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Add Causes of the French Revolution to your list
WARM UP You have the first part of class to finish your Age of Revolutions study guide Add Causes of the French Revolution to your list
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TEST REVIEW REIGN OF TERROR
Committee of Public Safety sent anyone suspected of being against the revolution to the guillotine BOSTON TEA PARTY American Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the unfair tax on tea
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TEST REVIEW ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
When a king or queen has total unrestricted power over the people GLORIOUS REVOLUTION William and Mary become the Protestant monarchs of England in a revolution in which no blood was shed
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TEST REVIEW OLIVER CROMWELL
Leader of the Roundheads in the Puritan Revolt. He eventually ruled England as a dictator SIMON BOLIVAR Latin American revolutionary leader. He was inspired by the American and French Revolutions
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TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE
TEST REVIEW TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE Leader of the successful Haitian slave revolt. He later died in prison.
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Test Review French Revolution Began because people were starving and the monarchy was spending more money than they had (debt) Desire for freedom and equality amongst the people of France Was not successful, but started the desire for democracy
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Causes of the French Revolution
TEST REVIEW Causes of the French Revolution Inequality – 3rd Estate paid majority of taxes Economic Crisis – Food shortage resulted Weak Leadership – Louis XVI was not a strong leader
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Test Review Declaration of the Rights of Man French document listing the rights and freedoms the people of France wanted from the Revolution Similar to the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights
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TEST REVIEW Napoleon French leader after the French Revolution
Used military power to expand French control in Europe Only positive to his rule was the spread of Enlightenment ideas across Europe
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Three Estates of France 1ST/2ND Estates – Clergy/nobles
TEST REVIEW Three Estates of France 1ST/2ND Estates – Clergy/nobles 3rd Estate – Professionals, farmers, laborers 3rd Estate paid most in taxes
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TEST REVIEW Storming of the Bastille
July 14, Angry French citizens storm the Bastille looking for ammunition Symbolic for taking down the old way of life in France When people stormed the fortress, the king knew he had lost power over the people
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TEST REVIEW Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson
colonies declare independence from Great Britain adopted July 4, 1776 by Second Continental Congress Has four parts: Preamble, Natural RIghts, Grievances, and Resolution of Independence
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