Cornell Notes | Topic/Objective: French Revolution | Name: Sam Roberts | | | Class/Period: Western World History | | | Date: | Essential Question: What were the causes‚ significant events‚ and results of the French Revolution? | | Questions: | Notes: | 1. What were the Three Estates? | a. First Estate- the estate made up of members of the clergy that made up less than 1% of the population‚ owned around 10% of the land and paid a 2% income tax. | | b. Second Estate- the
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Unit 4: French Revolution and Napoleon Readings: Western Civilization‚ 5th Edition‚ Jackson J. Spielvogel Chapter 18: only “The Social Order of the Eighteenth Century” Chapter 19: A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon The Western Experience by Chambers‚ Hanawalt‚ Rabb‚ Woloch‚ and Grew Chapter 20: The French Revolution Chapter 21: The Age of Napoleon Focus Questions: In what ways did the legal division of society under the Old Regime fail to reflect the
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give them an advantage because they had the same amount of people. The king had sided with estates one and two and said that they should continue to follow the medieval rules. The third estate became more driven on having power‚ and so one leader‚ Abbe Sieyès‚ argued that they deserved just as much power. He recommended to the third estate delegates that they rename themselves the ‘National Assembly’ and pass laws and reforms in the name of the French People. June 17‚ 1789 they voted to end absolute
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Name: Chapter 21: The Revolution in Politics AP Euro ~ Mr. Nielsen Complete the graphic organizers as you read Chapter 21. DO NOT SIMPLY HUNT FOR THE ANSWERS AS DOING SO WILL LEAVE “HOLES” IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT. Be sure to include details regarding the political‚ economic‚ intellectual‚ and social/cultural themes. Although this graphic organizer only covers some sections in the chapter‚ you are responsible for reading the
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ASSESSMENT SHEET 1 HISTORY: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION GRADE 9 TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING CHAPTER 1: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. The Third Estate comprised (a) Poor servants and small peasants‚ landless labourers (c)Big businessmen‚ merchants‚ lawyers etc liberty? (a) Liberty is finishing off your enemies (b) Liberty is happiness‚ reason‚ equality and justice (c) Liberty is the declaration of rights (d) Liberty is not a child which has to be disciplined before maturity 3. Which of the statements is
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Draft 2 The political change that occurred during the French Revolution was based on the political philosophies of the 18th Century Age of Reason. The French Revolution hoped to use reason and natural law to reform the French government because of its inability to serve the needs of the nation. However‚ evident by the dramatic change in the revolution‚ the political philosophies used were not consistent throughout the period of 1776 to 1815. The beginning stages of the French Revolution were characterized
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Multiple Choice Questions on French Revolution – Answered 1. Storming of the Bastille ✓ 14th July‚ 1789 (b) 14th July‚ 1798 (c) 14th June‚ 1789 (d) 14th June‚ 1798 2. The Bastille symbolised (a) benevolence of the king ✓ (b) despotic power of the king (c) armed might of France (d) prestige and power 3. 18th century French society was divided into (a) castes (b) four Estates ✓ (c) three Estates (d) two Estates 4. Which of
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week had been too important‚ as this would be one of the most influential events of his life. The coup was not engineered by Napoleon himself‚ which was one of the only reasons he doubted its reliability. A friend and one of the five directors‚ Abbé Sieyès‚ had designed the coup‚ and was to take place as one of the consuls in the newly created government. Napoleon doubted the abilities of his coconspirators‚ more than his own‚ as he was very confident that he would perform flawlessly. He felt that
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Social Studies III: The French Revolution & Napoleon PART 1: MANY PROBLEMS LEAD TO REVOLUTION IN FRANCE Differences of Americans and French People: BOTH SOUGHT INDEPENDENCE! In America… a) Revolutionaries sought independence from Britain b) Retained many British political ideas and institutions In France… a) Revolutionaries sought independence from old regime b) Revolutionaries were far more ambitious c)
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Social factors contributed to the French Revolution of 1789 Although social tensions within France certainly contributed to the revolutionary situation in August 1789 it was not the only contributing factor. Divisions and inequality between‚ as well as within‚ the Three Estates created an atmosphere of disharmony while the influence of the enlightenment and liberal ideas fueled the growing discontent of the Estates toward the government and Louis XVI. However‚ political factors‚ like the undermining
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