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1. Good Morning Please take out your notes from last night and get ready for your reading quiz.

2. First Estate Second Estate Third Estate Bourgeoisie Workers Peasants Merchants and artists, who may be as rich as nobles, paid high taxes but lacked privileges. Roman Catholic Church clergy, owned 10 % of the land but only paid 2% of their income to the government. Formed the largest group of the third estate. Half of their income was paid in taxes. 98% of France’s population in this group. Rich nobles whose wealth was in land. Lived in the cities, paid low wages and often went hungry. You may use your notes on the quiz

3. True or False 7. Louis XVI was a strong leader who was deeply involved in government. 8. Marie Antoinette was Austrian, for that reason she was unpopular with the French. 9. The Estates-General was called to get approval to tax aristocrats. 10. Abbe Sieyes suggested that the third estate should stop fighting and follow the nobles.

4. Fill in the blank 11. The pledge the third estate made stating they would not leave Versailles until a new constitution was written is _____________ 12. On July 14, 1789 a mob tried to get gunpowder from ____________________ 13. A wave of senseless panic the spread through the countryside was ___________ 14. Over 6,000 angry Parisian women rioted over the price of ________________ 15. The name of Palace outside of Paris is ___________________

5. First Estate Second Estate Third Estate Bourgeoisie Workers Peasants Merchants and artists, who may be as rich as nobles, paid high taxes but lacked privileges. Roman Catholic Church clergy, owned 10 % of the land but only paid 2% of their income to the government. Formed the largest groupof the third estate. Half of their income was paid in taxes. 98% of France’s population in this group. Rich nobles whose wealth was in land. Lived in the cities, paid low wages and often went hungry. You may use your notes on the quiz

6. True or False 7. Louis XVI was a strong leader who was deeply involved in government. F 8. Marie Antoinette was Austrian, for that reason she was unpopular with the French. T 9. The Estates-General was called to get approval to tax aristocrats. T 10. Abbe Sieyes suggested that the third estate should stop fighting and follow the nobles. F

7. Fill in the blank 11. The pledge the third estate made stating they would not leave Versailles until a new constitution was written is The Tennis Court Oath 12. On July 14, 1789 a mob tried to get gunpowder from the Bastille 13. A wave of senseless panic the spread through the countryside was the Great Fear 14. Over 6,000 angry Parisian women rioted over the price of Bread 15. The name of Palace outside of Paris is Versailles

8. Timeline of the French Revolution

9. 1774 • Louis XVI takes the throne at the age of 19. Well Intentioned but weak leader who was often dominated by his wife, Marie Antoinette.

10. 1789 • Louis XVI’s government about to go bankrupt. Poor harvests. The National assembly is formed.

11. June 1789 • The Third Estate decided to break from the Estates General and draw up their own constitution. They also dubbed themselves the "National Assembly." • Found themselves locked out of their regular meeting place, and gathered at a nearby tennis court and vowed that they would continue to meet until they had established a new constitution for France.

12. July 14, 1789 • The people of Paris storm the Bastille, a much hated prison that symbolized autocratic rule. The Revolution had begun.

13. August 1789 • National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Guaranteed the rights of “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression” to all people.

14. October 1789 • The Great Fear, Peasants were fearful that the nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize them. • Peasants rioted. Stormed Versailles and demanded that Louis and Marie Antoinette come to Paris.

15. September 1791 • National Assembly disbanded so the new Legislative Assembly can take over. Creates a constitutional monarchy; strips power from the king and gave the Assembly the power to create French law.

16. December 1791 • The Revolution leaders start to turn on each other and three factions in the Legislative Assembly form. Radicals, Moderates, and Conservatives

17. Summer 1792 • Austria and Prussia, who supported Louis XVI, sent troops to Paris.

18. August 10, 1792 • 20,000 Parisians invade the Royal Palace, Louis, Marie Antoinette and their children Imprisoned.

19. September 21, 1792 • The National Convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a Republic. All adult male citizens are granted the right to vote and hold office. Women not given the same rights

20. December 1792- January 1793 • Louis is no longer king, the radical Jacobins tried Louis for treason and found him guilty. He is sentenced to death.

