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French and American Revolution

French and American Revolution. Both the French and American Revolutions are based on Enlightenment ideas The American Revolution created the independent United States of America, a country that became the epitome of modern democracy

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French and American Revolution

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  1. French and American Revolution

  2. Both the French and American Revolutions are based on Enlightenment ideas • The American Revolution created the independent United States of America, a country that became the epitome of modern democracy • The French Revolution, partially inspired by the American Revolution, inspired the rise of nationalism and the formation of nation-states in Europe

  3. The American War for Independence • In 1776, 13 English Colonies along the Eastern Coast of the New World (America) declared independence from the British empire • 7 years later, the Treaty of Paris was signed declaring the United States a free and sovereign country

  4. Background: THE FORMATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES • Why did settlements in the Americas become attractive to European citizens in the 15th century? • What benefits did they get from the American colonies?

  5. Background: THE FORMATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES • the colonies were home to diverse religions and ethnic groups • social distinctions were more blurred than in Europe • There was a good deal of political discussions • Colonists felt entitled to the rights of the English citizens • Colonists shared respect of individual enterprise and a growing self-confidence

  6. The Thirteen Colonies

  7. What was the French and Indian War? What were its effects to Britain, to American colonists, and to Indians?

  8. Explain the following policies: • Hat Act • Iron Act • Stamp Act • Townshend Act • Tea Act

  9. What was the significance of the Boston Massacre to the American War of Independence?

  10. What was the Intolerable Acts? • What is the Continental Congress?

  11. What were the CAUSES and EFFECTS of the American Revolution? CAUSES • Unfair taxes • Boston Massacre • Enlightenment ideas • Sense of identity (among the American colonists) EFFECTS • Declaration of Independence • Creation of a free Republic • Bill of Rights and Constitution • Influenced the French Revolution

  12. The French Revolution • From the Middle Ages, France had one of the strongest monarchies in Europe • However, the system of inequality brought about deep public discontent • France’s absolute monarchy was eventually replaced by a republic • The Revolution’s final stage is the Napoleonic Era

  13. What are the three Estates? • What are the concerns of each estate that led to the calling of the Estates General? What were the causes of France’s financial crisis?

  14. What was the motto of the French Revolution?

  15. What was the significance of the storming of Bastille? • What political changes were brought about by the French Revolution (immediate, mid-term, long term)? • What were the four stages of the French Revolution?

  16. Declaration of rights

  17. Louis XVI • Marie Antoinette • Sans Cullotes • Jacobins • Robespierre • Napoleon Buonaparte

  18. Long term causes • Corrupt, inconsistent, and insensitive leadership • prosperous members of the Third Estate resent the First and Second Estate • Enlightenment Ideas • Immediate causes • Huge government debt, poor harvest and rising price of bread; Failure of king to bring financial reform • Forming of National Assembly; Storming of Bastille THE FRENCH REVOLUTION • Immediate Effects • France adopts the first written constitution; French feudalism ends • Declaration of the Rights of Men and Citizens; Monarchy abolished • Revolutionary France fights coalition of European powers; Reign of Terror • Long term effects • Napoleon gains power • Napoleonic Code established • French conquests sparks Nationalism; French public schools set up

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