https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj Made with ♥ en-us 2016-11-03 03:12:20 UTC 2016-11-04 17:32:53 UTC hello@padlet.com 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975846 What led to the French Revolution?  Thanks to King Louis the XVI he made the events to start the Revolution. First he was wasting lots of money. He spent it on two wars, one with the Americans. More than 90% of the citizens were peasants.  The rest were nobles and royalty. Because France was spending so much money on the war, they had to have large taxes. This led to the people revolting and starting the Revolution.]]> 2016-11-03 03:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975846 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975908 The French and American Revolution were very similar but at the same time different. They both tried to escape from someones rule. For the Americans, they tried to break free from Britain´s rule. France on the other hand, was trying to escape from the King´s rule. ]]> 2016-11-03 03:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975908 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975953 The representatives of France organized a National Assembly which was there to be an legislative body. The National Assembly saw that they needed laws and people needed rights. Therefore, they made the Declaration of the Rights of Man. It stated that all men are born free and equal in rights. ]]> 2016-11-03 03:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975953 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975991 The estates general were all three estates that came together to talk about taxation. ]]> 2016-11-03 03:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134975991 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134976030 The Reign of Terror was an event on the French Revolution that lasted from 1793 to 1794. It´s leader was Maximilian Robespierre who´s main goal was to undo what France has done. It had to do with lots of bloodshed and death. It ended the life of King Louis the XVI and Robespierre himself. ]]> 2016-11-03 03:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134976030 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134976067 Napoleon Bonaparte was the man who took control of France after the Reign of Terror was finished with. He sent troops to take over the government, and he declared himself the leader of France. He helped France positively and negatively. He made the Napoleonic code which stated that all people were declared equal before the law. There were no longer special privileges for Nobles, Churchmen or rich people. It also stated that religious freedom was guaranteed. ]]> 2016-11-03 03:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134976067 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134976130 The Congress of Vienna was made by many nations to draw up a peace plan for Europe. The most important person was Klemens von  Metternich. He shaped the peace conditions that were finally accepted. The three main goals were that:
1. The French would not attack another country again 
2. The balance of power
3. Legitimacy
The three goals were met after a while and none of the great powers fought against one another for another 40 years. ]]> 2016-11-03 03:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/134976130 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287332 These revolutions were up-springs for self-government.]]> 2016-11-04 05:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287332 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287400 Napoleon had a couple of long lasting achievements. One being the lycées or schools ran by the government. This required average people and kids to go to school. This provided and education for a numerous amount of people. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287400 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287510 John Locke was a Western-philosopher who had his own ideas of government and natural rights. He was also one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers. He thought that people were born with three natural rights: Life, liberty, and property. He inspired Thomas Jefferson and many more enlightenment thinkers. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287510 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287657 The Great Fear was a period of time that people spread rumors of an ¨aristocratic conspiracy¨ by the king, to overthrow the Third Estate. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287657 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287753 The Three Estates were the social classes 
First Estate: Clerks, Kings
Second Estate: Nobles
Third Estate: Bourgeois, peasants ]]> 2016-11-04 05:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287753 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287839 The Old Regime was the political and social system of France before the Revolution took place. They are also known as the Old Order. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287839 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287955 King Louis the XVI was the king of France that started the Revolution. He was the one that spent too much money and had the people revolt. He married Marie Antoinette, who was a empress in Austria. This then made alliance with the nations. They were both later executed during the Reign of Terror. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135287955 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135288063 Natural Rights were the ideas John Locke came up with. He said people are born with life, liberty, and property. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135288063 349931 https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135288116 The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge made by the Third Estate to promise to not stop meeting until they had a stable constitutional government. ]]> 2016-11-04 05:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/349931/nyhkkl8ifnjj/wish/135288116