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Chapter 21 Homework Assignments
1stRead Entire Chapter. Pages 691 to 720and look at my power point on the French Revolution.
2ndWrite out definitions to all Key Terms found on pg. 720
3rdAnswer the following questionsthoroughly:
1.What kind of Revolution was the American Revolution? Did the American Revolution start from the bottom up?
2.Who aided America in the struggle for independence? Why? What role did the French play in the American Revolution?
3.Was Britain merely fighting a rear-guard action against the American colonials? Had the British marshaled their total military resources against the Americans, could they have suppressed the Americans? Explain.
4.What role did blacks play in the American Revolution?
5.The social history of the French Revolution. What was life like for the Parisian poor in 1789? How did their lot compare with that of the peasants in the provinces?
6.What role did fear play in the outbreak of the French Revolution?
7.How did Napoleon rise to power?
8.To what extent was Napoleon the greatest of the Enlightened despots?
9.To what extent did Napoleon preserve rather than betray the gains of the French Revolution?
10.To what extent was Napoleon a “liberator” as much as a “conqueror”?
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4th: Print out the map on the following page and the do the following:
1.Label the countries of Europe
2.Shade in French Territory, Napoleonic allies, and Napoleonic enemies in 1810 and show on the map the 7 battles between Napoleon and Europeand the year they took place and the outcome of the battle:
a.Waterloo
b.Jena
c.Leipzig
d.Austerlitz
e.Borodino
f.Corunna
g.Trafalgar
3.Create a legend showing the above info.
4.Shade in the oceans and label them
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5th:Final assignment (woooohoooo)! This assignment is your test and it is worth 50 points.
Causes and Developments of the French Revolution
Political, Socioeconomic or Intellectual
Write an essay on the following:
“Ideas more than political or economic concerns, drove the French Revolution up to the summer of 1794.” Analyze to what extent you agree with the above quotation.
An “A” Essay will see all three: (ideas, politics and economics as major contributors but will find one dominant cause). An “A” essay will be able to successfully analyze the complexity of the revolution, seeing causes overlapping and see a combination of ideas, politics and economics. The “A” essay will distinguish long term vs short term. It will note any shift from one cause to another as the revolution takes its course in the five years between summers of 1789 and 1794. Finally, the “A” essay will reflect ample study of outside reading on the French Revolution.
A chronological essay would discuss the revolution as it unfolded analyzing the respective ideational, political and economic explanations of each.
Good luck with all of this, you can email me if you have any questions. It should take you about a week and a half to finish everything.