091010 wh french revolution 50m

DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 09/10/10, Topic: French Revolution Cont.2) Next line, write “Opener #11” and then:

1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours2) Rate your understanding of yesterday: lost<1-5>too easy (3 is perfect)

3) Respond to the Opener by writing at least 1 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND

Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND

Summary of the clip OR/AND

Announcements: None

Agenda1) Robespierre

Primary Objective1) Who is Robespierre?

Reminder1) Begin working on your projects

Notes #11a, Title: “French Revolution Cont.” 1) National Assembly, 8/04/1789, 2am:

France’s new legislature votes to get rid of noble titles+privileges. Everyone: Citizen!

Journ #11a, Title “Declarations of Rights”8/28/1789, the Assembly wrote a Declaration of

the Rights of Man. You and your partner are bourgeoisie representatives to the new National Assembly, you are about to write the Declarations of Rights to justify the revolution.

1-4) Write what you think is the one most important idea from each of the 4 pre-1789 documents.

5) Write which above do you think the French Rights of Man should include (include partner’s name in the end).

Journ #11b, Title “Rights of Women”

1) With your partner, pick out which parts of the the Rights of Man you would rephrase to protect women (include partner’s name in the end).

Olympe de GougesExecuted during the

Reign of Terror

Journ #11c, “Slavery Debate ”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: Keep slaves1) Slaves aren’t Frenchman

2) Slavery is crucial to the French economy, with our current debt, we can’t afford to end slavery

PRO: Free slaves in French colonies (Haiti)1) The rights of man should apply to all men

2) To gain the moral high ground is worth the economic cost

Notes #11b, Title: “French Revolution Cont.” 2) 1st Constitution, 1791 (Alert: Yellow):a) King 1st officer of France: Controls military +

foreign affairs and can do 2yr vetob) Only property owners can vote (only 14% of

ppl, bourgeoisie in charge, still better than UK)c) Catholic Church lose land (pay debt) and now

clergy chosen by gov (clergy swear oath to gov)

3) King/Queen Flees (1791): King denounces the revolution + flees, hoping to build army to retake France, gets caught at border

4) Austria + Prussia War (1792): Monarch ally to stop revolution from spreading + save Louis/Marie. War starts badly for France.

5) Jean-Paul Marat: Wrote in newspapers to demand people take violent action to protect the Republic. “500-600 heads cut off would have assured… freedom and happiness”

6) September Massacres (1792): Rioting, theft, rape, murder take over France.