The French Revolution and Napoleon

“Liberty, Equality and Fraternity” Chapter 21

Date / Reading Question / Topic of Study
10/21 / pp. 683-687
1. Using a 2-column table contrast the traditional view of the causes of the French Revolution with the revisionist view. / France in the 18th Century: Impact of the Enlightenment
·  Images of the French Revolution
10/24 / pp.687-689 and then 689-691
2. Explain how the American Revolution and the financial crises in France were related and how they might be long run causes of the revolution?
3. Define: Estates General, Tennis Court Oath and The National Assembly and explain the Assembly’s goals and purposes / Long Run and Short Run Causes of the French Revolution and Timeline of Events
Liberal Phase of Revolution
10/25 / pp.691-693 (NOTE: pp. 693-696 are optional, but are recommended to be read)
4. How do the people get involved in the French Revolution? Discuss the role of the peasants and women in the FR and how the NA changes the government to address their concerns / The Revolution moves from Liberal to Radical- Reign of Terror
10/26 / pp. 696-700 (NOTE: pp. 700-702 are optional with same recommendations)
5. The fall of Louis XVI leads to a second “radical” revolution. Using specific ideas explain the focus and methods of this second phase and the type of government it established. / The Radical Phase and the Republic of Virtue- Conservative Backlash and the Directory
10/28 / pp.702-703
6. Describe and explain the purpose and results of the Thermidorian Reaction in France / Enter Napoleon: Back to a Liberal Revolution?
11/1 / pp. 703-705 and then 708-711 (NOTE: see above for pp. 705-708)
7. What was it about Napoleon that fit the description “confidence from above and authority from below”? Describe the P/S/E/R changes he brought to France.
8. Define the Grand Empire of Napoleon and discuss how his desire to enlarge that empire led to his eventual downfall. / The Fall of a Hero
·  Does power corrupt?
·  Revolution in the Colonies
11/2 / Prepare for exam / What did the French Revolution accomplish?
Mini Debates and Wrap Up
11/4 / Test: MC and FRQ

Questions to Consider:

·  Was the French Revolution an economic, social or political revolution?

·  What were both the immediate and long run causes of the French Revolution?

·  Were the aims of the Revolution met…was the Revolution a success?

·  Was the Reign of Terror justified?

·  Was Napoleon a product of the Enlightenment?

·  Was Napoleon’s success and failure a product of the changing face of the French Revolution?

Terms/Concepts/Individuals

Liberalism Liberty and Equality Republicans Dec. Rights of Man

Universal Rights Tithe Girondists Marquis de Lafayette

Jacobins Mountains Marat Estates General

Robespierre Lord Nelson Republic of Virtue Thermidorian Reaction

Old Regime Edmund Burke Abbe’ Sieyes Mirabeau

Sans-Culottes Waterloo Admiral Nelson Danton

Types of Government/Political Structure during the French Revolution

Constitution of 1791 Committee of Public Safety Constitutional Monarchy of 1815

Legislative Assembly Constitution of 1795- Directory

National Convention Emperorship of Napoleon