French Revolution Time Period: 1789 – 1815
The Origins:
What monarchy was in control of France at the beginning of the French Revolution? ___________________
Was the same monarchy in control of France at the end of the French Revolution? _______
French royal family at the start of the French Revolution:
King _____________________________________
Queen______________________________________
What country was she from? _______________________
What was her eventual nickname given to her by the French people? _______________
Why did they marry? ________________________________________________________
How many children did they have? __________
How many of their children had died before the French Revolution began? ___________
European Feudalism:
Under this system, which group is the only group that pays taxes? _________________
French Feudal System:French Social Class System(“The Estates”)
What is the name for a “social class” in France during the French Revolution? __________
The Estate
Members
French Population %
% of French Land Owned
1st
2nd
3rd
Which of the three estates was required to serve in the French military? ________________
Million Dollar Question: What is the obvious problem with this system?
The problem with this system is what lead to the beginning of the French Revolution. How is this similar to what caused the American Revolution to begin?
What is the Estates General? ___________________________
What would the Estates General be equivalent to in the U.S.? _______________________
Who made up the Estates General? ____________________________________________
Which estate has the most representatives in the Estates General? __________
Why this estate? ________________________________________________________
Explain how the Estates General works.
How many votes does each estate get in the Estates General? __________
What is the problem with the Estates General system?
Estates General Meeting: (May – June, 1789)
Where was this meeting held? _________________________________
How long had it been since this group last met? ______________
What was each estate told to bring to this meeting? ________________________________
3rd Estate’s Complaints:
What was their # 1 complaint? ______________________________________________
What was their # 2 complaint? ______________________________________________
What did the members of 3rd Estate do during this meeting and why?
The National Assembly:
Who were the members of this group? __________________________________________
Whom did this group claim to represent? ________________________________________
What was the goal of this group? ______________________________________________
How did King Louis XVI feel about this group? ____________________________________
“The Tennis Court Oath”: “Never to separate and to meet wherever the circumstances might require until we have established a sound and just constitution.” (June 20, 1789)
What is the gist of the oath? __________________________________________________
Who took this oath? ________________________________________________________
How did Louis XVI respond to this oath? ________________________________________
Raid of the Invalides: (July 14, 1789)
Where is the Invalides? ___________________________
Who were the “raiders”? __________________________
What was here that the raiders wanted? ______________________
Why did this group of people need weapons? _____________________________
Although the raiders got cannons and guns during this raid, what did they not get? ____________________
Storming of the Bastille: (July 14, 1789)
Where is the Bastille? ___________________________
What is the Bastille? ______________________________
Who were the “stormers”? __________________________
What was here that the raiders needed? ______________________
At the end of this event, what two things did the National Assembly now have?
What was making the Great Fear much worse? ___________________________________
National Assembly Meets For Reforms: (1789)
What was the main goal of this meeting? ________________________________________
What was abolished in France as a result of this meeting? __________________________
Who had to approve the changes that resulted from this meeting? ____________________
How did this end up “hurting” him in the future when he did not approve it?
Declaration of the Rights of Man: (August 27, 1789)
What group created this document? ____________________________________________
What symbol is above the actual document? _____________________________________
What group or secret society also uses this symbol? ____________________________
What country did many members of this secret society help “build’? ________________
What U.S. document is this document modeled after? ______________________________
What movement’s ideas are expressed throughout this document? ___________________
Just as “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” are the “highlight” words of the Declaration of Independence”, what would be the highlight words of this document?
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Who had to approve this document before it be accepted as part of French Law? ________
Did he? ________
What American was behind the outbreak of the French Revolution? ___________________
What was his job? _______________________________________________________
What secret society did he belong to? ________________________________________
March on Versailles: (October 5, 1789)
Who lived in the Palace of Versailles at this time? _________________________________
Who were the “marchers” involved in this event? __________________________________
What member of the French Royal family were the marchers most angry with? _______________________________________
What were the marcher’s demands? ___________________________________________
Once Louis XVI and his family were removed from the Palace of Versailles, where were they forced to live? _________________________________
Where is this place? ______________________________
What was it at one point in time? _________________________
Why is this new home for King Louis XVI very important?
Constitution of 1791: (1791)
What group created this constitution? __________________________________________
What type of monarchy was ended as a result of this constitution? ___________________
What type of monarchy was established as a result of this constitution? _______________
What is the name of legislative assembly (group) that now oversees the actions of the monarch (king or queen) as a result of this constitution?____________________________
Who will be elected as a result of this constitution? ________________________________
Who now has no control of the French Catholic church as a result of this constitution? _______________________________
Louis XVI’s Attempted Escape: (June 20 – 21, 1791)
Where was Louis XVI trying to escape to? _____________________
Why here?
What kept Louis XVI from having a successful escape? ____________________________
What was done with Louis XVI and his family when he was returned to Paris?
How did the people of France view Louis XVI after this? ____________________________
Declaration of Pillnitz: (August 21, 1791)
Summarize what this declaration said.
What two leaders of foreign countries gave this declaration?
_____________________________ Country ____________________________
_____________________________ Country ____________________________
The French “Promise”: (1791)
What was the “promise”?
How did the rest of Europe react to this? ________________________________________
What did this promise eventually lead to? ________________________
France at War: (1792 – 1815)
What is the reason for France being involved in so many wars during this time period? _______________________
Within this time period, what is the specific time period for the French Revolutionary Wars? __________________
Within this time period, what is the specific time period for the Napoleonic Wars?_________
Who is responsible for starting the wars? __________________________
List the two ways that these wars were financed by Napoleon?
