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 ( ) 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

8. 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.

14.                                                                                           
Venus Room ceiling

15.                                                                                   
Diana Room

16.                                                                            
War Room or Council Room

17.                                                                            
King’s Bedroom

18. Levee 8.30 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.

20. 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

21. Palace at Versailles

22. Nice Backyard!!

24. One of the many fountains

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

26. Estates General Three Estates First clergy-130,000
Second- Nobility ,000
Third Commoners % of population

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

28. 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

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

30. Second Stage Reign of Terror (1793-1794)
Committee for Public Safety
Guillotine
20,000+ die
King and queen die

31. King Louis XVI beheaded by guillotine

32. French Revolution
Video

33. Napoleon

34. 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.

36. 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.

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

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

39. 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.

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

41. Crossword Puzzle
You may use your notes or your book, but YOU MAY NOT TALK!
Scientific Revolution ( )
Enlightenment ( )
Absolutism ( , )
French Revolution ( )