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10 Things You Need to Know About the French Revolution

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10 Things You Need to Know About the French Revolution

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by Mauricio Rosete
Mrs Walker
period 2

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 intelligently explain these terms: social contract, John Locke, Great Fear,  Three Estates, Old Regime, King Louis XVI ,Natural Rights and the Tennis Court Oath.

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 intelligently explain these terms: social contract, John Locke, Great Fear,  Three Estates, Old Regime, King Louis XVI ,Natural Rights and the Tennis Court Oath.

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-John Locke is a English Philosopher that believed people had three natural rights.
-Great fear was a wave of senseless panic
-Three estates 1st estate was composed of clergy. 2nd estate was made of nobles. 3rd estate was made of ordinary people and mostly peasants.
-Old Regime: political system before the French Revolution.
-King Louis XVI : King during the french revolution that had bad experience.
Natural Rights: Life liberty and property
Tennis court of oath: A pledge made by the National Assembly in a Tennis court. The pledge was that they would meet until they draw up a new constitution.

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Napoleon had many achievements but one of the most iconic achievements were the Napoleonic Code. Another great achievement was setting up lycees or public schools.He also managed to separate church and state or government. The Napoleonic code and the lycees  gave advantages to Napoleon. The Napoleonic code gave France order. The lycees were  military school that helped Napoleon in expanding its military force.

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There was an uprising in different countries. Nationalists were loyal to the people instead of the royals. The nationalists wanted independent government that served people and their ideals. They believed they would unite by their shared history.

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The congress of vienna were international meetings for the purpose of securing peace. The countries meeting were Prussia, Austria and Russia and foreign minister from Britain and France. The most important figure in the Congress of Vienna was Klemens von Metternich foreign minister of Austria. This act made the countries around France the same power to weaken France. Monarchies were also restored including France.

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Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 1769. On 1799 he seized power from the french government. He later went on to expand across Europe, but before he sold the Louisiana territory and his power in the New World. he gained power in Coup d' etat which means "blow to the state" He boosted France's economy and set up lycees or schools. He also wrote the Napoleonic Code. The Napoleonic code was his comprehensive system of laws. He let there be freedom of religion and signed a concordat with the Pope.

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The Reign of Terror was a time period in which terror took control of France. The leader of the Reign of Terror was Robespierre. One major way of execution during the Reign of Terror was a machine called the guillotine that beheaded the criminal or accused. A sharp blade would fall and cut off the head but would be painless. This time period was pure chaos but it was justified for the safety of the french population. In the end of the terror Robespierre was killed by the guillotine ending the Reign of terror

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The declaration of the rights of man is a document that was inspired by the declaration of independence. This document was passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789. It was the first step towards a democratic government. It was inspired by a similar document written by Thomas Jefferson.

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French Revolution VS American Revolution

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French Revolution VS American Revolution

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The American Revolution and the French Revolution were similar and different in ways. The French were inspired by the Americans tat had liberty.
Similarities: They both achieved to liberated themselves from a monarchy. They both have a declaration of independence and had independence in mind.  They were both inspired by the enlightenment ideas.
Difference: The French Revolution was bloodier and had more violence. The french revolution lasted 10 years, meanwhile the american revolution lasted 8 years. The american revolution was battled over seas and the french revolution in France.

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5 things that led to the French Revolution

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5 things that led to the French Revolution

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1. France was in debt: France went into debt after going to war with Britain 2 times  This made the third state mad because they started to pay higher taxes.
2. A weak leader: King Louis XVI was a weak leader and lost control over France. He received poor advice from hi wife Marie Antoinette.
3. The enlightenment ideas: The third estate was inspired  by these new ideas of liberty. These new and strange ideas made the french question the church and the government. The bourgeoisie started adopting these ideas.
4. The 3 Estates: The 3 estates where the 3 groups in France. The 1 st estate was composed of the clergy. The second estate was composed of the nobles and the 3 estate was made up of the common people and peasants. The 3rd estate would pay higher taxes than the 1st and 2nd that were economically stronger.
5. The crops fail: The crops failed that year raising the price of bread enraging the French's 3rd estate While they starved the Royals eat the same rations they eat everyday. The harvest failed in 1787 and 1788.