Directions (You will have 20 minutes max) 1) Fill in the rest of the grid and making sure all components are there (title, section, quote) 2) Write your paragraph on the back: In what ways did the Enlightenment impact key American texts? (Introduction, Evidence, Conclusion) 3) Turn in your assignment to the inbox, take the Enlightenment Song sheet from the front (2-3 bullet points per song)
French Revolution
Outline Grade 10 points for organization (labeling! is everything there?? bullet points...) 15 points for quality (how much information did you put there? could you really write an essay off of this? did you show me some analysis?) 2 points of the 15 for quotes or citations (yes, you were suppose to include them, like I said on Wednesday) Total = 25 points
Rough Draft must be typed, MLA format, works cited page must have citations (author, page number) must be 4 (full pages)- 5 pages be proud of the essay you turn in, even though it s a rough draft DUE: December 5th (three weeks)
Words of Advice You play how you practice if you do the little things well, you ll do the big ones better
Sign-Ups I will be holding sign ups for this week and in two weeks (after Thanksgiving). THIS IS OPTIONAL. However, if you want to discuss your outline or your rough draft, you can sign up for a time slot. If it is a rough draft, send me a copy a day before our meeting so I can read and give you feedback.
Announcements Exam next Tuesday
*Old Regime three estates (social classes) First Estate- Catholic clergy : 10% of the land, paid little taxes Second Estate- nobility: 2% of population, 20% of land, paid little taxes
*Old Regime three estates cont d Third estate- everyone else: 97% of the people, high taxes to King and to Church Bourgeoisie (middle class): rich with no privileges workers: tradesmen, laborers peasants: very poor, largest group of the third estate
Causes Enlightenment and American Revolution acted as inspiration
Causes economic troubles debt from American Revolution tax burden on the Third estate extravagant spending of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Causes weak leadership Louis paid little attention to government details Marie Antoinette unpopular
Meeting of the *Estates General (May 5, 1789) goal: call meeting to approve new tax each Estate had one vote what is the problem with this?
Meeting of the Estates General first and second estate (privileged class) out voted the third (higher population) third estate: wanted one vote, one person which estate would get the advantage in this situation?
National Assembly Louis did not approve, so... the Third estate formed the National Assembly on June 17, 1789 proclaimed the end of the absolute monarch first act of revolution
In your notes... ID: National Assembly
Homework Due: Monday, November 24th French Revolution/ Napoleon Chart
*Tennis Court Oath locked out of their meeting room ---> met on the tennis court took an oath to stay until they drafted a constitution
*Storming of the Bastille July 14, 1789: mob stormed the Bastille, a Parisian prison in search for weapons symbolic act of Revolution
*Great Fear wave of panic and chaos peasants became outlaws destroyed nobles houses and tax documents bread riots forced King and Queen to flee
*Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen proposed by the National Assembly influenced by the Declaration of Independence Liberty, Equality, Fraternity : slogan of the revolution
Document Analysis 1. Read through the first section of the document and define all the words you do not know (use thesaurus.com for quick meanings of each word)
contempt: disregard, disrespect calamities: disasters solemn: serious unalienable: can t be taken away grievances: complaints incontestable: can t be disputed, guaranteed maintenance: support redound: return auspices: observation
With a partner... 2. Summarize this paragraph into two sentences maximum. Write it down, either at the top of your paper or after this section.
Definitions 3. Define the words in the articles of the document
(2) imprescriptible: unable to be taken away (3) sovereignty: supreme power, self-governing (6) dignities: honorable public offices (7) soliciting: asking for (7) arbitrary: random (8) promulgated: put into effect (9) indispensable: absolutely necessary (10) disquieted: make someone worried or anxious (17) inviolable: never to be broken (17) indemnified: compensated
What is annotation? talking to the text (basically a written conversation) why do we do this? better comprehension and understanding
how to annotate: QUESTION: (What do they mean when they say this ) CONNECTION: (this relates to this, connect to something we have already talked about) THINK: (I wonder..., I think ) EXPLAIN: (They mean that.) COMMENT: (your opinion of the text) When annotating, I want to see AT LEAST one of each type of annotation (5 annotations)
New Sheet of Paper Question: How did the Enlightenment influence the Declaration of the Rights of Man Introduction Evidence (Quote) USE YOUR ANNOTATIONS 1. 2. Analysis Analysis 1. 2. Analysis Analysis Evidence (Quote) Conclusion
Fill in TOC
Reign of Terror
National Assembly takes control of the Church sold land to pay off debts clergy now elected officials
National Assembly forced King Louis to accept new constitution which limited the monarchy created a Legislative Assembly power to create laws and declare war
Development of Factions (divisions) In the Legislative Assembly radicals = opposed monarchy altogether moderates = some change conservatives = wanted little change in gov t
Development of Factions (divisions) Outside France Emigres = nobles who fled, wanted the Old Regime back Sans-Culottes = workers who wanted change but not represented in the new government
War in Europe other countries wanted to intervene to prevent the revolution from spreading September Massacres = 1,000 of imprisoned nobles and clerics murdered by Parisians
Legislative Assembly Changes Legislative Assembly- set aside constitution, deposed the king, dissolved assembly, and called for new legislature established National Convention abolished monarchy and declared France a republic Jacobins responsible for radical change
End of the Monarchy National Assembly tried the King for treason and sentenced him to death executed through the guillotine
Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre = Jacobin who slowly gained power and became a dictator
Reign of Terror leader of the Committee of Public Safety purpose to keep France safe from enemies enemies mostly those seen as threats to his power
Reign of Terror executed Georges Danton (a prominent radical and a Jacobin) and the Queen, Marie Antoinette 40,000 executed through the guillotine in the Reign of Terror 85% were peasants or middle class
Directory two house legislature with executive body of five men set up after Reign of Terror created to established order
Guillotine Reading Please read through this secondary source quietly. DO NOT MARK ON THE DOCUMENTS.
Guillotine Reading Write down three things you found interesting.
Answer these questions in your notes... Would you have executed King Louis? Does this violate Enlightenment principles? Why or why not? Is the guillotine an example of cruel and unusual punishment? Why or why not? In the U.S. we have the death penalty. How are the executions during the Reign of Terror similar to this? How are they different?