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French Revolution Day

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+Review – see Instead of Board Notes Day 31. What is evidence of secularization from yesterday’s

lesson?

2. What is evidence of the bourgeoisie bias from yesterday’s lesson?

3. What are the parliamentary bodies you’ve read about so far? (3)

4. What are the political groups in French society? (3)

5. What are the different groups within French society? (9)

6. What were the reactions of other people and governments in Europe to the Revolution? Pro and con.

7. What problems are developing in French society after the start of the Revolution?

+Attitude Towards the KingPrevious to his flight the king had been

seen as the father of the people (a good king badly advised)

In 1790 he had taken an oath to support the constitution and was popular with the people

However, public opinion drastically changed after his “flight”

Bio.true story, Louis XVI Biography, 1996-2013, http://www.biography.com/people/louis-xvi-9386943 (Oct. 16, 2013).

+Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Mount Holyoke College, French Revolution II, “ The Two Are One in the Same,” 2009, https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/French%20Revolution%20II/album/slides/the%20two%20are%20but%20one.html (Oct. 16, 2013).

The two are one in the same

+What To Do With the King?The first trial determined that he was

guilty of treason most were in agreement on this issue (693 to 28)

The second trial was to determine his punishment this is where we see a division (Jacobins vs. Girondins) (387 supported execution, 334 imprisonment or exile)

conservative

moderate

radical 1235

67

+Trial in National Convention, 1792

Mount Holyoke College, French Revolution II, https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/French%20Revolution%20II/album/slides/Louis%20first%20appearance%20at%20trial.html (Oct. 16, 2013).

Trial began in Dec. 1792, ended Jan. 1793.

+PSD: “The King Must Die”In role:

Jacobins (speaking for Sans Culottes) (7) Girondins (10) Constitutional Clergy (5) Former second estate who have not fled the country

(3)

This is Robespierre’s (the Jacobin leader) argument for executing Louis XVIIn Role: Discuss the document and

prepare a summary of why you support it or why you don’t.

+Continuity and Change

Turning Point Point after which the pace or direction of change

CHANGES What are three turning points in the revolution so

far? Progress and Decline

Different for different groups of people Who are the main beneficiaries of the revolution,

so far? Who is suffering because of the revolution, so far?

+The TerrorThere is a legitimate fear of counter revolution and a climate of radicalism as France is losing the war and facing enemies. The new Jacobin government fears losing control

It’s a crisis

+ The Terror: Did the Ends Justify the Means?

Using pg. 169-172 of the text complete the chart in your booklet

+Homework

Read 169-172 in the text. Take notes on Jacobin reforms and methods they used on the chart in your handouts (The Terror: Did the End Justify the Means?)

Fill in quiz sheet as needed