10 things about the French Revolution by https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp Made with fortitude en-us 2016-11-03 16:13:08 UTC 2023-04-22 22:25:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Describe the economic, political, and social conditions that gave rise to the French Revolution.  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135142854 -King Louis XVI was the reason why France was in terrible place during his time of ruling. 
-His wife Marie Antoinette spent a lot of money on herself, that's why she was unpopular. 
-Monarch had power and a lot of people of France realized it was unfair. 
-Peasants went through failures. 
-Robespierre was the leader and he was leading towards a strong government but that fail and led to the terror. 

]]> 2016-11-03 16:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135142854 2. How were the American Revolution and the French Revolution the same? How were they different?   jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135143955 The American Revolution and the French Revolution are similar because they both wanted to rise the Enlightenment ideas due to financial problems and inequality.  The difference between the two wars is the context of the war. The American Revolution was started because a huge amount of American's were unhappy because how British was ruling them. And the French Revolution started by the lower class because they were unhappy on how they were treated. ]]> 2016-11-03 16:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135143955 3. What was the Declarations of the Rights of Men?   jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135151974 The Declaration of the Rights of Men is a document of the French Revolution, defining the individuals and natural rights of all estates as universal. It was inspired by the Declaration of Independence. ]]> 2016-11-03 16:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135151974 4. What was the Estates-General and what issue called it to meet for the first time in 175 years?  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135153888 The estates-general was when the nobles forced King Louis XVI to called a meeting after 175 years. It's an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France. ]]> 2016-11-03 16:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135153888 5. What was the Reign of Terror and who was it's leader?  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135156378 During the French Revolution, Maximilian Robespierre ruled France as a dictator, through the Committee of Public Safety. Thousands of political figures and citizens were executed by the guillotine. Even Robespierre was executed by it by his fellows revolutionaries. ]]> 2016-11-03 16:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135156378 6. Who was Napoleon? What was he able to accomplish during this peacetime? What was his Napoleonic Code?  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135159389 Napoleon was a military and political ruler of France in 1795-1799. He gained power due to the chaos from the French Revolution. He made a huge legal reform with his Napoleonic Code, created lycees and made a more fair tax system. He expanded the French Empire but ousted due to the millions of lives lost in all the wars he started. ]]> 2016-11-03 16:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135159389 7. What was the congress of Vienna was and it's effects thereafter?  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135277542 The congress of Vienna held meetings in 1814 because they were trying to restore orders in Europe after the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon. Klemens Von Metternich was the main leader who had 3 goals: ensure France could not attack other countries, create a balance of power in which no one was strong enough to threaten other nations, and restoring of monarch to the thrones they had before Napoleon's conquest. ]]> 2016-11-04 02:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135277542 8. What did the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 had their roots in? jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135278118 -In 1848, the Nationalist wanted their own nation states. 
-In 1830, the revolution was to over throw King Charles ]]> 2016-11-04 02:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135278118 9. Explain some of Napoleon's most lasting achievements and why they are significant.  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135278554 Napoleon's most lasting achievements were the Napoleonic Code, religious freedom, education, and economic reform. The Napoleonic Code was the most significant because it brought him order to France and it stated everyone equal, expect women. it's one of the few documents that influenced the whole world. ]]> 2016-11-04 02:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135278554 10. Be able to intelligently explain these terms: social contract, John Locke, Great Fear, Three Estates, Old Regime, King Louis XVI, Naturals Rights, and Tennis Court Oath.  jasminstylesruiz https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135279120 -Social Contract: It was created by Rousseau, he believed that the people should give up some of their freedom so he could take care of their rights. 
-John Locke: He was an Enlightenment philosopher, He argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas in their minds. 
-Great Fear: It was a period of time during the French Revolution where everyone was in great panic.
_Three Estates:  First estate-Roman Catholic clergy & Second estate-nobles, only 2% of population but owned 20% of land & had easy lives.
Third estate-all other people: bourgeoisie, city workers, & peasants. 80% of population and angry b/c paid the most taxes.
-Old Regime: It was the monarchic, aristocratic, social and political system established in the Kingdom of France from approximately the 15th century until the latter part of the 18th century.
-King Louis XVI:  His failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793).
-Naturals Rights: Rights that people supposedly have under natural law.
-Tennis Court Oath: Pledge made by the members of the National Assembly (3rd estate) in 1789, after the Estates General meeting in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution]]> 2016-11-04 02:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jasminstylesruiz/l7fa789ogsgp/wish/135279120