Week of March 3, 2014

French Revolution Objectives-Questions on Friday's Quiz

1.     Describe the social divisions of France’s Ancien Regime (old order)

2.     List four reasons for Frances economic troubles in 1789

3.     Explain why Louis XVI (16) called the Estates-General and explain what happened

4.     Explain how the political and economic crisis led to popular revolts

5.     Summarize the moderate reforms enacted by the National Assembly in August 1789

6.     Identify the radical reforms enacted by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety

Homework due  Tuesday double homework grade

18(3)Radical Days of the Revolution (585-591) 
Identify the terms, people and places.
Read The Engine of Terror, what metaphorically was the "day's wine" for the guillotine? Read the two account of the Execution of a King (Louis XVI p.586). Why does Marat want to execute the king? List three reasons.
How does the London Times portray the Revolution?
Read the Robespierre biography (p.597) list three events in his life that would explain why he disliked Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Draw a guillotine (588) Read the six captions (pictures p.587-88) list one fact from each .
Look at the picture on page 590: was is La Marseillaise?
Look at the painting of Napoleon on page 591, which side of the French Revolution did the painter, David, agree with: The monarchy or the Revolutionaries?  Why?
Answer the four checkpoint questions in the section as well as #6 on page 590.

Homework due Thursday
18(4) The Age of Napoleon (592-600)

Identify the terms, people and places.

Read the Witness History (592) Describe France after the Revolution;
How was Napoleon able to come to power? 
Look at the map on 595, which city marked Napoleon's furthest advance east? 
Read the primary source (596) bullet two effects of Napoleon's march into Russia in 1810.

Answer the checkpoint questions in complete sentences.