https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb The people and their roles in the French Revolution en-us 2023-02-02 15:37:29 UTC 2023-02-07 17:28:21 UTC hello@padlet.com bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2467719096 King Louis XVI was king from 1754 until he was beheaded for treason in 1793. His death marked the end of the French monarchy for the first time in a thousand years. King Louis XVI created the 3 estate system within the French government to try and pay the debts from the American Revolution by taxing the lower class (3rd estate)  so heavily that they couldn't afford to live, while the Catholic Church, the King,  and the King's nobles of the first and second estates lived lavish and luxurious lifestyles. He is known for being one of the reasons behind the the French Revolution. ]]> 2023-02-03 15:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2467719096 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2467735898 Marie Antoinette was queen to King Louis XVI and also executed because of crimes believed to be committed against the French Republic. Marie is not directly blamed for being the reason behind the French Revolution, but the people were not happy with her because the first and second estates did not have to pay taxes even though they had so much wealth while the common people in the third class had to pay extremely high taxes. The common people were the only ones paying off the debt for helping with the American Revolution while having to watch the Queen use all of her money selfishly. ]]> 2023-02-03 15:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2467735898 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2467749243 Marquis du Lafayette was one of the French soldiers that assisted the colonists during the American Revolution and then went on to assist his own country during the French Revolution. He wrote the French version of the Declaration of Independence called the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789 using some of the same ideals of government and the way that government treated its people as the American revolutionaries. ]]> 2023-02-03 15:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2467749243 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2470282106 Maximilien Robespierre was the driving force behind the "Reign of Terror" during the French Revolution. The Reign of Terror refers to the execution of 17,000 anti-revolutionist that occurred from late 1793 to mid 1794. This event hugely impacted the French Revolution because it showed just how much the country as a whole needed a new form of government that was fair and just instead of the extremes that it was facing.]]> 2023-02-06 15:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2470282106 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2471964548 Jacques Necker served as a finance minister to King Louis XVI. He was part of the reason that France was in the financial state that it was because he took out foreign loans during the American Revolution which put France in even more debt. That debt had to be paid off, and who was going to pay it off? The people, of course. He started out being very popular among the common people but didn't stay that way for long despite Necker's obsession with popularity. ]]> 2023-02-07 15:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2471964548 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2471983813 Jacobins doesn't refer to a single person, but instead refers to the group of people led by Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution. These people had the power in France after the more radical Jacobins led by Robespierre overthrew the king. The less aggressive Jacobins opposed the Reign of Terror. They lost power when Robespierre was executed. ]]> 2023-02-07 15:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2471983813 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472005269 The sans-culottes was basically a group of radical protesters made of the working class and common people. They were angry about how they were being treated by their king and wanted things to be more equal. The income gap that they were facing was growing and they were sick of not being able to afford the cost of living when they spent all of their time working. ]]> 2023-02-07 15:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472005269 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472123936 Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of France from 1804 to 1815 (with a brief exiled vacation to the island of Elba in 1814). During the French Revolution, he rapidly grew in military rank and helped keep the royalists from uprising. He knew the Jacobins and Maximilien and Augustin Robespierre and was actually placed under house arrest for being affiliated with them. In 1802 he was made a consul for life but declared himself emperor of France in 1804. According to the National Gallery of Victoria, " Napoleon instituted a number of lasting reforms: centralised administration of government, a higher education system, a central bank, law codes and a road and sewer system, many of which are still in place today." ]]> 2023-02-07 17:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472123936 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472155858 Jean-Paul Marat was a well known doctor, politician, and journalist in England during the French Revolution. He agreed with the radical protesters trying to bring down the monarchy and he even had to flee England because he published criticisms of the king's finance minister. He judged revolutionaries that took the more peaceful route and praised the ones such as Maximilien Robespierre for taking action. Ironically he was assassinated by a member of the less aggressive or part of the Jacobins referred to as Girondins. ]]> 2023-02-07 17:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472155858 bjorlokkenc433 https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472170579 The Girondins and Montagnards were both part of the Jacobins and the National Assembly. They were similar to political parties but they weren't organized enough to be considered as them. The Girondins, led by Jacques-Pierre Brissot, were known for being much less forward with their protests than the Montagnards. The Montagnards were led by Robespierre and were known for being more radical and aggressive. ]]> 2023-02-07 17:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bjorlokkenc433/acbgqzv4sut93qwb/wish/2472170579