterloo. • A bloody defeat and his is forced into exile by the victorious allies. Napoleon Died on the Island • What other great leaders/civilizations made the same mistake that Napoleon did?