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Do not yell out the answer!!

Do not yell out the answer!!. Which of the following sentences best characterizes the nature of the Revolutionary War? A . It was a hot, quick war fought between two highly trained fighting forces with only one significant engagement.

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Do not yell out the answer!!

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  1. Do not yell out the answer!! • Which of the following sentences best characterizes the nature of the Revolutionary War? • A.It was a hot, quick war fought between two highly trained fighting forces with only one significant engagement. • B.It was primarily a naval war fought between large ironclad ships off the coast of North America. • C.It was a violent war fought with guerrilla tactics mainly in populous cities. • D.It was a slow war fought between an inexperienced militia and a traditional army in a huge territory.

  2. Explanation • The Revolutionary War was long (1775-1782) and slow, with only intermittent battles in which the British were worn down. The huge territory of America made containing the colonists difficult.

  3. The Story of Versailles

  4. Nicolas Fouquet • Finance Minister to Louis XIV • Very Popular • Created and owned Vaux Le Vicomte

  5. Vaux le Vicomte

  6. Louis XIV takes action • Fouquet invites Louis to see his new estate. • Louis takes offense and has him put in trial for misuse of government funds. • He was jealous that Fouquet had a bigger estate than his at Versailles • He put him in jail and took all of the people that worked on his estate to make a bigger and better Versailles.

  7. Venus Room ceiling

  8. Diana Room

  9. War Room or Council Room

  10. King’s Bedroom

  11. Levee8.30 am: 'It is time, Sire', declares the First Valet de Chambre, waking the king. The levee, or ceremonial rising, thus begins. Doctors, family and a few favoured friends successively enter the King's Bedchamber where he is washed, combed, andÑevery other dayÑshaven. The Officers of the Chamber and the Wardrobe then enter in turn for full levee, during which the king is dressed and has a breakfast of broth. The most important officials of the kingdom are admitted; it is estimated that the usual number of people attending numbered one hundred, all male.

  12. 2,153 windows 700 rooms 67 staircases 6,000 paintings 1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings 2,100 sculptures 5,000 items of furniture and objets d'art 150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable Garden

  13. Palace at Versailles

  14. Nice Backyard!!

  15. One of the many fountains

  16. French Revolution Background • Causes • Inequality • Monarchy ineffective (Louis XV and XVI) • Bad Harvests • Financial Collapse

  17. Estates General • Three Estates • First clergy-130,000 • Second- Nobility 120-350,000 • Third Commoners 75-80% of population

  18. The Third Estate p 450 • Largest Segment of French population • resented nobility (why?) • Resented lack of input to government

  19. First Stage • National Assembly (1789-1793) • 3rd estate met in indoor tennis court • 1st and 2nd estate joined and created new government • Known as the tennis court oath

  20. First Stage • Storming of the Bastille • Peasants stormed the prison. • July 14, 1789 • Revolts in the countryside

  21. Second StageReign of Terror (1793-1794) • Committee for Public Safety • Guillotine • 20,000+ die • King and queen die

  22. King Louis XVI beheaded by guillotine

  23. French Revolution • Video

  24. Napoleon

  25. Interesting Facts • He was only 5 ft 6in. tall • He was known to sleep for only minutes when he was at war. • Urban legend that he could take a five minute nap and be instantly refreshed.

  26. Domestic Policy as First Consul • Code of Napoleon- no more privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and government jobs go to the most qualified.

  27. Emperor (1804-1814) • French senate made him their emperor • Wanted to establish a vast empire and control the world.

  28. Napoleon was exiled from France. He took a few of his soldiers with him. He was replaced on the French throne by Louis XVIII.

  29. Ten months after his exile Napoleon escaped, returning to France. He finally regained power, but was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo. He died in prison six years later.

  30. Effects of the French Revolution • This set off a chain of Revolutions in Europe. • Basically ended Absolutism and gave people more say in government.

  31. Crossword Puzzle • You may use your notes or your book, but YOU MAY NOT TALK! • Scientific Revolution (623-628) • Enlightenment (629-639) • Absolutism (596-602, 608-611) • French Revolution (651-667)

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