https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6 Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2016-11-03 02:08:45 UTC 2017-01-28 23:45:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134969969 The economic conditions that gave rise to the French Revolution was the unfair tax system. Only the third estates which was made up of the bourgeoisie, the wage earners, and the peasants, had to pay taxes. The political conditions that gave rise to the French Revolution was corrupt leaders. King Louis XVI did not even know how to rule France and never cared about the problems of the third estate. They would always waste money on parties, feasts, clothing, etc. Lastly, the social conditions that gave rise to the French Revolution was the inequality among the estates because only the third estate, which made up most of the population, would have to pay taxes and the other two estates owned most of the land. This definitely gave rise to the French Revolution.]]> 2016-11-03 02:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134969969 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970064 Study Guide]]> 2016-11-03 02:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970064 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970165 Some similarities between the two revolutions are that both had there own written declarations and constitutions and that they won their revolutions. Both revolutions were also influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment. Furthermore, both in the American and French Revolution, they were heavily taxed. Some differences of the American and French Revolution were that in the American Revolution, they wanted independence from Great Britain and France wanted a new, fair government. Unlike America, France declared war on other countries. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970165 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970301 The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens is a document of the French Revolution that lists the individual and natural rights of all citizens and was inspired after the U.S. Declaration of Independence.]]> 2016-11-03 02:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970301 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970538 The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting where all three estates: the clergy (1st Estate), the nobles (2nd Estate), and the common people (3rd Estate) came together to discuss taxation. It was the first meeting of all three estates since 1614, 175 years time span! They were brought up to come up with solutions to the government's financial problems and gave every estate a voice. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970538 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970628 The Reign of Terror was a bloodshed in France which was proclaimed by Maximilien Robespierre. Thousands of citizens were executed by the guillotine who were considered as enemies of the republic and against the ideals of the revolution. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970628 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970992 Napoleon Bonaparte was a military and political leader who brought peace to France and gained power due to the French Revolution. He became emperor of France and conquered all of continental Europe. The Napoleonic Code was a complete set of laws set up by Napoleon that eliminated many injustices. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134970992 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971174 The Congress of Vienna was meetings held in Vienna for the purpose of restoring order to Europe after the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule in 1814. The main leader was Klemens von Metternich who wanted three goals: that the French wouldn't attack another country again, there would be a balance of power, and that there would be legitimacy. He achieved the first and third goal in France, making it stronger. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971174 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971213 The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 were uprisings for self-government in France, the Austrian Empire, and the German and Italian states. Nationalists wanted nation-states and believed that they would be united by their shared history, culture, and land. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971213 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971274 Some of Napoleon's most lasting achievements was the Napoleonic Code. It gave all citizens of France the same rights. He separated the church and state and does not get rid of the Catholic Church. He also sets up lycees and makes education necessary for all children. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971274 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971472 The Social Contract is a book written by the Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau that describes how nondemocratic governments in Europe had corrupted modern people.]]> 2016-11-03 02:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971472 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971516 John Locke was an English philosopher and an Enlightenment thinker who had a HUGE impact on America's government. He believed that people are born to the world with three natural rights: life, liberty, and property and that the role of the government is to protect these natural rights. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971516 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971641 Rumors spread that nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize the peasants but created senseless panic and the peasants rioted through France. This was known as the Great Fear. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971641 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971694 The Three Estates was a social class system that divided people into three classes (estates).
First Estate: Church & Clergy
Second Estate: Nobles
Third Estate: Bourgeoisie, Wage Earners, and Peasants]]> 2016-11-03 02:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971694 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971703 The Old Regime was a political and social system of France known as the "old order". It was a monarchic rule where every citizen was a subject of the king. ]]> 2016-11-03 02:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971703 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971729 King Louis XVI was the ruler of France from 1774-1792 and provoked the French Revolution. He was guillotined during the Reign of Terror. He was an unfair ruler who basicallydidn't care about the rest of country.]]> 2016-11-03 02:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971729 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971760 Natural Rights are rights you are born with and in France, their natural rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.]]> 2016-11-03 02:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971760 347300 https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971789 The Tennis Court Oath, which was actually in a volleyball court, was a pledge made by the members of the National Assembly who promised to continue meeting until they created a new constitution.]]> 2016-11-03 02:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/347300/l3xecit3shj6/wish/134971789