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For the most part, what continent did France end up fighting? ________________________
What other war was France also involved in while fighting the rest of the European continent? ______________________________
Phase # 2 Phase # 2:The Reign of Terror (1792 – 1794) – Radical / “Crazy”
The Sans-Culottes: “Those who wear pants”
What former French Estate was this group part of? _________________________
Were they the richest or poorest members of this estate? ___________________________
What political term would best describe what type of group they are? __________________
What was the goal of this group during the French Revolution? _______________________
What did this constitution create and or establish? ____________________________
The Directory: (1795 – 1799)
How many “Directors” were on the Directory? ______
How many of the Directors were Jacobins? ______
How was the power divided amongst the Directors? _________________________
Who was the most powerful of the Directors? ________________
The Vendemiaire Uprising: (October 5, 1795)
Whose authority was being challenged during this event? __________________________
Who lead the French army that repelled the French “uprisers”? ______________________
What Director appointed him to handle the angry French uprisers? _________________
As a result of this event, who established a good initial relationship with the Directory? __________________
As a result of this event, who began to build a good reputation in France? ______________
Where did this person begin to have military success shortly after this event?
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The Battle for control of Egypt: (1798)
What country was in control of Egypt at this time? __________________
What was so important about Egypt that Napoleon wanted control of? _________________
What region or area was Napoleon hoping to control as a result of this battle and future battles? _____________________________
Where would control of the Middle East help limit English control? ___________________
Battle of the Pyramids (Egypt): (July 21, 1798)
Who won this battle? _____________________
Who lost this battle? _____________________
Battle of the Nile (Egypt): (August 1 – 3, 1798)
What two countries fought during this battle? ________________ & ________________
What type of battle was this? _________________
Who commanded the English Royal Navy in this battle? _________________________
Who won this battle? _____________________
Where did this battle end Napoleon’s dominance? ______________________________
Where did the Napoleon’s army end up trapped with no way home? ________________
Where were English colonies now safe as a result of this battle? _________________ & _________________
The Quasi War or Undeclared War: (1798 – 1800)
What two countries fought during this war? ________________ & ________________
The refusal of the U.S. to pay back its Revolutionary War debts to France is an underlying reason for the start of this war. Why did the U.S. refuse to pay back this debt?
Through Jay’s Treaty, who did the U.S. agree to a 10 year trading deal with? ____________
What did the U.S. declare itself to be in the conflict between England and France as a result of the French Revolution? ________________________
In short, how did the French feel about this U.S. during the 1790s?
Why were French pirates seizing U.S. merchant (trading) ships in the 1790s?
Who was France trying to bribe in the “XYZ” affair? ___________________
What did the French agree to stop doing if the bribe was paid?
What was the main reason for the start of this war? ________________________________
What was the U.S. hoping to protect as a result of this war? _________________________
Was there a “clear cut” winner of this war? ________
Who was in charge of France who helped negotiate the end of this war? _______________
What future purchase would the end of this war lead to? ____________________________
Siege of Acre: (March 20 -21, 1799)
In what present-day country did this take place? ____________________
What country owned this area at the time? ____________________________________
From what country was France, under the control of Napoleon, attacking from? __________
Who was the allied with the Ottoman Empire at the time of this battle? _________________
Who won this battle? _______________________
What French government group began to collapse shortly after this battle? _____________
The Collapse of the Directory: (November, 1799)
What is the main reason for the collapse of the Directory? ___________________________
What is a coup d’état? _______________________________________________________
Who lead the coup d’état that ended the Directory? ________________________
What had this person done during the Directory’s time in power that made him so popular amongst the French people?
What country or area was Napoleon’s older brother Joseph Bonaparte crowned king of by order of Napoleon? ___________________
What country or area was Napoleon’s younger brother Louis Bonaparte crowned king of by order of Napoleon? __________________________________________
What country or area was Napoleon’s youngest brother Jerome Bonaparte crowned king of by order of Napoleon? ________________________________________
What country or area was Napoleon’s sister Caroline Bonaparte crowned queen of by order of Napoleon? ___________________
What county or area was Napoleon’s son Napoleon Bonaparte II crowned king of by order of Napoleon? ___________________
What failure of Napoleon contributed to all of his relatives losing control of their kingdoms, countries, and or areas? ________________________________
The Napoleonic Wars (1804 – 1814) What U.S. land purchase from France helped Napoleon get money in order to finance the Napoleonic Wars? ___________________________
How did Napoleon respond when Russia stopped enforcing the Continental system? ________________________________
As Napoleon invaded, what strategy did the Russian army use? ___________________
Explain this policy?
How did this policy hurt the French army?
How far did the French Army follow the Russia army into Russia before they decided to retreat back to France? ________________________
What caused them to retreat at this point?
As the French retreated they were attacked sporadically by Russian guerilla bands, but what killed the majority of the French soldiers during this retreat? _____________
How many soldiers did Napoleon have at the start of the Russian invasion? ____________
How many soldiers did Napoleon have at the end of the Russian invasion? ____________
Who started to lose control of their countries, kingdoms, and areas shortly after this failed invasion? _________________________________
Battle of Leipzig: (October 16 – 19, 1813) – France v. Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Sweden
Who won this battle? _______________________________________________________
What is important about this battle? ____________________________________________