10 Things To Know about the French Revolution by Gloria Bello https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf Made with fortitude en-us 2016-11-03 16:13:12 UTC 2026-03-17 01:11:42 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Describe the economic, political, and social conditions that gave rise to the French Revolution. (i.e. inequality among the estates, corrupt leaders, rise in Enlightenment ideas among the bourgeoise, unfair tax system) 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135144317 The cause of the uprising of the French Revolution was the fact that the people were tired of what was going on. They had a weak ruler that did not do anything but put them into more and more debts and did not even know how to govern the country and did not pay attention to his advisers. Not to mention the fact that King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette kept putting the country into more debt, with borrowing money for wars that they were not in to unreasonable spending. Last of all there was the the fact that the lower class mostly sustained the country by paying taxes that were not fair to them and the price of the bread going up.]]> 2016-11-03 16:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135144317 2. How were the American Revolution and the French Revolution the same? How they were different? 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147460 The American and French Revolution were the same because they both wanted to take away power from the kings because they did not treat them fairly, in the French Revolution it was King Louis XVI and in the American Revolution it was the British King. The difference is that the people that wanted to be treated fairly in the American Revolution were not British people, but wanted to be treated the same as them and in the French Revolution it was France's citizens that wanted to be treated equally]]> 2016-11-03 16:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147460 3.What was The Declarations of the Rights of Man? (make sure to include its importance and what it was inspired by) 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147542 The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens is a document that tells the citizens of France what are the natural rights that they have and it was inspired by the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson.]]> 2016-11-03 16:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147542 4. What was the Estates-General and what issue called it to meet for the first time in 175 years? 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147639 The Estates-General was an assembly of representatives from all three estates, which were the clergy, nobles, and peasants. It was issued to meet after 175 years because to approve his brand new tax to solve his money issues.]]> 2016-11-03 16:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147639 5. What was the Reign of Terror and who was its leader? 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147752 The Reign of Terror was a period of time in which many people were executed by the guillotine, thanks to Public Safety, especially many people in politics. The Reign of Terror was lead by Robespierre, who was executed also by the guillotine which put the Reign of Terror to an end.]]> 2016-11-03 16:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147752 6. Who was Napoleon? What he was able to accomplish during peacetime? What was his Napoleonic Code? 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147863 Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of the military of France and kept going up the ranks until he made himself emperor of France. During peacetime he was able to be emperor of France and made a reform called the Napoleonic Code, which were a set of laws that gave the French Citizens all the same rights. like made a fairer tax collection and made public schools for ordinary citizens called lycees. ]]> 2016-11-03 16:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147863 7. What was the Congress of Vienna was and its effects thereafter? 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147947 The Congress of Vienna was when in 1814 leaders from most nations came together in a series of meetings, to make peace plans for Europe so that there wouldn't be anymore possible revolutions. The Congress of Vienna made great peace agreements, so good that the no nations with a lot of power fought against one another for 40 years and some not for the rest of the century.]]> 2016-11-03 16:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135147947 8. What did the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 had their roots in? 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135148090 Even though the people who met in the Congress of Vienna tried their best to keep from more revolutions to come up, there were still revolutions coming up that got ideas from the French Revolution like the revolutions of 1830 and 1848. Therefore the French Revolution even when dead contributed to the other revolutions.]]> 2016-11-03 16:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135148090 9. Explain some of Napoleon’s most lasting achievements and why they are significant. 349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135148194 Some of Napoleon's most lasting achievements were all the land he was able to conquer by being a great military commander and also the Napoleonic code which was a fair tax code and the making of public schools. These achievements were significant because the tax codes would help the people and making public schools would give the citizens of France more chances to succeed and become great, as for conquering a lot of land, after being freed by Napoleon's ruling it gave the European countries a chance to make their own order.]]> 2016-11-03 16:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135148194 10. Be able to intelligently explain these terms:  349022 https://padlet.com/349022/n1lhycxqb7zf/wish/135148295 social contract: A contract between the people and the govt.
John Locke: English Enlightenment philosopher
that believed that people had a natural ability to govern their own affairs and should have self-government.
Great Fear: A wave of senseless panic.
Three Estates: Social class system under the Old Regime, in France that divided the people into three classes.
Old Regime: The social and political system of France 
King Louis XVI:King of France that was to blame for the uprising of the French Revolution because he was a bad king.
Natural Rights: Basic rights that all the people have.
Tennis Court Oath: Pledge made by the Third Estate delegates in a tennis court that they broke into.
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