21. January 21, 1793 • Louis XVI executed by the guillotine.

22. February 1793 • Great Britain, Holland and Spain join Prussia and Austria and fighting France. • The National Assembly drafts 300,000 French citizens into the army.

23. Summer 1793 • Revolution leader Maximilien Robespierre sets out to gather power into his own hands. • He becomes the leader of the Committee of Public Safety. He decides who should be considered an enemy of the republic. The committee had people tried and executed in the same day.

24. October 13, 1793 • Marie Antoinette executed. • Revolutionary courts declare death sentences on those that challenge Robespierre.

25. July 1793- July 1794 • Robespierre governed France nearly as a dictator, this period became known as the Reign of Terror. • Approximately 3,000 were executed in Paris. And as many as 40,000 were killed all together.

26. July 1794 • The National Committee turns on Robespierre, claiming that he is a Tyrant. • He is executed on July 28.

27. 1795 • Moderate leaders in the National Convention draft a new Constitution. • It creates a two house legislature and an executive body of five men, known as the Directory. • Napoleon Bonaparte chosen to lead France’s armies.

28. Timeline project • Create a timeline incorporating the 19 events. • Use a revolution theme. Examples: French flag, Guillotine, rioters, heads, etc. • Be Creative. Poster, Mobile, Diorama, 3-D • NO POWERPOINTS • Due Friday October 5

29. The French Revolution September 1791 National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Guaranteed the rights of “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression” to all people. January 1793 Louis is no longer king, the radical Jacobins tried Louis for treason and found him guilty. He is sentenced to death. July 1793-July 1794 Robespierre governed France nearly as a dictator, this period became known as the Reign of Terror. Approximately 3,000 were executed in Paris. And as many as 40,000 were killed all together. 1774 Louis XVI takes the throne at the age of 19. Well Intentioned but weak leader who was often dominated by his wife, Marie Antoinette. July 1794 The National Committee turns on Robespierre, claiming that he is a Tyrant. He is executed on July 28. February 1793 Great Britain, Holland and Spain join Prussia and Austria and fighting France. The National Assembly drafts 300,000 French citizens into the army. July 14, 1789 The people of Paris storm the Bastille, a much hated prison that symbolized autocratic rule. The Revolution had begun. December 1791 The Revolution leaders start to turn on each other and three factions in the Legislative Assembly form. Radicals, Moderates, and Conservatives January 1793 Louis XVI executed by the guillotine. October 1789 The Great Fear, Peasants were fearful that the nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize them. Peasants rioted. Stormed Versailles and demanded that Louis and Marie Antoinette come to Paris. October 13, 1793 Marie Antoinette executed. Revolutionary courts declare death sentences on those that challenge Robespierre. 1789 Louis XVI’s government about to go bankrupt. Poor harvests. The National assembly is formed. 1795 Moderate leaders in the National Convention draft a new Constitution. It creates a two house legislature and an executive body of five men, known as the Directory. Napoleon Bonaparte chosen to lead France’s armies. September 21, 1792 The National Convention abolishes the monarchy and declares France a Republic. All adult male citizens are granted the right to vote and hold office. Women not given the same rights Summer 1792 Austria and Prussia, who supported Louis XVI, sent troops to Paris. August 1789 National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Guaranteed the rights of “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression” to all people. Summer 1793 Revolution leader Maximilien Robespierre sets out to gather power into his own hands. He becomes the leader of the Committee of Public Safety. He decides who should be considered an enemy of the republic. The committee had people tried and executed in the same day. August 10, 1792 20,000 Parisians invade the Royal Palace, Louis, Marie Antoinette and their children Imprisoned. Beth Burton 9-25-09 2nd period