The French Revolution

Section 1
Turn and Talk Questions
1. How was France perceived by the rest of the world before the revolution?
Was their appearance accurate?
2. What was the Old Regime?

Causes of the French Revolution

The following are the causes of the French Revolution. Make a billboard that
explains how your assigned cause helped start the French Revolution. Each
billboard must include a title, captions, and a picture.
Causes
1. Three Estates
2. Enlightenment Ideas
3. Economic Crisis
4. Weak Leadership.

How did each of the following cause the revolution France?

The three estates
Enlightenment ideas

Economic crisis

Weak leadership

Section 2
The Revolution Brings Terror
Newspaper Articles
Assignment Today we are going to be making Newspaper Headlines as if we
were living during the time of the French Revolution. Assign different tasks to your
group members. You should have at least one reader, writer, illustrator, and reporter
in each group.
Youll have 20-25 minutes as a group to get your headlines completed and then
well begin reporting to the rest of class about our events. You MUST take notes on
each presentation. Remember you are teaching your peers, do them justice.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Meeting of the Estates General

National Assembly Creates a New Constitution
Storming the Bastille
The Great Fear

5.
6.
7.
8.

Declaration of the Rights of Man

The Nation Assembly takes control of the Church.
Louis Tries to Escape but forced to make a Limited Monarchy
Factions Split France

9. Jacobins Take Control Guillotine Comes to Town

10.
Robespierre Leads the Reign of Terror
11.
End of the Terror

While groups present you must take notes for each section. Each group will high
light the important facts about how their event contributed to the French Revolution

Event
Estates General
National Assemblys
Tennis Court Oath
Storming the Bastille
The Great Fear
The Declaration of the
Rights of Man
NA takes control of the
Church
Limited Monarchy
Factions split France
Jacobins bring the
Guillotine
Robespierres Reign of
Terror
End of the Terror

Revolutionary Principles/Ideas

Section 3
Napoleon Forges and Empire
1.

Use the terms coup d tat and plebiscite to explain how Napoleon gained
power in France

Actions
Establishment of national
bank and efficient taxcollection system

Goal(s)

Result(s)

Enacting Napoleonic Code

of law
Sending troops to Saint
Domingue
Selling Louisiana Territory
to the United States
Waging Battle of Trafalgar

Summary: In a paragraph using the notes above Explain some of Napoleons

accomplishments in ending the French Revolution and providing equality in France.

Napoleons Empire Collapse

Section 4

Napoleons Downfall Timeline

Make a Timeline with details about how Napoleons Reign as Emperor of
France failed. Include the following events.
1. The Continental System
2. The Peninsular War
3. The Invasion of Russia
4. Retreat from Russia
5. Defeat at Leipzig
6. Exile to Elba
7. Louis XVIII Struggles
8. Battle of Waterloo
nd
9. End of the Hundred Days (2 Exile)
Keys to Success
1. Date or Year
2. What happened or what was the purpose?
3. How was Napoleon/France weaker because of it?

Summary of Napoleons defeat

Describe the final defeat of Napoleon using the terms Hundred Days and
Waterloo.

The Congress of Vienna

Section 5

Members and Representatives

Goals

Congress of
Vienna

Actions Taken

Legacy
Short-term:
Long-term:

B. Summarizing. Use the terms balance of power and Concert of Europe explain
Klemens von Metternichs efforts to create peace and stability in Europe.