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Ch. 7 Sec. 1-2Guided Reading

Setting the Stage

  1. What country was considered the most advanced during the 1700s?
  1. Why was France considered the most advanced country?
  1. Although it had the appearance of success, what struggles did France face during the 1700s?

The Old Order:

  1. How many classes were the people of France divided into under the Old Regime?

The Privileged Estates

  1. Which two groups made up the top to social classes? WHY?

The Third Estate

  1. Approximately how many people belonged to the 3rd Estate?
  1. What type of people composed the Bourgeoisie (middle-class) of the 3rd Estate? What separated them from the French nobles?
  1. What type of people formed the poorest group within the 3rd Estate?
  1. What group made up the largest portion of the 3rd Estate? What percentage of the population were they?

The Forces of Change:

  1. What factors contributed to the revolutionary mood in France?

Enlightenment Ideas

  1. What event inspired members of the 3rd Estate?

Economic Troubles

  1. What THREE factors caused the French economy to decline?
  1. What TWO things did Louis XVI do to contribute to Frances mounting debt?

A Weak Leader

  1. What did Marie Antoinette do to contribute to France’s financial crisis?
  1. Instead of dealing with the financial crisis, what did Louis XVI do to solve the problem?

Dawn of Revolution:

  1. Why had the two privileged estates always been able to outvote the 3rd Estate?

National Assembly

  1. What did the members of the 3rd Estate insist on doing? WHY?
  1. What did the establishment of the National Assembly do to the government in France?
  1. What was the Tennis Court Oath?

Storming the Bastille

  1. What happened during the storming of Bastille prison?

A Great Fear Sweeps France:

  1. What was the Great Fear?

Assembly Reforms in France:

Rights of Man

  1. What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
  1. What rights did this document guarantee?
  1. How was the Declaration of the Rights of Women accepted?

State-Controlled Church

  1. What two things did the National Assembly do to church lands? Why did they do it?
  1. What was the peasant’s response to the National Assembly’s changes to the church?

Louis Tries to Escape

  1. Why did Louis XVI try to escape France? Where did he try to go?
  1. Was Louis XVI’s escape plan successful? What happened?

Divisions Develop:

Limited Monarchy

  1. What did the constitution create in France?
  1. What was the Legislative Assembly? What power do they have?
  1. What power did the king still have?

Factions Split France

  1. What three groups did the Legislative Assembly split into?
  1. What did the Radicals want/believe?
  1. What did the moderates want/believe?
  1. What did the conservatives want/believe?

War & Execution

France at War

  1. What two countries urged France to restore Louis 16th as absolute monarch? Why?
  1. How did the Legislative Assembly respond?
  1. What became the new governing body when the Legislative Assembly dissolved?

Jacobins take control

  1. What happened to Louis 16th after the Jacobins took control of the National Convention?
  1. What is the Guillotine?

War Continues

  1. What countries joined Austria and Prussia in the fight against the French?
  1. What did the National Convention do to strengthen their military?

Terror Grips France:

  1. Who took control of the National Convention in 1793?
  1. What did they do to the calendar?
  1. What did they do in terms of religious reforms?
  1. The time period in which Maximilien Robespierre ruled as dictator in France is known as what?
  1. Approximately how many people were executed during the terror?

End of the Terror:

  1. How did the reign of terror end?
  1. What did moderate leaders of the National Convention do to improve the government?
  1. Who was Chosen to command France’s military?